How to Use Undetected ChromeDriver for Web Scraping
Blog post from Bright Data
Undetected ChromeDriver is a Python library that modifies Selenium's ChromeDriver to minimize detection by anti-bot services like Imperva, DataDome, and Distil Networks, making it useful for web scraping. It achieves this by mimicking real browser behavior, using legitimate User-Agent strings, and managing cookies and sessions effectively. Although the library helps bypass some protections, it has limitations such as IP blocks and limited support for headless mode, and its effectiveness may vary due to frequent updates in anti-bot technologies. The text suggests that while Undetected ChromeDriver offers temporary solutions, a more reliable long-term approach is using cloud-based browsers like Bright Data's Scraping Browser, which provides advanced features like CAPTCHA resolution and automated retries.