Proxy IP training dataset collection: AI training data proxy collection solution

What exactly is the use of proxy IP in AI training data collection?

To put it bluntly, the biggest headache of AI training is that the data is not real enough, not enough. For example, if you want to train a model to recognize global commodities, you have to go to different regional e-commerce platforms to pick up pictures, right? At this time, if you use your own IP hard punch, light is blocked, heavy is a lawsuit.

It's time to rely on proxy IPs to"Split."I'm not sure if you're a good shopper or not. As if you go to the market to buy food, always wear the same clothes are easy to be stared at by the stall owners, change the vest in order to buy the freshest goods. Use proxy IP to switch the IP of the region in turn, not only can get the real data, but also will not trigger the website anti-climbing mechanism.

 To give an example of the simplest Python crawler possible
import requests
from ipipgo import get_proxy Suppose this is the SDK for ipipgo.

def crawl_data(url): proxy = get_proxy(type='dynamic', country='dynamic', country='dynamic')
    proxy = get_proxy(type='dynamic', country='us') dynamically get US residential IPs
    response = requests.get(url, proxies={"http": proxy, "https": proxy})
    return response.text

Four steps to efficient data collection

Step 1: Demand Focus
Think about what data you want first: is it product prices? User reviews? Or picture material? For example, if you do cross-border e-commerce price comparison, focus on Amazon, ebay and other platforms, and use American and German IPs most reliably.

Step 2: Screening of resources
Don't be cheap and use a free proxy, it's no different than wiping your mouth with public restroom paper. We recommend using ipipgo'sDynamic Residential IPThe key is that their IPs are all real IPs of the carriers, so you can't tell if it's a real person or a machine. The key is that their home IP are operators real machine IP, the site can not distinguish between real people or machines.

Step 3: Acquisition Strategy

Step 4: Data cleansing
Don't wait to use it after collection, do three things first:
1. De-duplication: identification of duplicate data using IP fingerprinting techniques
2. Authentication: checking the accuracy of IP geolocation
3. Desensitization: removing private user information

A practical guide to avoiding the pit

Pothole 1: Sudden collective failure of IP
Last month there was a customer doing travel comparison, using a certain proxy to buy two hundred IPs at a time, the results were all blocked by the target site. Later, he switched to ipipgo.TK LineIt is specially designed for high defense websites, and the survival rate is directly pulled up to 90% or above.

Pothole 2: Collecting at a snail's pace
Ever had a situation where the acquisition flies in the early morning and then gets stuck in PPT during the day? This is because the right protocol type was not selected. Suggest to try ipipgoSocks5 protocolIt is more than 3 times faster than traditional HTTP, especially suitable for picture and video collection.

Frequently Asked Questions QA

Q：What should I do if I always get a CAPTCHA code when collecting?
A: Eighty percent of the IP quality is not. Change ip ipgo exclusive static IP, with automated coding tools, pro-measurement of the verification code trigger rate can be reduced to 70%

Q: Which package is cost-effective for small groups?
A: individual developers with dynamic standard edition ($ 7.67 / GB), small teams choose enterprise edition ($ 9.47 / GB), the difference is that the enterprise edition provides exclusive API channel and priority treatment of faults

Q：Acquisition of foreign sites to do what procedures do not?
A: As long as you don't touch sensitive content, it's not illegal to simply collect public data. But remember to comply with the website's robots.txt rules, don't crash their servers!

the right tool saves effort and leads better results

After using 7 or 8 proxy services, I finally locked down ipipgo because of these three things:
1. protocol-wide: Socks5/HTTP/HTTPS random cuts
2. geographically accurate: No Canadian IP for U.S.
3. responsive: Customer service must return work orders within 10 minutes

Especially theirs.1v1 Customized SolutionsLast time, there was a project to do map data update, specially assigned us with special scene IPs such as hospital/school, and this kind of flexibility can't be found in other companies at all.