This repository houses a Python-based scraper specifically designed for extracting vehicle listings from Facebook Marketplace in Canadian cities. It leverages Smartproxy, a leading proxy service provider, to facilitate efficient and anonymous data collection.
- Targeted Scraping: Focused on Canadian cities for a region-specific dataset.
- Proxy Integration: Uses Smartproxy for reliable and undetected scraping operations.
- Data Extraction: Captures key details of vehicle listings, including price, model, location, and more.
- SQLite Database: Stores scraped data in an SQLite database for easy access and analysis.
Before running the scraper, ensure you have the following:
- Python 3.x installed.
- Access to Smartproxy services.
- Required Python libraries installed (
requests,beautifulsoup4,sqlite3, etc.).
- Clone the repository:
https://github.com/harmindersinghnijjar/fb-marketplace-smartproxy-scraper.git
- Navigate to the cloned directory and install the required libraries:
pip install -r requirements.txt
To run the scraper:
python fb-marketplace-smartproxy-scraper.py
- Set your Smartproxy details in the configuration file.
- Customize the search queries and target cities as per your requirements.
Contributions to enhance the functionality, improve efficiency, or fix bugs are always welcome. Please read CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines on how to submit your contributions.
This tool is for educational and research purposes only. Users must adhere to Facebook's terms of service and Smartproxy's usage policy.
- Smartproxy for their reliable proxy solutions.
- Python community for the wealth of libraries and resources.