
Why do I have to use a proxy IP for promotional monitoring?
Anyone who does e-commerce knows that during big promotionsPrice wars are all about hand speedThe first thing you need to do is to get your hands dirty. Last year's double 11 there is a real case: a merchant with ordinary IP to monitor the inventory of competitors, the results triggered the anti-climbing mechanism, the account was blocked resulting in a missed replenishment time. At this time, if you use dynamic residential IP rotation request, monitoring the success rate can be improved 80% or more.
The average user may not realize that many platformsPromotional inventory is released in batches by regionThe. For example, a user in East China sees 100 pieces left, while North China may show sold out. Simulate real user access with local carrier IP to get the most accurate inventory data.
Second, hand to teach you to build monitoring system
Here's a basic version of the monitoring script in Python, focusing on the proxy configuration section:
import requests
from ipipgo_proxy import get_proxy Assume this is the SDK provided by ipipgo_proxy.
def check_promotion(url): proxy = get_proxy(type='dynamic')
proxy = get_proxy(type='dynamic') Automatically get dynamic IPs.
try: response = requests.get(url)
response = requests.get(url, proxies={
'http': f'socks5://{proxy.ip}:{proxy.port}',
'timeout': 10
})
Parse the page for promotional information...
return parse_data(response.text)
except Exception as e: rotate_proxy()
rotate_proxy() trigger IP replacement
Three pit-avoidance points:
1. Don't use data center IPs (easily identified as server room traffic)
2. Request intervals to be randomized (3-8 second float recommended)
3. Remember to set up User-Agent rotation pools
Third, choose the right type of agent to save half the money
This is where many newbies tend to pay their dues, with different scenarios to match different packages:
| Monitoring Requirements | Recommended Packages | Why is that appropriate? |
|---|---|---|
| Grab a limited number of seconds. | Dynamic Residential (Business) | High anonymity + millisecond switching |
| Long-term price tracking | Static homes | Fixed IP maintains session state |
| Multi-Platform Price Comparison | Dynamic (standard) | Cost-controlled, multi-threaded support |
To give a chestnut: do cross-border e-commerce customers with TK line agent, monitoring overseas platforms when the delay from 800ms down to 120ms, crawling efficiency directly doubled.
IV. QA time: you're going to want to ask about this!
Q: Is it illegal to use a proxy IP?
A: As long as you don't engage in false orders or data theft, it's perfectly legal to simply compare and monitor prices. ipipgo gets all of its IPs from regular carriers, unlike some of the pheasant service providers that sell resources.
Q: How do I choose between dynamic and static?
A: Remember the mnemonic--Dynamic data capture, static login protectionThe following is an example of a static approach to data collection. Choose static if you need to stay logged in, dynamic is more cost effective for simply collecting data.
Q: What should I do if I encounter a CAPTCHA?
A: ipipgo's exclusive static package comes with low CAPTCHA characteristics, the actual test of a certain East platform for 200 consecutive requests only 1 CAPTCHA. If the budget is limited, you can use it with the coding platform.
Fifth, these details allow you to take the road less traveled
1. Don't write dead proxy account passwords in the code, use environment variables instead (anti-leakage)
2. When monitoring overseas platforms, remember to select the export IP of the corresponding country (ipipgo supports 200+ countries).
3. Stress tests before important promotions to simulate real user traffic (click → add purchase → order the whole process)
One last piece of cold knowledge: some platforms will detect mouse tracks and pure interface requests will be blocked. This is the time to use browser automation tools (like Selenium) with residential proxies, camouflaged more like a real person operation. With ipipgo's client-side one-click configuration feature, it's a lot less work than tossing the proxy pool yourself.

