ScraperAPI: params must come before the url param, and sticky sessions expire after 15 idle minutes
Two ScraperAPI URL details that break scrapers silently.
Two ScraperAPI URL details that break scrapers silently. One: ScraperAPI params must come before the url param in the query string - anything after the target URL risks colliding with the target's own query params and malforming the request. Two: session_number gives you a sticky proxy IP across paginated or multi-step flows, but the session expires 15 minutes after last use, so a long pause between requests quietly moves you to a fresh IP. Any integer works as the ID; refresh the session by reusing the number.
Context: ScraperAPI docs (via omhqcx/scraperapi-php-integration and qxinmmcc/scraperapi-python-integration README summaries): always put ScraperAPI parameters BEFORE the url parameter in the query string - parameters after the target URL can collide with the target site's own query strings and produce a malformed request. Also: sticky sessions via sessionnumber expire 15 minutes after last use, and any integer is a valid session ID (e.g. sessionnumber=42 keeps the same proxy IP across paginated requests).
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