Proxy guides

Start here if you are working out which proxy type fits your job, how rotation and sticky sessions differ, or why a target keeps blocking traffic that looks fine to you. These guides explain the mechanics first and the product second.

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Zero Fraud Score Proxies: What the Number Actually Means

Every provider advertises a zero fraud score. Almost none of them say which service produced it, or when — and both details decide whether the claim is worth anything.

What Is a Mobile Proxy?

Mobile proxies borrow the reputation of real phone subscribers. Why carrier NAT makes them nearly unbannable, what you give up in speed and targeting, and when the premium is justified.

How to Manage Multiple Instagram Accounts Without Getting Banned

One IP per account, a two-week warming schedule, and the daily action limits that actually trigger Instagram's blocks.

How to Scrape Google Search Results

Which proxies survive Google, the search parameters that control localisation, how to read CAPTCHAs as a rate signal, and a working Python example.

How to Test Proxy Quality Before You Buy

Nine checks that separate a proxy worth paying for from a cheap one, and the only benchmark that ultimately matters.

What Is a Residential Proxy? A Complete Guide

A plain-English explanation of what residential proxies are, how they work, what they cost per gigabyte, and when a different type is the better answer.

How to Choose the Best Proxies for Web Scraping

Which proxy type to use, how to size your pool, how rotation and geo-targeting work, and the response-quality checks that catch silent failures.

Rotating vs Sticky Proxy Sessions Explained

When to rotate IPs on every request and when to hold one — with a decision rule, session-length guidance and the bugs each choice causes.

HTTP vs SOCKS5 Proxies: Which Should You Use?

What actually differs between the two protocols, which one your tool needs, and why the choice matters far less than most guides suggest.

What Is an ISP Proxy?

ISP proxies combine residential trust with datacenter speed. How they work, what the static IP buys you, and the workloads where they are wasted.

What Is a Datacenter Proxy?

How datacenter proxies work, the shared-versus-dedicated distinction that decides whether they work at all, and when their speed and low cost make them the right choice.

What Is a SOCKS5 Proxy?

What SOCKS5 actually does at the protocol level, how the handshake works, what socks5h changes, and when it beats an HTTP proxy.

What Is Web Scraping?

What web scraping is, the pipeline behind it, where it is used, what it costs, and why proxies stop being optional the moment you scale.

How to Avoid Getting Blocked When Web Scraping

The six layers a modern anti-bot system checks, in the order it checks them — and what to change at each one to stay unblocked.

How to Manage Multiple Accounts Without Bans

The setup that keeps accounts from being linked: one IP per account, isolated fingerprints, a realistic warm-up schedule and disciplined operational hygiene.

How Many Proxies Do I Need?

The formula for sizing a scraping pool, the fixed ratios for accounts and drops, and a worked bandwidth estimate you can copy.

Are Proxies Legal? What You Need to Know

Proxies are legal networking tools. What the case law actually says, which four legal regimes apply to scraping, and how to stay on the right side of each.

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