In today’s digital landscape, businesses are increasingly relying on web data for various purposes such as ad verification, price monitoring, social media monitoring, reputation management, and data scraping. However, many websites impose restrictions on data harvesting, making it challenging for businesses to gather the necessary information. This is where proxies come into play. Proxies act…
Introduction In the world of web scraping, data is king. Whether you’re a business looking to gather market insights, a researcher analyzing trends, or a developer building an application, accessing and extracting data from websites is crucial. However, web scraping can be a challenging task due to various obstacles, such as IP blocking, CAPTCHAs, and…
Understanding Proxy Servers A proxy server acts as an intermediary between your device and the internet. When you connect to the internet through a proxy server, your web requests are first routed through the proxy server before reaching the intended website. This process helps conceal your real IP address, providing an additional layer of privacy…
Websites generally want to differentiate bots from human users and ideally block those that are malicious or not useful. Certain verticals typically require less or more effort when scraping sites. Below we outlined some of our experiences in bullet points. How do sites ideally protect themselves against scraping/crawling? Putting a strict rate limit on data-center…
Scraping can be a divisive topic. In general, it is perceived as something slightly shady or illicit by people who are unfamiliar with it. Consequently, the legality of scraping is frequently questioned. This article will clear up some of the common misconceptions and break down the facts on legal scraping. Disclaimer: We are not lawyers,…
The term proxy originates from the Latin word procuro – to manage or administer. It refers to an intermediary or substitute for something. In IT, a proxy is a middleman server that connects the client to the server which can service their request. Instead of a direct connection to a website, a proxy server routes…
A social media proxy is a server that stands between you and social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok. The proxy routes your traffic through itself and lets you use its IP address and location instead of your own. By and large, social media proxies are optimized for different use cases on social media….