'is using IMPORTXML function in Excel detected by the sites I'm getting the data from?
I have recently started learning doing some spreadsheets with this function (IMPORTXML). I'm getting updated prices on specific items from a public website.
My question is, is there any way for the site owners to detect that I'm somehow getting the prices into my google spreadsheet and if so, how can I know how much "load" I'm causing by getting the data off the site? Should I be more careful not to get my IP banned by the site owners?
I'm kinda new to all of this but I haven't been able to find much information on how exactly IMPORTXML function works.
I thought it's just loading a website a few times per day and getting the source code values into my spreadsheet, so I thought the website owner wouldn't even know I'm getting any data from them.
Would somebody be so kind and try to explain me in newbie terms how this works and if I should be more careful with using the IMPORTXML function?
Many thanks :-)
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