Social Platform Data Crawl: Social Media Capture

Why do I have to use proxy ip for data collection?

Nowadays, those who do social media collection know that the platform anti-climbing mechanism is getting more and more ruthless. To cite a chestnut, you use your own network to catch 20 times in a row the jitterbug comment area, guaranteed to immediately give you a blacklist. This time you have to rely on proxy ip torisk-sharing, like going to a bank with different IDs and withdrawing money only once from each bank so that the alarm is not triggered.

Recently, a friend who is an e-commerce company complained to me that their team manually copied the prices of competitors, and as a result, the main account was directly restricted. After switching to ipipgo's rotating agent, they collected 50,000 pieces of data for three consecutive days without turning over. Here is a key point:The quality of proxy ip directly determines the collection effectThe market a bunch of free agents look beautiful, the actual use of either dropped or recognized, a pure waste of time.

What are the doorways to look for when choosing a proxy ip?

Don't just look at the merchants blowing up the sky, these hard indicators must be stared at:

As a special reminder, to do microblogging this kind of platform collection, you must choose theHigh Stash AgentsIt is not a good idea to use a proxy to capture data from a brand. Last year's double eleven a brand with ordinary proxy to grab data, the results of the platform through the X-Forwarded-For header field direct traceability, the account was blocked en masse. ipipgo's high stash of proxies will wipe all the identity information clean, pro-tested effective.

Teach you to use proxy ip to grab data.

Here's a chestnut in Python, note the key part of the proxy setup:

import requests
from itertools import cycle

 List of proxies from ipipgo
proxies = [
    "http://user:pass@123.123.123.123:8888",
    "http://user:pass@124.124.124.124:8888"
]
proxy_pool = cycle(proxies)

for page in range(1, 101): current_proxy = next(proxy_pool)
    current_proxy = next(proxy_pool)
    current_proxy = next(proxy_pool)
        response = requests.get(
            f "https://api.weibo.com/v2/comments?page={page}",
            proxies={"http": current_proxy}, timeout=10
            timeout=10
        )
        print(f "Page {page} of data arrived!")
    except.
        print("This ip is dead, switch to the next one now!")

Here's the point:Be sure to set up a timeout retry mechanismThe API of ipipgo supports dynamic extraction of the latest available proxies, and it is recommended to change a batch of ip every 50 requests, so that the platform simply can't figure out your routines.

The experience of stepping into the pit

Pit 1:Think you can do whatever you want with a proxy? A customer used a single ip to request 20 times per second, and even the proxy server was blocked. The correct posture isControlled request review rate + randomized intervals, preferably with random pauses between 2-5 seconds.

Pit 2:Ignore the importance of User-Agent. I've seen people using python default UA collection, isn't it obvious to tell the platform that you are a crawler? It is recommended to randomly change the UA every 20 requests, with ipipgo's ip rotation for better results.

Frequently Asked Questions QA

Q: What should I do if my proxy ip suddenly fails?
A: Pick a service provider like ipipgo that supports real-time replacement, their API updates the ip pool every 5 minutes and fails to switch automatically.

Q: How can I save myself from being blocked halfway through the collection?
A: Immediately deactivate the current ip segment and contact ipipgo customer service for a new ip pool. They have specializedBlacklist segregation mechanismThe ip that has been flagged by the platform will be automatically taken offline.

Q: What if I need to collect offshore data?
A: ipipgo's global nodes cover 200+ countries and regions, which region's ip you need to switch directly in the console. But always remember to comply with local laws and regulations, do not touch the user's private data.

Finally, a nagging word, proxy ip is just a technical means, do data collection must beCompliance with platform rulesThe most important thing to remember is that you can't use the platform for any reason. The regular service providers like ipipgo will clearly inform the scope of use, those who teach you how to bypass the platform protection tutorials, before it is too late to stay away. Legal compliance in order to do a long time, you say is not this reason?