Web Scraping24 min read
Scraping Forms and Queries
Learn how to scrape search results and form-based pages using query parameters.
David Miller
November 24, 2025
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Many sites use forms to filter data.
Behind forms are URL parameters.
Example search URL
https://example.com/search?q=python&page=1
Requests with params
params = {
"q": "python",
"page": 1
}
res = requests.get("https://example.com/search", params=params)
Graph
flowchart LR
A[Params] --> B[Request URL]
B --> C[Filtered Page]
Remember
- Inspect form action URL
- Rebuild it with params
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