What is HTTP Proxy Server: Proxy Technology Explained

What exactly is an HTTP proxy server?

It's just that it's aintermediaryThe HTTP proxy server does the job. For example, if you want to buy online and not convenient to expose their own address, find a collection point to help you receive packages. HTTP proxy server to do this work - your computer's request to the proxy, the proxy then go to the target site to fetch the data, and finally the results back to you.

Let's take a real scenario: one day you wrote a script to grab tickets automatically, and the website blocked your IP directly. If you install a proxy for the script in advance, the website will see the proxy IP and will not be able to find you. This is the most practical use of proxy IP.

How the hell does this thing work?

The whole process is a three-step process:

1. You set up a proxy server address in your browser (such as the proxy node provided by ipipgo)
2. Every time you visit a website, the request goes to a proxy server first
3. The proxy completes the request for you using its own IP and returns the data as it is

 Python Proxy Examples
import requests

proxies = {
  'http': 'http://user:pass@gateway.ipipgo.com:9020',
  'https': 'http://user:pass@gateway.ipipgo.com:9020'
}

response = requests.get('http://example.com', proxies=proxies)

Who especially needs this?

Keep an eye on these three points when choosing an agent

First look at the level of anonymity:Highly anonymous proxies don't even show the webmaster that you're using a proxy, and regular proxies expose proxy information in the request header. Normal proxies will expose the proxy information in the request header. Fully anonymous proxies like ipipgo's are no different from real people surfing the web.

Second look at the response time:Don't believe those labeled 100% available, measured delay is more important. It is recommended to choose the one that supports pay-per-use, such as ipipgo's traffic packet mode, how much to use counts how much is not wasted.

Third look at the protocol support:Now many sites forced HTTPS, have to confirm that the proxy supports SSL connections. Test first take httpbin.org/ip to verify the basic functions, and then on the actual business scenarios.

Frequently Asked Questions QA

Q: What should I do if the proxy becomes slow when I use it?
A: 80% is line congestion, in ipipgo console change a node on the line. They have an automatic speed test function, which can recommend the fastest line in real time.

Q: How can I tell if a proxy is in effect?
A: Visit httpbin.org/ip to see if the returned IP is a proxy. Remember to turn off the proxy settings that come with your browser first, or it will conflict.

Q: How many missions can an agent open at the same time?
A: It depends on the type of proxy. Shared proxy is recommended not to exceed 3 concurrent, exclusive proxy can run full bandwidth. ipipgo's exclusive proxy supports up to 100Mbps bandwidth, do video capture are not stuck.

Why do you recommend ipipgo?

Let's be honest from a regular customer who has been using them for more than two years: theirDynamic rotation techniquesIt is indeed stable. Last week to do a certain e-commerce platform data collection, 12 consecutive hours of request has not been broken, during the period of automatic change of IP 37 times, the target site did not notice.

A special shout-out to theirIntelligent RoutingFunction. Before doing overseas data collection, cutting nodes manually is always lagging. After switching to automatic mode, the system will automatically select the nearest node according to the location of the target website, and the collection speed will be doubled directly.

New users are recommended to experience firsthourly rateThe package, test the consumption of their own business scenarios. If you are familiar with it and then buy a yearly package, you can save at least 30% of the cost. Recently, I saw that the official website is carrying out the activity of bringing a new one with an old one, and the invitation code [IP2023] can also send an additional 10G of traffic.