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Crawling behavior

What is meant by Crawling behavior?

"Crawling behavior" refers to the behavior of software or a program that automatically browses web pages on the internet and extracts data.

Typical functions of software in the field of "crawling behavior" include:

  1. URL detection and extraction: Identification of URLs on web pages to discover further links and content that can be crawled.

  2. Page recognition and indexing: Analysis of web page content to extract relevant information and store it in an index.

  3. Follow-links capability: Following links on a web page to discover and crawl additional pages.

  4. Robots.txt and meta-tags support: Observance of robots.txt files and meta-tags instructions on web pages to adjust crawling behavior accordingly.

  5. Processing of HTTP status codes: Interpretation of HTTP status codes such as 404 (page not found) or 301 (redirect) to adjust crawling behavior accordingly.

  6. Data extraction and storage: Extraction of structured data such as texts, images, links, and metadata from web pages and storing this data for further processing.

  7. Crawl control and prioritization: Controlling crawl speed and prioritizing web pages based on various criteria such as popularity, freshness, or relevance.

  8. Error detection and handling: Detection and handling of errors during the crawling process, including dead links, timeouts, or server errors.

  9. Authentication and access control: Ability to authenticate on web pages with access restrictions such as password protection or user login.

  10. Logging and reporting: Logging crawling activities and generating reports on completed crawls, errors, and extracted data.

 

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The function / module Crawling behavior belongs to:

Web server/access