Work down the connection ladder

ProblemThe browser is the default route and it is the most expensive and most brittle one.

TechniquePrefer, in order: a structured connector, an official API or CLI from the terminal, a bridge connector for the long tail, a purpose-built extraction service, the cloud browser, and only then your local computer.

Why it worksIt is simultaneously the reliability order and the cost order: a connector returns the data in one call where the browser needs several screenshots, clicks and checks.

When to useEvery time a Bot needs to reach a system.

When not toWhen the target has no integration and never will, which is what the browser is for.