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Freelancer.com Scraping: Extract Projects and Bids

Freelancer.com uses custom anti-bot measures including rate limiting, IP tracking, and behavioral analysis to detect automated access patterns. Both datacenter and residential proxies work with proper rotation every 15-25 requests. Ideal for project monitoring, freelance rate benchmarking, and competitor bid analysis.

Medium

Difficulty

custom

Anti-Bot

$1.75/GB

Starting Price

99.9%

Uptime

Anti-Bot Protection

Freelancer uses custom protection. Moderate Difficulty.

Recommended Proxy

Both residential and datacenter proxies work. Residential provides higher success rates on protected endpoints.

Geo-Targeting

Access Freelancer from 150+ countries with city-level targeting. Match your proxy location to your target audience.

What Can You Do With Freelancer Proxies?

project monitoringrate researchcompetitor analysis

Frequently Asked Questions

What data is available on Freelancer.com?

Projects include descriptions, budgets, bid counts, and skills required. Freelancer profiles show ratings, earnings, skills, and bid history. Bid data reveals actual market pricing for services.

Which proxies work for Freelancer.com?

Both datacenter and residential proxies work for Freelancer.com. Residential proxies offer better consistency for large-scale scraping. Rotate IPs every 15-25 requests with 2-3 second delays.

Can I scrape Freelancer bid amounts?

Bid ranges and counts are visible on project pages. Individual bid details may require authentication. Analyze bid patterns to understand market pricing for different project types.

How do I monitor new Freelancer projects?

Filter projects by posting date and category. Scrape new listings regularly to track project flow. Use skill and budget filters to segment your monitoring by market segment.

Does Freelancer block scraping?

Freelancer will block IPs showing suspicious patterns. Use proper rotation, realistic delays, and clean proxy IPs. Handle rate limit responses gracefully with exponential backoff.

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