How to scrape free proxy lists and find working proxies
Get a dynamic list of usable proxies. Proxy Scraper will automatically test and output working public proxies from 17 free proxy websites and APIs.
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Find out everything you need to learn about proxies, and how Apify Proxy can help with your web scraping projects.
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4 ways to authenticate a proxy in Puppeteer with Headless Chrome in 2022
Quick guide to 4 different fast and effective (and very simple) ways to help you authenticate your proxy in Puppeteer with Headless Chrome.
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What are the different types of proxies?
What’s the difference between a residential and datacenter proxy, or a forward and reverse proxy? Learn all about the various types of proxies and how you can differentiate them based on location of IP address, direction of traffic flow, service, and level of anonymity.
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How anti-scraping protections work and how they get bypassed
Websites have protections to stop malicious bots. But not all bots are created equal. Find out about the methods used to avoid being blocked while scraping the web legally and ethically.
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How do proxies affect digital freedom?
Proxies and VPNs can affect internet transparency in many ways. They can unlock geo-restricted content, prevent discrimination, and grant digital freedom under oppressive regimes. Learn more about online openness and censorship.
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What is a proxy server?
Find out everything you need to learn about proxies, what they are, how they work, how to get one, and how Apify Proxy can help, with this quick guide to proxy servers.
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Tunneling arbitrary protocols over HTTP proxy with static IP address in Node.js
How to connect from a Node.js application running on a server with a random IP address to an external service protected by a firewall.
Learn how to connect from a Node.js application running on a server with a random IP address to an external service protected by a firewall that only allows access
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Bypassing web scraping protection: get the most out of your proxies with shared IP address emulation
Learn about modern web scraping protection techniques and how to bypass them. Scrape up to three times more pages by combining IP address…
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Launching Apify Proxy
The new HTTP proxy endpoint provides access to Apify's large pool of proxies, with intelligent IP address rotation and health checks.
The new HTTP proxy endpoint provides access to Apify's large pool of proxies, with intelligent IP address rotation, health checks and persistent sessions.
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How to make headless Chrome and Puppeteer use a proxy server with authentication
We released an open-source package called proxy-chain on NPM to enable running headless Chrome and Puppeteer over proxy with…
We have released a new open-source package called proxy-chain on NPM to enable running headless Chrome and Puppeteer over a proxy server that requires authentication.
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