Short video content analysis: TikTok data collection difficulties cracked

Short video data collection pitfalls How many have you stepped on?

Peers engaged in short video analytics should understand that the biggest headache when using a program to batch capture TikTok content is theIP blockedI'm not sure if I can do it. Obviously, the morning can still be normal to catch data, afternoon suddenly prompted "network anomaly". This situation in all probability is triggered by the platform's anti-climbing mechanism, the current IP pull black.

Recently, a friend who does overseas live monitoring complained to me that their team had changed five agent service providers in two months in order to get the data of the competitor's live room. Either the number of IP pools is not enough, or the connection speed is too slow, the collection efficiency can not be raised. To put it bluntly, choosing the wrong proxy IP service is like climbing a mountain with the wrong shoes - you have to stop and fix it if you take two steps.

Demystifying TikTok's Three Biggest Anti-Crawl Killers

TikTok's protection system recognizes crawlers in three main dimensions:

Here's where to focus on the IP issue. Many newbies think that they can rest easy as long as they use a residential proxy, in factIP purityThis is the key. Our real test found that the IPs of some service providers have long been marked as data center segments by TikTok, and collecting with such IPs is tantamount to shooting yourself in the foot.

Five tips for real-world agent selection

Combined with our team's two years of experience with the ipipgo service, we have summarized these guidelines for avoiding pitfalls:

1. SelectionDynamic Residential IPDon't use static (new IP for each request)
2. Look at the IP pool forCountry + City + OperatorTertiary labeling
3. Testing of API interfacesresponsivenessTo ≤500ms
4. The need for supportsession holdFunction (continuous operation without IP change)
5. Priority will be given to those who can provideBrowser plug-insservice provider

Take the ipipgo.Dynamic Rotation PackageFor example, their IP survival cycle is controlled at 15-30 minutes, which exactly matches the detection threshold of TikTok. We have a client doing product review collection, after using this program, the single day data acquisition directly soared from 30,000 to 270,000 items.

Configuration tutorials that even a novice can handle

Here's a handful of tips on how to pick up the collection tool with ipipgo:

① After registering, selectTikTok Dedicated Channelproduct or service package (e.g. for a cell phone subscription)
② Generate API key in the background
③ Fill the proxy address into the crawler script.
(Format: http://用户名:密码@gateway:port)
④ Set the automatic switching interval to 20-45 minutes.
⑤ Enable failure retry mechanism (recommended 3 times)

Caution! Never turn on global proxy mode, implement it in codeAssign IPs on requestThe first day of the year, the customer was able to get a full account of the same outlet. A customer tries to save trouble by hanging a global proxy directly, and as a result, all the traffic goes to the same outlet, and the account is wind-controlled on the next day.

Frequently Asked Questions First Aid Kit

Q: Suddenly there is no data in the middle of acquisition?
A: First check whether the IP is blocked, go to the ipipgo background of thesurvival testingpage, input the current IP to check the status. If an exception is displayed, immediately add an exception handling module to the code to automatically exclude invalid IPs.

Q: What if the video download speed is too slow?
A: Open in the ipipgo consolehigh speed channelThis feature will intelligently assign CDN nodes. The measured download speed can be increased from 200KB/s to 1.2MB/s, but the traffic consumption will be doubled, it is recommended to buy a package to leave more 20% margin.

Q: Need to capture video from a specific city?
A: Use ipipgo'sGeo-location screeningfunction, for example, if you want local content in London, lock the IP segment beginning with LON. Be careful not to pick a region that is too cold, some small cities may have dozens of available resources in their IP pools.

In the end, data collection is aAttack and defense games. The key to getting TikTok content stably and efficiently is to find a reliable IP provider. Having used so many service providers, ipipgo can really hit it out of the park in terms of IP quality and technical service. They have recently put up a newSoutheast Asia LineAfter all, those who do TikTokShop can focus on it, after all, the data of these sites in Malay and Thailand are getting more and more valuable now.