Question

How do I bypass redirect loops in scraping workflows safely

Answer 1

Redirect loops are very technical challenge in legimate web scrapping workflows like price monitoring ,research aggregation, SEO analysis and data pipeline .

So first understand when the redirection loop happens 

Common redirections are 

• Cookie based redirection

• Session based redirection

• Geolocation redirection

• HTTPS/HTTP redirection 

What you do is first

1.  Handle  the cookie properly 

2. Set  cookie limit and detect the loop 

3. Set the right header 

4. Handle GDPR/Consent redirects

5. Handle geolocation redirects

6. Disable redirects and handle them manually 

7. Use browser automation for complex cases 

8. Reuse saved cookies