Re:Show HN: Open Web API – Access any website without gettin...
by bdcravens on Wednesday November 11, 2020 @09:35AM
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In general I think “Show HN” can be a WIP or a beta (for example the ruby/python/JavaScript libs all say “coming soon”). I do agree that if judged as a sales page and not a WIP it is half-baked
Re:Show HN: Open Web API – Access any website without gettin...
by lpellis on Wednesday November 11, 2020 @06:07AM
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I would be very impressed if this works with actively scraping hostile sites like LinkedIn, there are not much detail on the site about how this works.
- No privacy policy (404)
- Contact leads to about:blank
- Unclear of what it actually costs
Nah thanks, I do business only with valid partners. Seems to me this is a product that actually isn't available, and that this is just a landing page.
As a European, I can certainly not use it if your service isn't GDPR conform (so that's also important).
While I like the general idea, a lot of pages in the blog (documentation!?!?) seem incomplete, too.
I have no idea what the SDK is for, or how to try it out with the first "free requests".
Fixed the 404s and included GDPR.
To see the cost a free account needs to be created first.
The page Usage explains what the SDKs are for, you don't have to use them if you're ok with using _curl_, etc.
[0] https://openwebapi.com/pricing