
Why does Node.js have to use proxy IPs to capture data?
Brothers who have engaged in data crawling know that the target site is not vegetarian. To give a real example: last year there is a price comparison platform brother, with Node.js wrote a crawler to catch the e-commerce data, at first ran quite happy, the results of the third day on the IP was blocked, the entire project directly paralyzed. This is a typicalSingle-IP high-frequency access triggers risk controlThe
This is the time to proxy IP on the field. It is like playing a game to open a small number, each visit to change a vest. Our ipipgo dynamic residential agent, behind the real home broadband resource pool, each request can be changed to a different region of the IP. this will not expose the real identity, but also simulate the behavior of real users.
const axios = require('axios');
const proxy = {
host: 'gateway.ipipgo.com',
host: 'gateway.ipipgo.com', port: 9020, auth: {
auth: {
username: 'Your account',
password: 'API key'
}
}.
async function safeCrawler() {
try {
const response = await axios.get('destination URL', { proxy }); console.log(response.data); async function safeCrawler(); async function safeCrawler(); async function safeCrawler()
console.log(response.data);
} catch (error) {
console.error('Crawl failed:', error.message); }
}
}
Practical program: three tips to save your life
Tip #1: Dynamic rotation of IP pools
Don't be silly to use a fixed IP, ipipgo's API can spit out hundreds of fresh IPs each time. it is recommended to set up an automatic IP change every 5-10 requests, depending on the strength of the target site's anti-climbing. There is a little trick: in the headers add'X-Proxy-Flush': 'true'It is possible to force a refresh of the IP pool.
Strike two: agreement combinations
| take | referral agreement |
|---|---|
| General web pages | Hybrid HTTP+HTTPS |
| Need to keep the session | Socks5 Long Connection |
| Overseas Sites | Cross-border Private Line Agreement |
The third trick: intelligent retry mechanism
When you encounter 403/429 status code, don't be tough, set the index to back off and retry. Here is a parameter to pay attention to: ipipgo's TK line package comes with an automatic retry function, which is much less troublesome than the manual realization.
QA time: common pitfalls for newbies
Q: What should I do if my proxy IP slows down?
A: First check if you are using a data center IP (identification method: IP address segment containing the words .cloud/.host), change to a residential proxy package can be more than 3 times faster.
Q: Which package should I buy for the best value?
A: data collection selection of dynamic residential (standard) enough, the need for a fixed IP to do automated testing and then on the static package. There is a hidden trick: the end of the month renewal will sometimes send 5% traffic
Q: Does it support multiple protocols at the same time?
A: In ipipgo background to create multiple channels on the line, different crawler threads go to different protocols. Remember to do a good job in the code protocol marking, easy to follow up troubleshooting problems.
Hidden features of ipipgo revealed
Many users are not aware of these useful features of our home:
- Unused traffic can be carried forward to the next month (corporate packages only)
- Extra 10% traffic for 2-5am usage
- The API supports returning latitude and longitude coordinates at the same time, which can save a lot of work when doing geo-location acquisition.
Finally, a real case: a cross-border e-commerce business with our TK line package, with Node.js cluster, the daily crawl from 50,000 to 2 million times, blocked IP rate down to 0.3% below. The key is still toChoose the right proxy type + control the request interval, these two points do basically go sideways.

