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How web crawlers work
Gabriel Genê
Software Developer @Jusbrasil
/gabrielgene
How the internet works
ServersClients
Internet
(The Web)
(TCP/IP Network)
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
HTTP Clients
(Web Browser)
HTTP
Request Message
HTTP
Response Message
HTTP Servers
(Web Server)
Browser
Client (Browser)
GET URL HTTP/1.1
Host : host:port
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Server (host:port)
(1) User issues URL from a browser
http://host:port/path/file
(2) Browser sends a request message
(5) Browser formats the
response and displays
(4) Server returns a
response message
(3) Server maps the URL to a
file or program under the
document directory.
HTTP Request and Response Messages
hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
bbbbbbbbbbbbbbb
bbbbbbbbbbbbbbb
bbbbbbbbbbbbbbb
bbbbbbbbbbbbbbb
bbbbbbbbbbbbbbb
bbbbbbbbbbbbb
Message Header
A blank line separates the header and body
Message Body (optional)
HTTP Request Message Example
GET /doc/book.html HTTP/1.1
Host: www.test101.com
Accept: text/html, */*
Accept-Language: en-us
Accept-Encoding: gzip
User-Agent: Mozilla/4.0
Content-Length: 35
bookId=12345&author=Tan+Ah+Teck
Request Line
A blank line separates the header & body
Request Message Body
Request Headers
Request
Message
Header
HTTP Response Message Example
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Date: Sun, 22 Nov xxxx 01:11:12 GMT
Server: Apache/1.3.29 (Win32)
Content-Length: 35
Content-Type: text/html
<h1>Book 12345</h1>
Status Line
A blank line separates the header & body
Response Message Body
Response Headers
Response
Message
Header
HTTP Request Methods
● GET: A client can use the GET request to get a web resource from the
server.
● POST: Used to post data up to the web server.
● PATCH: Ask the server to change the data.
● DELETE: Ask the server to delete the data.
How web sites render your data
ServerClient
Server side rendering
ServerClient
Client side rendering
What is a crawler?
Search Engine Optimization
Google
Crawler
Algorithm
Rank
Your site
Crawler Types
● Reverse Engineering
● Headless Browser
How web crawlers work

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How web crawlers work

  • 2. Gabriel Genê Software Developer @Jusbrasil /gabrielgene
  • 3. How the internet works ServersClients Internet (The Web) (TCP/IP Network)
  • 4. HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP) HTTP Clients (Web Browser) HTTP Request Message HTTP Response Message HTTP Servers (Web Server)
  • 5. Browser Client (Browser) GET URL HTTP/1.1 Host : host:port HTTP/1.1 200 OK Server (host:port) (1) User issues URL from a browser http://host:port/path/file (2) Browser sends a request message (5) Browser formats the response and displays (4) Server returns a response message (3) Server maps the URL to a file or program under the document directory.
  • 6. HTTP Request and Response Messages hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh bbbbbbbbbbbbbbb bbbbbbbbbbbbbbb bbbbbbbbbbbbbbb bbbbbbbbbbbbbbb bbbbbbbbbbbbbbb bbbbbbbbbbbbb Message Header A blank line separates the header and body Message Body (optional)
  • 7. HTTP Request Message Example GET /doc/book.html HTTP/1.1 Host: www.test101.com Accept: text/html, */* Accept-Language: en-us Accept-Encoding: gzip User-Agent: Mozilla/4.0 Content-Length: 35 bookId=12345&author=Tan+Ah+Teck Request Line A blank line separates the header & body Request Message Body Request Headers Request Message Header
  • 8. HTTP Response Message Example HTTP/1.1 200 OK Date: Sun, 22 Nov xxxx 01:11:12 GMT Server: Apache/1.3.29 (Win32) Content-Length: 35 Content-Type: text/html <h1>Book 12345</h1> Status Line A blank line separates the header & body Response Message Body Response Headers Response Message Header
  • 9. HTTP Request Methods ● GET: A client can use the GET request to get a web resource from the server. ● POST: Used to post data up to the web server. ● PATCH: Ask the server to change the data. ● DELETE: Ask the server to delete the data.
  • 10. How web sites render your data
  • 13. What is a crawler?
  • 14.
  • 15.
  • 17.
  • 19. Crawler Types ● Reverse Engineering ● Headless Browser