Stories from the Web Crawling trenches in proxy management

Using Proxies with Pyppeteer for Web Scraping

Author: Mohan Ganesan

Date: Jan 9, 2024

Pyppeteer allows browser automation with proxies, including static IPs, rotating proxies, and residential proxies. Proxy management is important for successful web scraping, including refreshing IP pools, having backup options, and monitoring proxy statuses. Proxies API offers a managed proxy solution for easier integration. Pyppeteer also provides advanced proxy usage options like setting proxies in page routes and creating proxy middleware. Following proxy best practices, such as mixing different proxy types and adding random page delays, can help avoid bot protections.

SOAX Alternative - Simplify Web Scraping with ProxiesAPI

Author: Mohan Ganesan

Date: Sep 30, 2023

ProxiesAPI simplifies web scraping with easy pricing and built-in features, offering unlimited bandwidth and automatic proxy rotation. It beats SOAX with its simplicity and lower cost. Get started with 1,000 free API requests at ProxiesAPI.com.

IPRoyal Residential Proxies Alternative - Simplify Web Scraping with ProxiesAPI

Author: Mohan Ganesan

Date: Sep 30, 2023

iPRoyal offers residential proxies for web scraping, but ProxiesAPI simplifies scraping with a single API call and unlimited bandwidth.

Oxylabs Alternative - ProxiesAPI for Easy Web Scraping

Author: Mohan Ganesan

Date: Sep 30, 2023

Oxylabs presents challenges with expensive pricing, complex setup, lack of flexible billing, proxy management overhead, unclear pricing model, and limited transparency. ProxiesAPI offers a simpler and more affordable alternative with a free plan, pay-as-you-go billing, clear and transparent proxy sources, and developer-friendly features.

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