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freelancer.com ๐ก 2026-05-08
๐น Automate ISBN-13 book details extraction and Google Sheets integration
๐ค Client: ๐ฎ๐ณ Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, India Member since 2026-05-05
๐ฐ Price: $10 / hr Average bid
๐ฉ Problem: Efficiently scrape book details from multiple sources while ensuring data integrity and automation.
๐ฆ Existing: Not specified
Specifications:
[Target] Extract book details for 10,000 ISBN-13 codes.
[Method] Use a robust Python pipeline with error handling and retries to manage Amazonโs throttling and page format changes.
[UI/UX] Not applicable (backend task).
[Stack] Python, Scrapy, Playwright, Google Sheets API, PEP 8 compliant codebase.
[Security] Secure proxy management and data privacy during scraping and storage.
[Format] Cleaned and normalized JSON or CSV before insertion into Google Sheets.
Workflow:
1. Define the schema for book details to be extracted (title, author, publisher, etc.).
2. Set up a Scrapy or Playwright-based scraper with error handling and retries.
3. Integrate external APIs for additional data sources.
4. Develop a Google Sheets connector that handles atomic inserts/updates without disrupting existing formulas.
5. Implement proxy management to avoid detection by Amazonโs bot checks.
6. Write comprehensive documentation including setup, deployment instructions, and test cases.