
What's the point of this random IP generation thing anyway?
Do crawl the old iron certainly understand, the site anti-climbing is now more and more refined. Frequent visits to the same IP, light pop-up verification code, heavy direct seal. At this time if you canAutomatic switching between different IPsIf you are playing guerrilla warfare, the other side can't catch the pattern at all. There are also some scenarios that require multi-region testing, such as monitoring the effect of advertising, without dozens of different regions of the IP simply can not play.
These are some of the things you need to know about Python.
Directly on the dry goods, recommended three real test good use of the library:
| library name | specificities | Applicable Scenarios |
|---|---|---|
| fake-useragent | Fake browser fingerprints | Double the effect when used in conjunction with an agent |
| Faker | Generation of a full set of dummy data | Essential when you need a virtual identity |
| requests-ip-rotator | Automatic proxy switching | Preferred for long-term crawler projects |
Focus on how to work with ipipgo's proxy. Their API is designed to be very simple, take python as an example:
import requests
def get_ip(): api_url = "
api_url = "https://api.ipipgo.com/random"
params = {
'key': 'your key',
'protocol': 'https',
'count': 5 Take 5 spares at a time
}
return requests.get(api_url, params=params).json()['ips']
What makes ipipgo worth picking?
After using seven or eight proxy service providers, I ended up using ipipgo for a long time for three main reasons:
1. Reliable survival rateUnlike some agents that expire right after they get it, theirs basically lasts for more than 6 hours
2. It's a wild location.: The last time I had to test the service of a small country in Africa, I was able to find an available IP.
3. Responsive enough: Peak latency can also be controlled within 800ms, and will not get stuck
A practical guide to avoiding the pit
Newbies are most likely to plant in these places:
- Don't change IPs too often, it's recommended5-10 minutes to changeIf you change too fast, you'll be easily recognized.
- Remember to set the timeout to retry, it is recommended to add the timeout=(3,7) parameter to the requests library.
- Be sure to test whether the proxy is in effect, the easiest way is to visit httpbin.org/ip to see the return value
Frequently Asked Questions QA
Q: What should I do if I use a proxy IP and it becomes slow?
A: It is likely that the IP has been tagged by the target website, and you should immediately change to a new IP. if you use ipipgo, it is recommended to turn on theirAutomatic phase-out mechanismThe IPs with response timeout are automatically blacklisted.
Q: What should I do if the generated IP is always blocked?
A: Try mixing residential IPs and data center IPs. ipipgo backend can set the IP type ratio. Also remember to adjust the User-Agent in the request header, don't use the default python-requests.
Q: How to manage hundreds of IPs at the same time?
A: It is recommended to use a connection pooling scheme to store the IPs obtained by ipipgo into Redis. Fetch one randomly per request and decide whether to put it back into the pool based on the status code when it runs out.
Lastly, many sites are now on the AI wind control, just change the IP is not enough, but also with the request frequency control, device fingerprint camouflage these means. However, these are all afterthoughts, the first IP switching this pass before saying.

