api proxy service: API proxy service access and configuration tutorials

Hands-on with API Proxy Services

Recently, many friends asked me how to get the API proxy service, especially for data collection friends often encounter IP blocked. Today we do not talk about false, directly on the dry goods, with ipipgo service as an example, to teach you to configure the API proxy from scratch.

Figuring out what the hell an API proxy is

Simply put, there is a middleman to help you and the web server to pass the message, each time to pass the message will change a vest (IP address). Like ipipgo service providers, the hands of more than 200 countries in the hands of the operator resources, as if there is a large IP warehouse with access.

To give a chestnut: you want to catch the price of an e-commerce site, directly with their own IP brush, minutes to be pulled black. With a proxy IP, each request for a different region of the IP, the site will think it is a number of normal users are visiting.

Choosing a package is like ordering milk tea

There are three main categories of ipipgo packages, and we have to choose them according to our business needs:

Beginners are advised to start withDynamic residential (standard)Start testing the waters and upgrade when you're comfortable with it. Their TK line is especially suitable for those doing cross-border e-commerce, so I won't expand on it here.

Five steps to access without asking for help

1. After registering for an account, find the consoleAPI Extractionfunctionality
2. Choose the proxy type (HTTP/HTTPS/Socks5 depending on the needs)
3. Copy the generated API link, which looks like this:

https://api.ipipgo.com/get?key=你的密钥&count=5

4. Add a request header to the code (Python example):

import requests
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('destination URL', proxies=proxies)

5. run a test script, see the different IP in the switching is done!

Guide to avoiding the pit

I've encountered a number of my buddies who have stepped into these pits:
- Sudden IP failure: It is recommended to get a new IP before each request.
- Connection timeout: check if the site is using HTTPS but has an HTTP proxy!
- Slow: switch to theircross-border rail lineTry the package.

Frequently Asked Questions QA

Q: Can an API be used with multiple IPs at the same time?
A: It must be possible! Change the count parameter in the API link to take up to 20 IPs at a time in turn!

Q: Why are static IPs so expensive?
A: It's like renting a room, dynamic IP is sharing a room and changing roommates at any time, static IP is renting a whole room and enjoying it exclusively. Suitable for long-term stable login scenarios

Q: What happens to the blocked IP?
A: In the console there is aIP blacklistingfunction, add the banned IP and it won't be assigned again

Let's get real.

After using ipipgo for a little over half a year, the best thing about their1v1 Customized SolutionsI'm very happy to hear that. Once we needed hospital IPs from specific countries for our project, the customer service directly opened a green channel for us. However, newbies should be warned, don't buy a big package right away, try it out first before deciding.

The last nagging sentence: proxy IP is not a panacea, with a reasonable request frequency and User-Agent camouflage. Encounter technical problems directly to their technical support, reply speed than a treasure customer service much faster.