ip resource pools: methods for building and managing proxy IP pools

Why do we have to have a proxy IP pool?

The brothers who engage in data collection certainly understand that a single proxy IP with the use of the use of the waste. It's just like when you use the same key to open all the doors in the neighborhood, sooner or later the security guards will catch you.Keep dozens or hundreds of IPs on hand to rotate through.that makes the target site think it's a normal user visit.

To cite a real case: last year there is a cross-border e-commerce friends, with a single IP to catch the price of competitors, three days on the seal. Later changed to use IP pool program, automatic switching 20 + IP every day, even run three months did not turn over. The most critical thing here is to have a reliable IP resource pool.

Three Wild Ways to Get IP

There are all kinds of ways to get proxy IPs on the market now, but not many of them are reliable:

My personal experience is that, while the self-build thing looks good, the actual operation and maintenance costs can make you bald. I've tried using cloud servers to build proxies before, and just to deal with the problem of IP blocking, I had to hire an extra O&M, so it's better to just buy off-the-shelf.

Hands-on IP Pooling

Assuming we use the ipipgo API to get it going, the process looks like this:

import requests

def get_proxy().
    try: res = requests.get('').
        res = requests.get('https://api.ipipgo.com/dynamic?key=你的密钥')
        proxy = f"{res.json()['ip']}:{res.json()['port']}"
        return {'http': f'socks5://{proxy}', 'https': f'socks5://{proxy}'}
    except Exception as e.
        print(f'Crawl failed: {str(e)}')
        return None

 Test connection
proxies = get_proxy()
if proxies.
    print(requests.get('http://example.com', proxies=proxies).status_code)

This code template is tested to work, remember to change the key to your own. Key NoteException handlingThat paragraph, sometimes there is a delay in API return, it is more secure to add a retry mechanism.

The tawdry operation of pool maintenance

Don't think you can just stuff IPs into a pool and be done with it, you have to get aphase-out mechanism::

1. Every morning automatically ping all IP, response over 3 seconds directly kicked out of the
2. Immediate flagging of the return status code 403
3. Weekly replenishment of 10% with new IPs (don't worry, ipipgo's dynamic packages can automatically replenish them).
4. different business with different pools, such as crawlers and account registration do not mix the use of

I've seen people take Excel and manually keep track of IP status before, only to have the table get corrupted one day, and the whole pool is in total disarray. Now write an automation script in Python and you can do all day maintenance in half an hour.

QA First Aid Kit

Q: What should I do if my IP is always blocked?
A: three strokes to solve: ① check whether the request frequency is too high ② change the static residential IP (recommended ipipgo 35 yuan package) ③ add random request header

Q: Overseas IP latency is too high?
A: With ipipgo's cross-border line, the measured delay of Hong Kong nodes can be pressed to about 80ms. Don't be greedy to buy a small factory, the speed pits you.

Q: Need to manage multiple projects at the same time?
A: Create sub-accounts in the background to assign separate IP pools to different teams. ipipgo's Enterprise Edition supports this feature and also allows you to set up traffic alerts.

The Doorway to Choosing a Package

Many newcomers look at the price of the brainless selection of the cheapest, the results of the use of crazy stepping on the pit. According to the type of business to choose the right way:

- Dynamic residential (standard): suitable for short-term data crawling at an affordable price
- Dynamic Residential (Business): With API priority scheduling, suitable for 7×24 hour operations
- Static homes: A must-have for number maintenance and long-term login, IP can be fixed for 30 days!

There is a TikTok operation of the customer, began to use the standard version found that the live old drop line, after switching to the TK dedicated line of the field average viewing went up by 3 times. SoDon't save the difference.Business stability is what really saves you money.

Guide to preventing pitfalls

A few final bloody lessons:
1. Don't believe in unlimited traffic packages, you'll know how horrible the bill is when you've used it all up!
2. Use pay-as-you-go for testing, then switch to monthly subscription once stabilized
3. Have alternate vendors for critical operations (although ipipgo has good stability, it is safer to have more than one plan)
4. Confirmation of support before signing the contractBusiness Scenario Reporting(Some vendors will block accounts in secret)

Remember, good IP pools don't happen overnight, you have to adjust them as you go. Now click on the official website to register can also receive a 3-day trial, hands-on than to see what tutorials are useful.