{"categories":[{"label":"WWW/HTTP","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/internet-www-http/7"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Scrapy plugin that integrates Zyte API for web scraping, allowing you to route requests through Zyte's managed infrastructure for handling JavaScript rendering, proxies, and anti-bot evasion.","skillfed_tags":["web-scraping","javascript-rendering","proxy-management"],"use_cases":["Scraping JavaScript-rendered content by routing requests through Zyte's rendering service without writing custom browser automation.","Rotating through residential proxies and managing anti-bot evasion as part of your Scrapy pipeline without external proxy configuration.","Processing large-scale scraping jobs where you want Zyte to handle infrastructure, rate limiting, and IP management.","Testing Scrapy spiders against sites with aggressive bot detection by leveraging Zyte's managed evasion capabilities.","Simplifying multi-region scraping by using Zyte's geolocation features integrated directly into your spider configuration."],"what_it_does":"scrapy-zyte-api is a Scrapy middleware plugin that bridges Scrapy spiders to Zyte's managed web scraping API. It handles the integration layer, allowing you to configure Zyte API features (like JavaScript rendering, proxy rotation, and anti-bot handling) directly within your Scrapy project without building custom HTTP logic.\n\nThe plugin depends on scrapy, zyte-api, packaging, and typing-extensions. It targets modern Python (3.10\u20133.13) and is actively maintained. You configure it as a download handler in your Scrapy settings, then requests flow through Zyte's infrastructure instead of making direct connections. This is useful when you need robust handling of JavaScript-heavy sites, IP rotation, or sites with aggressive bot detection, but it introduces a dependency on Zyte's service and pricing model.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you are already using Scrapy and need to scrape JavaScript-heavy or bot-protected sites without building custom infrastructure. The low install friction and active maintenance make it straightforward to integrate. However, you must have a Zyte API account and be comfortable with the service's pricing model, as all requests route through their infrastructure. Not necessary if you're scraping simple HTML-only sites or already have your own proxy and rendering setup."},"id":"scrapy-zyte-api","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/scrapy-zyte-api","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/scrapy-zyte-api.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/scrapy-zyte-api/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-06-26","license_spdx":"BSD-3-Clause","license_treatment":"permissive","name":"scrapy-zyte-api","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"Client library to process URLs through Zyte API"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":111960,"position":12388,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"0.35.0"}