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Created January 20, 2018 15:16
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Scraping google search results
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Scrape search results with google apps script
function scrapeGoogle() {
var searchResults=UrlFetchApp.fetch("https://www.google.co.in/search?q="+encodeURIComponent("amarindaz youtube channel"));
var titleExp=/<h3 class=\"r\">([\s\S]*?)<\/h3>/gi;
var titleResults=searchResults.getContentText().match(titleExp);
// Logger.log(titleResults);
for(var i in titleResults)
{
var actualTitle=titleResults[i].replace(/(^\s+)|(\s+$)/g, "").replace(/<\/?[^>]+>/gi, "");
Logger.log(actualTitle);
}
}
@busan100
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thank you
I am learning Apps Script in your youtube channel

@F041
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F041 commented Jun 7, 2022

Which regex to use in the case I want to scrape the name of the projects here? https://defillama.com/recent

@user3691
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It does not work anymore. Google blocks bot searches.

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