<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="true"><li>CAPTCHA serves as a barrier to protect websites from unauthorized scraping and malicious activity by distinguishing between humans and bots.</li><li>Scrapy's efficiency can trigger CAPTCHAs due to unusual patterns associated with bots, leading to interruptions in web scraping.</li><li>Using a dedicated scraping API, like Thordata, with optimized proxies and anti-bot technology can help handle CAPTCHA resolutions and JavaScript rendering, reducing interruptions.</li><li>Strategies to minimize CAPTCHA encounters include rotating IP addresses, utilizing dedicated solving services for specialized CAPTCHA types, and integrating headless browsers like Selenium, Playwright, or Splash for full-page rendering.</li></ul>

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