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SE::Yahoo - Yahoo search engine results parser

Yahoo

Overview​

Yahoo search results parser. Thanks to the Yahoo parser, you can obtain large databases of links ready for further use. You can use queries in the same format as you enter them in the Yahoo search bar, including search operators (site, ip, etc.).

A-Parser functionality allows you to save Yahoo parser settings for future use (presets), set parsing schedules, and much more. You can use automatic query multiplication, substitution of subqueries from files, iteration of alphanumeric combinations and lists to obtain the maximum possible number of results.

Saving results is possible in the format and structure you need, thanks to the built-in powerful Template Toolkit template engine, which allows applying additional logic to results and outputting data in various formats, including JSON, SQL, and CSV.

Collected data​

  • Links, anchors, and snippets from search results
  • List of related keywords
  • Advertising results
Collected data

Capabilities​

  • Support for all Yahoo search operators (site:, ip:, etc.)
  • Parses the maximum number of results provided by Yahoo - 50 pages of 100 elements in search results
  • Can automatically parse more than 1000 results per query - substitutes additional characters (Parse all results option)
  • Ability to parse in depth by related keywords (Parse related to level)
  • Ability to search for related keywords
  • Supports specifying result time range

Use cases​

  • Collecting link databases - for A-Poster, XRumer, AllSubmitter, etc.
  • Assessing competition for keywords
  • Searching for backlinks (mentions) of websites
  • Checking website indexing
  • Searching for websites on the same IP address
  • Searching for vulnerable websites
  • Any other cases involving Yahoo parsing in one form or another

Queries​

Search phrases should be specified as queries, exactly as if they were entered directly into the Yahoo search form, for example:

test
windows Moscow   
site:http://lenta.ru  
ip:222.36.12.12

Query substitutions​

You can use built-in macros to multiply queries; for example, if we want to get a very large database of forums, we specify several main queries in different languages:

forum
forum
foro
论坛

In the query format, we specify a character iteration from a to zzzz; this method allows for maximum rotation of search results and obtaining many new unique results:

$query {az:a:zzzz}

This macro will create 475254 additional queries for each original search query, which in total will give 4 x 475254 = 1901016 search queries—an impressive figure, but no problem for A-Parser. At a speed of 2000 queries per minute, such a task will be processed in just 16 hours.

Using operators​

You can use search operators in the query format, so they will be automatically added to each query from your list:

site:$query

Output results examples​

A-Parser supports flexible result formatting thanks to the built-in Template Toolkit template engine, which allows it to output results in arbitrary forms, as well as structured ones like CSV or JSON

Link list export​

Same as in SE::Google.

Same as in SE::Google.

Same as in SE::Google.

Same as in SE::Google.

Keyword competition​

Same as in SE::Google.

Link indexing check​

Same as in SE::Google.

Saving in SQL format​

Same as in SE::Google.

Result dump to JSON​

Same as in SE::Google.

Results processing​

A-Parser allows processing results directly during parsing; in this section, we have listed the most popular cases for the Yahoo parser

Same as in SE::Google.

Same as in SE::Google.

Extracting domains​

Same as in SE::Google.

Removing tags from anchors and snippets​

Same as in SE::Google.

Same as in SE::Google.

Possible settings​

note

Common settings for all parsers

Parameter nameDefault valueDescription
Pages count5Number of pages to parse (from 1 to 50)
Serp timeAll timeSERP time (time-dependent search, "tbs=" parameter: All time / Past 24 hours / Past week / Past month)
Safe SearchModerateSafe search option selection (Off / Moderate / Strict)
Yahoo domainUnited States (English)Yahoo domain selection
Yahoo languageAnyYahoo language selection, allows choosing the search language
Yahoo countryAnyCountry selection, allows choosing the country for the search
Not found is error☐Whether to consider the absence of results as an error