Facebook Crawling Tool: FB Data Automated Crawling

Why do I have to use a proxy IP for Facebook data crawling?

The old iron who has engaged in FB data capture understands that the account is not moving and is blocked like a dumpling. The worst thing here isIP address exposureIf you're stealing snacks from the supermarket and pointing them at the camera, who are you going to block if the platform doesn't?

Using a proxy IP is like playing a game of face changing, changing the "mask" for each request. For example, if you use ipipgo's dynamic residential IP, the server sees the American mom brushing the cat video, and you are actually gripping the data. Here is a pit to pay attention to: do not use the data center IP, FB is now checking the thief, this kind of IP on the number will trigger the wind control.

Teach you to choose the right proxy IP

There are three types of proxy IPs on the market, so I'll draw you a comparison table:

Pro-testing ipipgo'sDynamic Residential IP PackageThe most suitable for crawlers, their IP pool is updated every day 200,000 +, each IP with up to 2 hours of automatic switching. Don't try to buy junk IPs on the cheap. Last time I bought a certain IP on the cheap, and 8 out of 10 were blacklisted by FB.

Live Code Configuration Demo

As an example, Python's requests library is configured this way with ipipgo's proxy:

import requests

proxies = {
    'http': 'http://用户名:密码@gateway.ipipgo.com:端口',
    'https': 'http://用户名:密码@gateway.ipipgo.com:端口'
}

response = requests.get('https://www.facebook.com/api/data', proxies=proxies, timeout=10)

Be careful to puttimeoutIt is recommended that you set a shorter time period of 8-15 seconds. When you encounter a timeout, change the IP immediately, do not stick to one address. ipipgo has an API for automatic switching in the background, and it is recommended to directly interface with their intelligent routing function.

A must-see anti-blocking guide for beginners

Name a few lessons learned from blood and tears:

1. Never use the same IP to log into multiple accounts at the same time
2. Don't operate at regular intervals. Add a random wait time.
3. Remember to bring cookies when crawling the data, and act like a real person.
4. Stop immediately when you encounter a CAPTCHA and wait half an hour before trying again

It was recently discovered that FB has a strong interest inUser-AgentDetection has become stricter, it is recommended to use the browser fingerprinting service provided by ipipgo to directly generate a full set of device information.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Will I still be blocked if I use a proxy IP?
A: Choose the right type of proxy can reduce the risk of 90%, but the frequency of operation and fingerprinting disguise must also keep up, it is recommended to use ipipgo'sEnterprise Solutions, with automatic camouflage.

Q: What should I do if I can't get the crawl speed up?
A：检查代理IP的响应时间，ipipgo的IP平均在200ms以内。如果还慢，可能是代码没做异步处理，建议上Scrapy框架。

Q: What should I do if I disconnect halfway through data capture?
A: eighty percent is the proxy IP failure, change to ipipgoLong-lasting static IPPackage, support the function of intermittent transmission.

Lastly, don't believe those 9 yuan 9 monthly agent service, FB's wind control system is more difficult to coax than a girlfriend. Use ipipgo's enterprise version of the package, although more expensive, but worry, problems and technical small brother 24 hours to put out the fire, than the self-toss much stronger.