What is the TTL value for proxy IPs: IP Survival Time Optimization Settings

First, the live fish will stink even after a long time, what is the TTL value of the proxy IP in the end?

We can understand TTL (Time To Live) as the expiration date of the cell phone bill. For example, if you buy a traffic pack that is valid for 30 days, it will expire automatically. The TTL value of a proxy IP is the same thing - it determines how long the IP address can be used. For example, if you set the TTL=30 minutes, it means that the IP address will "hang up" after 30 minutes, and you need to replace it with a new one.

A mistake that many newbies tend to make isEither the TTL is set too short to change IP frequently to be banned by the site, or set too long to cause IP failure is still hard to use theThe data is not collected in a fixed 5 minutes. Last month there is an e-commerce data collection buddy, because the TTL value is set to a fixed 5 minutes, the result is that every time the collection to half of the IP on the failure, the data all messed up.

Second, don't let the IP die too early or too late, survival time how to tune?

Here is an earthly way: first take the target site to do experiments. Assuming that you want to collect the data of a certain treasure goods, you can first manually test the effective length of a single IP. Record the time from the beginning of use to be restricted, such as the average can last 20 minutes, then set the TTL at 15-18 minutes is more secure.

When using ipipgo's dynamic residential proxy, it is recommended to try theirIntelligent TTL adjustment function. Their API interface can be automatically fine-tuned according to the target site's responsiveness, which is much less of a hassle than setting it up manually. For example, call it like this:

import requests
proxy = {
    "http": "http://user:pass@gateway.ipipgo.com:9020", "ttl": "auto" Enables auto-adjustment mode.
    "ttl": "auto" Enable auto-adjustment mode
}
resp = requests.get("destination URL", proxies=proxy)

III. TTL Life Preservation Guide for Different Business Scenarios

Here's a practical comparison table for you, all empirical values we've measured:

IV. Three major soul-crushing questions about TTL

Q：Why does the IP still hang up early after setting TTL?
A: It may be that the target site has stricter wind control, it is recommended to match ipipgo'sTK line agent, their IP survival rate is 30% higher than that of the average home

Q: How to detect the actual survival time of proxy IP?
A: Use this python script to ping the target website regularly and record the response status:

import time
start = time.time()
try: requests.get("", proxies=proxy, timeout=10)
    requests.get("https://www.example.com", proxies=proxy, timeout=10)
    print(f "Survival time: {time.time()-start:.2f} seconds")
except.
    print("IP has expired")

Q: Is it necessary to set TTL for your ipipgo's static residential IP?
A: Static IP is supposed to be fixed for a long time, but it is recommended to change it actively every 12 hours to avoid being marked by the website. We have automatic replacement reminder function in the background.

Fifth, IP renewal black technology recommendations

Used seven or eight proxy services, ipipgo'sDynamic Residential AgentsSomething indeed. They have an "IP preservation" technology, which can extend the survival time of a single IP by 2-3 times through carrier-level IP pool rotation. Especially for those who do overseas data collection, with their cross-border private line package, the TTL can be stabilized at more than 1 hour.

Recently in the help of a clothing brand to do global price comparison system, with ipipgo solution, IP failure caused by the collection of interruptions reduced by 80%. the key is that they charge flexible, like dynamic residential standard version of more than 7 yuan 1G flow, than to buy a bottle of Coke cheaper.

Finally, a cold knowledge: TTL value is not the shorter the better! Frequent IP changes are instead prone to trigger wind control. It is recommended to use the free trial test first (ipipgo new users get 1G traffic) to find the most suitable for your business of the golden TTL value.