--- title: "Portfolio - Youssef Farhan" type: "portfolio" url: "https://automationbyexperts.com/portfolio" case_studies: 7 --- # Portfolio: Youssef Farhan Full-time Python developer specialising in large-scale web scraping, Apify actor development and AI-powered automation. I do not just write a script and hand it over: I build scrapers that survive anti-bot systems, resume after crashes, and keep running months after delivery. ## Track record - 5.0/5 rating across 172 client reviews on Freelancer - 100% completion, 100% on time, 100% on budget, 97% accept rate - On Freelancer since March 2022: Preferred Freelancer, Verified - Based in Morocco, $20 USD per hour ## Case studies - [Large-Scale E-Commerce Price Tracker](https://automationbyexperts.com/project/ecommerce-price-tracker): Built a Scrapy + Playwright pipeline scraping 500K+ product listings daily across 20 sites, with change detection and PostgreSQL storage. - [AI Document Processing Agent](https://automationbyexperts.com/project/ai-document-processing): LangChain-powered agent that extracts, classifies and summarizes documents from multiple formats with GPT-4 integration. - [B2B Lead Generation Engine](https://automationbyexperts.com/project/b2b-lead-generation): Automated LinkedIn + directory scraping to build verified CEO/CFO lead lists with email validation achieving 95%+ deliverability. - [AutoTrader MCP Apify Actor for LLMs](https://automationbyexperts.com/project/autotrader-mcp-apify-actor): Built a custom Apify actor exposing live AutoTrader car listings as an MCP tool, letting GPT, Claude, and Gemini query real vehicle data in natural language. - [Telegram Notification Bot](https://automationbyexperts.com/project/telegram-notification-bot): Feature-rich bot with real-time alerts, data dashboards, user management, and REST API integration for 10K+ subscribers. - [n8n Business Automation Suite](https://automationbyexperts.com/project/n8n-automation-suite): End-to-end workflow automation connecting CRM, email, Slack, and custom APIs - eliminating 20+ hours of manual work per week. - [Product Comparison Tool](https://automationbyexperts.com/project/product-comparison-tool): Full-stack comparison engine scraping multiple retailers, normalizing specs, and generating automated Excel/PDF reports for clients. ## Selected Freelancer portfolio work ### Anti-bot scraper: 1M+ records A high-volume extraction job against a site that actively blocks automated traffic. The scraper collected more than one million records and delivered them as spreadsheet-ready files. - Rotating proxies, so no single IP carries the load - Randomised request headers and human-like pacing - Output delivered as Excel and CSV ### Marketplace and directory scrapers on Apify A suite of Apify actors for listing sites and directories. Each one walks every results page, turns what it finds into one structured dataset, and runs in the cloud with nothing for the user to install. - Pagination followed to the last page of results - One consistent schema per source, ready to export - Published on the Apify Store, so anyone can run them ### Browser automation for real user journeys An automated test suite that walks through the flows a customer takes: logging in, browsing, adding to the cart and checking out. It handles elements that appear or change after the page loads, which is where brittle scripts break. - Login, browsing, cart and checkout covered end to end - Dynamic page elements handled reliably - Repeatable runs that catch a broken flow before customers do ## Apify actors I maintain 48 public actors, 150,188 runs, 2,211 users. Full catalogue: . - [Bulk AI Image Generator (No API Key)](https://automationbyexperts.com/apify/bulk-ai-image-generator): 398 users - [Bulk LLM Runner - GPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity (No API Key)](https://automationbyexperts.com/apify/bulk-llm-runner): 367 users - [Autotrader Canada Scraper](https://automationbyexperts.com/apify/autotrader-canada): 296 users - [Spitogatos.gr Real Estate Scraper](https://automationbyexperts.com/apify/spitogatos-scraper): 296 users - [Canada411.ca Business Contact Scraper](https://automationbyexperts.com/apify/canada411-ca): 170 users - [Wallapop Marketplace Scraper (ES/IT/PT)](https://automationbyexperts.com/apify/wallapop-scraper): 130 users ## Specialisations - **Apify actor development and publishing**: Input schemas, pricing and Store listings, built for people who will never read the code. - **Data extraction and advanced web scraping**: Playwright, Selenium, Scrapy or BeautifulSoup, picked per site rather than by habit. - **AI-powered applications and agents**: LLM steps that classify, extract and summarise what a scraper brings back. - **Custom automation workflows**: Python and n8n pipelines that take over a job someone was doing by hand. - **B2B lead generation and list building**: Sourcing from directories and company sites, then enriching and deduplicating. - **Telegram bots and API integration**: Alerts, reports and controls delivered where the team already works. ## Client reviews > Exceptional work! Youssef not only fixed the existing Python script but also updated it to improve performance and accuracy. He worked efficiently, communicated clearly, and delivered the project ahead of schedule. His attention to detail and problem-solving skills were very impressive. Highly recommend him for any Python development or data scraping projects! > > Rahul K., Pune, India (Fix and update python script) > Very high quality work. Very responsive and adapted changes very quickly. Understood requirements very well. Very quick work. Very impressed and would recommend. > > David G., Bangor, United Kingdom (Product Comparison Tool) > He completed the task as required and on time. Excellent job! > > William C., Sisters, United States (URL Email Search Task) > Fast and optimal work. > > Christoph S., Feldafing, Germany (Python Web Scraper for Publisher) > Good communication and response time. Highly recommend! > > Jens H., Färjestaden, Sweden (Get email leads of bus companies in Sweden) ## Hire Custom work: or .