Google Shopping scraper
Hi, I am interested in getting a Google Shopping scraper that extracts information on large volumes of products. I found the "Google Search Results Scraper" (https://console.apify.com/actors/nFJndFXA5zjCTuudP/console) that gets most of the job done except for the fact that it doesn't seem to extract image urls (in my tests the image column generates a constant value of "data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///////yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw=="). How can I best address this problem? Is there an easy solution or alternatively, is it possible to hire an Apify freelancer to build this out for me and if so how to go about it? Thank you.
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deep-jade•2y ago
Hi! Please google "base64 image decoder" - image in output base64 encoded string because its internal google format (preview generated from image source). Ideally you need to decode batch of images by code or by software tool, or get source image URL instead of base64 string. All of this are new features for actor, consider to add actor issue with feature request in case if decoders not good enough for you.