When should I use a headless browser?
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Oxylabs
“A headless browser is a perfect solution for web scraping projects that require browser scalability, reliable access, and browser automation. We recommend using headless browser scraper for sites with dynamic content or heavy JavaScript, but for simple, static sites, traditional HTML scraping is more efficient.”
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