
Getting free private proxies? Read these potholes first
Recently a lot of crawler partners asked me a private letter, said always see someone sharing free private agent resources, with these really reliable? Today we will break open the crumbs to talk about the doorway here. First of all, let's be honest:Free agents are like the roadside stalls of fried skewers, smells good but no one cares if you eat a bad stomach!The
Free Agent Access to the Wild Rewards
There are just a few common sources of free proxies on the market:
An example of a Python crawl
import requests
from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
def scrape_free_proxies():
url = 'A website with a list of undescribable proxies'
resp = requests.get(url)
soup = BeautifulSoup(resp.text, 'html.parser')
The parsing logic is omitted here...
return [f"{ip}:{port}" for ip, port in proxies]
But doing so has three fatal flaws:
1. Shorter than a flash in the pan.
2. Running as fast as a tortoise
3. Maybe even with private goods (malicious code)
The Hidden Risks No One Tells You About
Last year, an e-commerce friend, using a free proxy to climb the competitor's data, the result is that all customer information was intercepted. Later found out that the proxy server in Southeast Asia, a black production nest, crying no place to cry.
| Type of risk | probability of occurrence | Degree of harm |
|---|---|---|
| data leak | 85% | ★★★★★ |
| account banning | 60% | ★★★★★ |
| legal dispute | 30% | ★★★★ |
Why do pros use paid services?
Take our own ipipgo (not a hard sell ah), dynamic residential agent more than 7 yuan 1 G, cheaper than you go to the Internet cafe to open a machine. The key is to have these guarantees:
√ Carrier-grade IP pools
√ 7×24 hour operation and maintenance watch.
√ No waste of money by paying for quantity
√ Dedicated customer service at any time call
QA time: what you might want to ask
Q: Is it true that free proxies don't work?
A: Emergency can be, long-term use is like eating instant noodles every day - sooner or later the problem
Q: Which ipipgo package is the best deal?
A: Individual users choose Dynamic Residential Standard Edition ($7.67/GB), enterprise-level needs directly on the Enterprise Edition ($9.47/GB), the need for a fixed IP choose Static Residential ($35/each)
Q: How do I judge the quality of the agent?
A: Remember three numbers: response 95%, anonymity level should be high
Say something from the heart.
I've seen too many people suffer big losses for being cheap, especially those who do cross-border e-commerce and social media operation. Previously, a customer used a free agent to register an account, the result is that just after filling the membership number is gone. Later changed to ipipgo's TK line, and now the matrix number is doing well.
A final reminder:Free stuff is the most expensiveThis is especially true in the agency world. If you really want to use it for a long time, it is advisable to use the whole reliable paid service, and the time and effort saved will earn back the capital long ago.

