Kenya Agent: East Africa Regional Node

What does the Kenyan agent really do?

A lot of friends have asked what they can do with proxy IPs in Africa, but they are actually very useful! Take Kenya for example, many local e-commerce platforms and government websites only recognize local IPs, for example, if you want to monitor the real-time price of Jumia Kenya or check the registration information of Kenyan companies, you can't even touch the door without a local IP.

Let's take a real example, some brothers who do cross-border payment need to simulate the local payment behavior test system in Kenya, this time the fixed residential IP will come in handy. With ipipgo's static residential proxy, even cell phone carriers can be selected, such as Safaricom, Airtel and other common local carriers can be simulated, and the test results are as accurate as the real machine.

What are the doors to look for when choosing a Kenyan agent?

Here are a few highlights for you:

1. Operator coverage:The capital city of Nairobi and Mombasa have the most popular IP segments, and ipipgo has its own server rooms in both cities.
2. Protocol support:Don't just focus on HTTP/S, protocols like SOCKS5 are better adapted for mobile
3. IP survival cycle:Dynamic agents are recommended to choose 3-6 hours to replace the package, static agents to see if they can be bound for at least 7 days

 Python example: Using ipipgo's API to get the Kenya proxy
import requests

def get_proxy():
    api_url = "https://api.ipipgo.com/proxy"
    params = {
        
        "protocol": "socks5", "auth_token": "YOUR_API_KEY".
        "auth_token": "YOUR_API_KEY"
    }
    response = requests.get(api_url, params=params)
    return response.json()['proxy']

Test Comparison: Dynamic vs Static Proxy

Guide to avoiding pitfalls: 3 common mistakes newbies make

Mistaking delay for standard:The African network itself has high latency, focus on the success rate rather than speed. ipipgo's proxy success rate can be up to 98%, much better than blind folding.

Ignore IP cleanliness:Some free proxy IPs have long been blacked out by major websites, so it's better to just buy a commercial package.

Configuration parameters are wrong:In particular, for the authentication method, ipipgo's beginner's documentation has ready-made code snippets that can be directly copied

Frequently Asked Questions QA

Q: What should I do if my proxy IP is slow?
A: Try switching cities, e.g. from Nairobi to Kisumu, or switching to SOCKS5 protocols

Q：What should I do if I need to manage multiple IPs at the same time?
A: ipipgo background has a batch management function, you can also set up automatic replacement of rules, than a single IP operation to save time!

Q: How long does it take to open after payment?
A: the actual test seconds to open, API key in the console can be seen directly, encountered problems to find their customer service response is quite fast!

Let's get real.

I've used seven or eight proxies, and I ended up staying with ipipgo mainly because I wanted to save my mind. Their Kenya IP pool is closer to the distribution of real users, unlike some service providers are all IP room. recently the new volume package is quite suitable for small teams, how much to use how much is not a waste. However, it should be reminded that the African network is really unstable, it is recommended to use with the retry mechanism, do not expect and Europe and the United States nodes than the speed.