How to Scrape Load-More Buttons and Infinite Scroll Pages

Dynamic “load more” and infinite-scroll pages often defeat static scraping because JavaScript fetches content after the initial HTML response, so extraction should first look for stable paginated URLs or authorized JSON/XHR endpoints that can be requested directly within site permissions and rate limits. When browser interaction is necessary, it should use bounded click, wait, or scroll sequences, extract structured results, deduplicate records by stable IDs or absolute URLs, and stop at verified end markers or after a batch produces no new identifiers, while treating the latter as uncertain evidence of completeness. Context.dev Scrape supports one to five ordered actions per request and does not preserve ordinary page state between requests, although paid browser profiles can retain authenticated sessions; therefore, it is best suited to limited interactions rather than adaptive, long-running browser loops. Reliable workflows validate parsed output, handle partial responses and transient errors carefully, enforce limits on pages, scrolls, attempts, and deadlines, respect rate limits and Retry-After headers, and label datasets incomplete whenever a cap is reached without a confirmed endpoint. The text also compares Context.dev with ScrapingBee’s selector-driven interaction options and Microlink’s more customizable Puppeteer-based loops, while emphasizing that explicit pagination or authorized data feeds provide the strongest basis for complete collection.

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