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The Mine Works
tutorial Oct 8, 2026 · 7 min read

Pull the Top 100 Best Sellers for Every Amazon Subcategory in One Run

Walk an Amazon department with Amazon Bestsellers Scraper and get the top 100 of every subcategory in one run, with a hard cap on lists and cost.

The Mine Works
tutorial Oct 8, 2026 · 7 min read

Benchmark LinkedIn Post Engagement Across Company Pages

Compare reactions and comments per post across LinkedIn company pages, scaled by follower count, with the LinkedIn Company Posts Scraper. No login.

The Mine Works
tutorial Oct 8, 2026 · 8 min read

Build a Labeled Image Dataset From Google Images Search Terms

Turn one search term per class into a labeled image manifest with Google Images Scraper: full size URLs, width, height and the source page to check.

The Mine Works
tutorial Oct 8, 2026 · 7 min read

Build a List of Funded Startups That Are Hiring on Wellfound

Turn Wellfound job listings into one row per startup with website, stage, total raised and latest round, using the Wellfound Jobs Scraper.

The Mine Works
tutorial Oct 8, 2026 · 8 min read

Compare an App's App Store Reviews Across Countries

Read one app's App Store reviews in many countries in one run with App Store Reviews Scraper, then compare ratings and top complaints country by country.

Compare Salary Bands in Lakhs by City and Experience on Foundit
tutorial Oct 8, 2026 · 10 min read

Compare Salary Bands in Lakhs by City and Experience on Foundit

Build a salary table for one role across Indian cities and experience bands from Foundit.in listings that publish pay, and drop the placeholder figures.

The Mine Works
tutorial Oct 8, 2026 · 10 min read

Compare Pay for a Role by Experience Level on Shine

Run one Shine.com search per experience band, keep the listings that show pay, and turn them into salary ranges in lakhs for each band.

The Mine Works
tutorial Oct 8, 2026 · 7 min read

Compare Startup Salary and Equity Ranges by Role on Wellfound

Pull Wellfound jobs for several roles and cities, then compute median salary and equity ranges per role with the Wellfound Jobs Scraper and Python.

The Mine Works
tutorial Oct 8, 2026 · 10 min read

Post a Daily Feed of New Tech Jobs to Slack or Telegram

Send each morning's new Hirist.tech jobs for your stack and cities to a Slack or Telegram channel, with repeats filtered out by job id, using Python.

The Mine Works
tutorial Oct 8, 2026 · 7 min read

Export Every Image and Caption From Instagram Carousel Posts

Export every slide image link, slide type and caption from Instagram carousel posts to a CSV, by profile or by post link, with Instagram Post Scraper.

The Mine Works
tutorial Oct 8, 2026 · 7 min read

Export a YouTube Video's Comments and Replies to CSV

Pull a YouTube video's comments and their replies into one CSV with YouTube Comments Scraper, each thread rebuilt from parent_comment_id.

The Mine Works
tutorial Oct 8, 2026 · 7 min read

Export a Creator's Instagram Reels With Play Counts to a Spreadsheet

Export one creator's reels with plays, likes, comments, length and audio to a CSV, then compute median plays to vet them, with Instagram Reel Scraper.

The Mine Works
tutorial Oct 8, 2026 · 11 min read

Find the Decision Makers at Your Target Accounts by Job Title

Turn a list of company domains into a CRM-ready CSV of people by job title, with LinkedIn URLs, labeled emails and a company check on every row.

The Mine Works
tutorial Oct 8, 2026 · 9 min read

Find Entry-Level AI and ML Jobs in Bangalore Posted This Week

Pull fresh AI and ML jobs for 0 to 2 years of experience from Hirist.tech, merge several searches and rank them by seniority and age with Python.

The Mine Works
tutorial Oct 8, 2026 · 8 min read

Find the Highest-Reach TikTok Ads in Any EU Country

Rank the TikTok ads that reached the most people in an EU country over any date range, with per-country reach, using the TikTok Ads Library Scraper.

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tutorial Oct 8, 2026 · 7 min read

Find Paid Partnership Posts on Any Instagram Profile

List the paid partnership and branded posts on any public Instagram profile, and the brands behind them, using Instagram Post Scraper and Python.

Find the Skills Employers Ask for Most in a Role on Foundit
tutorial Oct 8, 2026 · 9 min read

Find the Skills Employers Ask for Most in a Role on Foundit

Count the skill tags on Foundit.in (Monster India) jobs for one role and city, merge spelling variants, and rank skills by how many employers want them.

The Mine Works
tutorial Oct 8, 2026 · 10 min read

Map Which Companies Are Hiring for a Tech Stack Across Indian Cities

Turn Hirist.tech job listings into a table of employers by city for one tech stack, with job counts, ratings and top skills, using Python.

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