Stories from the Web Crawling trenches in residential proxies

What Are Static Residential Proxies? An Insider's Perspective

Author: Mohan Ganesan

Date: Jan 9, 2024

Static residential proxies provide anonymity and legitimacy using real residential IPs while maintaining the speed of datacenter proxies. They are ideal for web scraping and automation, avoiding blocks and captchas.

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.

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.

ProxyScrape Residential Proxies Alternative - Simplify Web Scraping with ProxiesAPI

Author: Mohan Ganesan

Date: Sep 30, 2023

ProxiesAPI simplifies web scraping with a single API call and unlimited bandwidth, beating ProxyScrape's manual proxy rotation and per GB usage fees.

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