
Hands-on teaching you to play the API agent platform docking
The old iron engaged in data collection understand that no reliable proxy IP is like driving without a steering wheel. Today we take ipipgo platform as an example to teach you how to use the API to dock the proxy service. Don't worry about not being able to read the code, I promise to use the most coarse words to make it clear.
Why do you have to interface with an API?
For example, if you want to compare prices on 10 e-commerce platforms, you will be tired of changing IPs manually. With API docking is like hiring a robot housekeeper, automatically give you a new IP, but also can always check the remaining traffic. Especially for crawler brothers, API docking can save at least 60% tossing time.
import requests
Sample code (Python version)
def get_proxy():
api_url = "https://api.ipipgo.com/get?format=json"
resp = requests.get(api_url).json()
return f"{resp['proxy']}:{resp['port']}"
Docking three steps steady as a dog
Step one:First go to ipipgo official website to register an account, they are now dynamic residential packages more than 7 yuan 1G flow, cheaper than buying milk tea. When choosing a package, pay attention to the type of business, do crawlers with dynamic residential on the line.
Step two:Find the API documentation in the console and focus on these parameters:
- Extraction format (json/text)
- Survival time (3-5 minutes recommended)
- Protocol type (http/https/socks5)
Step Three:Slip this code below into your crawler program and remember to replace the key with your own:
proxies = {
"http": "http://用户名:密码@gateway.ipipgo.com:端口",
"https": "http://用户名:密码@gateway.ipipgo.com:端口"
}
response = requests.get("target site", proxies=proxies)
A Guide to Avoiding the Pit (Lessons Learned Through Tears)
| pothole | cure |
|---|---|
| Sudden IP failure | Set up an automatic retry mechanism with an interval of not less than 30 seconds. |
| Website Anti-Crawl Upgrade | Switch static residential packages for 35 bucks a fixed IP |
| Traffic is running too fast. | Add &num=10 to API parameters to limit the number of extractions |
Old Driver QA Time
Q: What should I do if the API call always fails?
A: First check the whitelist settings and add the server IP to the ipipgo backend. If it doesn't work, change the protocol from http to socks5 and try it.
Q: Agent speed like a turtle?
A: 80% of the time, you've chosen a cross-country route. Add &country=CN after the API link to specify to use domestic nodes, the speed can be three times faster.
Q: How do I know if the proxy is in effect?
A: Visit https://ip.ipipgo.com/checkip, it is successful if you can display the proxy IP.
The Doorway to Choosing a Package
There are three types of ipipgo packages, to put it directly into human terms:
- Dynamic Residential (Standard):Ideal for beginners, $7.67/G is enough for a month!
- Dynamic Residential (Business):With an exclusive channel, those who do cross-border e-commerce have to choose this one.
- Static homes:Fixed IP is the most stable, a must for account registration
Lastly, I'd like to talk about a tawdry operation: making the proxy pool a cache pool that is refreshed regularly, just like a water reservoir. This not only saves the number of API calls, but also ensures that there are IPs available at all times. Specific code implementation can find ipipgo technical customer service to sample, they support 1v1 customization program.

