Facebook Dataset Download | Millions of User Profiles Packaged

Why does Facebook data collection always get stuck?

Folks who do data crawling must have encountered this crap - just grabbed dozens of account information, and the IP address was blocked to death by Facebook. It's like a fly swatter, the more you do it, the harder it gets. Ordinary home IP address is like transparent glass, the platform can see through you in a batch operation.

The most pitiful thing is that now Facebook's wind control system has been upgraded, not only to block a single IP, but also to pull the entire IP segment black. Last year, a cross-border e-commerce friends, three days in a row to change more than 20 free agents, the results of the store account was restricted to log in, so angry almost smashed the keyboard.

What does a real-surviving proxy IP look like?

Proxy IP on the market is divided into three, six, nine and so on, but suitable to engage in data collection must meet the three hard indicators:

① Survival cycle ≤ 2 hours(IPs after this time are basically flagged)


② Simultaneous online IP number ≥ 500,000(Below this level, it is simply not possible to handle high-frequency requests.)


③ Request delay <800ms(Too slow a response can cause the capture task to get stuck)

The IP pool is automatically refreshed every 15 minutes, and there are 2 million IPs available at the same time. the last time I helped a customer do a user profile analysis, I froze for 8 hours without triggering the wind control, and the collection success rate shot up to 92%.

Hands-on configuration of the acquisition environment

Here's a pro-tested configuration solution that works (Python example):

  
proxies = {
    "http": "http://user:pass@gateway.ipipgo.io:8080",
    "https": "http://user:pass@gateway.ipipgo.io:8080"
}
headers = {'User-Agent': 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0) AppleWebKit/537.36'}  

pay attention toRandomly switch User-Agent per requestIt is recommended to prepare at least 50 different sets of browser fingerprints. ipipgo background can directly set the automatic rotation interval, it is recommended that newcomers choose 30 seconds to change the IP mode, do not try to be fast, stable is the king.

Tips for Packaging Millions of Data

Don't be stupid to save CSV files when the collection exceeds 100,000 entries. It is recommended to useParquet format + partitioned storage, measured to save 60% storage space. Here's a guide to avoiding the pitfalls of data cleansing:

There is a hidden benefit of using ipipgo's proxy service - their export IP comes with device fingerprint obfuscation, which can effectively bypass the platform's behavior detection. Last time there was a project to do competitive analysis, three days grabbed 1.7 million pieces of data, froze without triggering the CAPTCHA mechanism.

Practical QA First Aid Kit

Q: What should I do if the proxy IP suddenly fails to connect?

A: First check the whitelist binding, ipipgo has real-time connection log in the background. If it shows 403 error, immediately point "Emergency Line Change" in the console and cut to the alternate channel within 20 seconds.

Q: What should I do if the acquisition speed slows down halfway?

A: 80% of the quality IPs in the IP pool are used up, go into ipipgo's dashboard and set the "IP Preference Level" to Lv3 or above to prioritize the allocation of low latency nodes.

Q: How can I prevent my account association from being blocked?

A: Remember this golden combination--1 account = 1 independent IP + 1 browser environment + 1 time zoneipipgo supports binding residential IPs in specific geographic locations, and fixes the New York/Los Angeles IP segments when doing North American user profiling.

Q: Is data scraping legal?

A: Only publicly visible information is collected, avoiding personal privacy fields. Using ipipgo's compliant proxies ensures compliance with local data protection regulations, and their IPs are regular carrier resources, much more reliable than those wildcard proxies.

Engaging in data collection is like fighting a guerrilla war, and the key toFast, accurate and stableThe first thing you need to do is to choose the right proxy service provider to have a reliable arsenal. Choose the right proxy service provider is equivalent to a reliable ammunition depot, ipipgo recently in the 618 activities, new users to send 20G flow, just to test the stability of the collection program. Remember don't gouge the budget on IP tools, sealing a main account loss is enough to buy three years of proxy service.