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Marcus Webb

140 articles published

Articles by Marcus Webb

Tutorials

How to Reduce LLM Inference Costs in AI Agents by Extracting Token-Efficient JSON and Metadata

Learn how to lower AI agent inference costs by extracting token-efficient JSON and Markdown from web pages instead of feeding raw HTML to your language models.

AI Agents

LLM

Data Extraction

Marcus Webb

May 22, 2026

10m

Tutorials

AlterLab vs Firecrawl: Which Scraping API Is Better in 2026?

Compare web scraping APIs in 2026. Discover the right platform for your workload, whether you need pay-as-you-go extraction or enterprise tools.

AI Agents

Data Extraction

APIs

Marcus Webb

May 21, 2026

Tutorials

Puppeteer Stealth Techniques for Reliable Data Extraction in AI Agent Workflows

Learn essential Puppeteer stealth techniques to ensure reliable data extraction for AI agents. Master headless browsers, fingerprinting, and proxy rotation.

Puppeteer

AI Agents

Headless Browsers

Marcus Webb

May 21, 2026

Tutorials

AlterLab vs ScraperAPI: Which Scraping API Is Better in 2026?

Compare AlterLab and ScraperAPI pricing, features, and performance. Find the best ScraperAPI alternative for your data pipeline and pay only for what you use.

Automation

Anti-Bot

Proxies

Marcus Webb

May 20, 2026

Tutorials

Build an MCP Server for Real-Time Web Data Extraction

Learn to build a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server using Python and AlterLab to give AI agents real-time, reliable access to live web data.

AI Agents

LLM

Data Extraction

Marcus Webb

May 20, 2026

Tutorials

AlterLab vs Bright Data: Which Scraping API Is Better in 2026?

Compare Bright Data and our smart-tier API. Find the best Bright Data alternative for your scraping needs with our 2026 pricing and feature comparison.

Automation

Proxies

Data Extraction

Marcus Webb

May 19, 2026

Tutorials

How to Connect Local LLMs to Live Web Data Using Token-Efficient JSON and Markdown

Learn how to connect local LLMs to live web data using token-efficient JSON and Markdown extraction to reduce hallucination and save tokens.

LLM

RAG

Marcus Webb

May 19, 2026

Tutorials

How to Migrate from Bright Data to AlterLab: Step-by-Step Guide (2026)

A practical guide to migrating your web scraping infrastructure from Bright Data to AlterLab. Swap your API client, update your keys, and switch to pay-as-you-go pricing.

Proxies

Data Extraction

APIs

Marcus Webb

May 18, 2026

Best Practices

Headless Browser Anti-Bot Techniques for AI Agents

Learn how headless browsers interact with modern bot detection. We cover browser fingerprinting, TLS signatures, and reliable web access for autonomous AI agents.

AI Agents

Headless Browsers

Anti-Bot

Marcus Webb

May 18, 2026

134

Tutorials

Instagram Data API: Extracting Structured JSON from Public Profiles

Build robust data pipelines with an Instagram data API that returns structured JSON. Learn how to extract public profile metrics, followers, and bios reliably.

Data Pipelines

Data Extraction

Marcus Webb

May 17, 2026

Tutorials

Playwright Stealth and Anti-Bot Techniques for RAG Pipelines

Understand headless browser fingerprinting, Playwright stealth techniques, and how to reliably extract public data for your agentic RAG pipelines.

Playwright

AI Agents

RAG

Marcus Webb

May 17, 2026

124

Tutorials

How to Migrate from ScraperAPI to AlterLab: Step-by-Step Guide (2026)

Learn how to migrate from ScraperAPI to AlterLab in under an hour. This guide covers SDK installation, code changes, and cost comparison for pay-as-you-go scraping.

Proxies

Data Extraction

APIs

Marcus Webb

May 16, 2026

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