Use cases

Web scraping proxies

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Collect data from any website at scale — without blocks,

CAPTCHAs, or IP bans. 50M+ residential IPs that look like

real users because they are.

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The problem

Scraping at scale breaks without the right IPs

Most websites actively detect and block scraping traffic. Datacenter IPs get flagged within minutes. Shared proxy pools deliver inconsistent results. Rate limits, CAPTCHAs, and geo-blocks turn a simple data job into hours of debugging.

The problem isn’t your scraper — it’s your proxy infrastructure. Anti-bot technology in 2026 uses multi-layered detection that combines IP reputation scoring, browser fingerprinting, behavioral analysis, and TLS fingerprint matching to identify automated traffic.

Datacenter proxies fail against these systems because their IP ranges are publicly cataloged. When a website sees a request from a known datacenter ASN, it can block or serve altered content immediately. Residential proxies bypass these defenses because they use IP addresses assigned by real ISPs to real households — your scraping request looks identical to a regular person browsing from home.

Common challenges residential proxies solve include IP bans and rate limiting (rotating across 50M+ IPs keeps per-IP request rates below detection thresholds), CAPTCHAs and bot challenges (residential IPs with high trust scores trigger CAPTCHAs far less frequently), geo-restricted content (country, city, and ZIP-level targeting lets you scrape localized data), JavaScript-rendered pages (headless browsers through residential proxies look authentic while JS executes), and session-based access (sticky sessions maintain a consistent IP for login flows and multi-page navigation).

Best practices: rotate IPs per request for general crawling, use sticky sessions for login-required scraping, match proxy location to target site geography, throttle request frequency with random delays to mimic human patterns, and handle errors gracefully by retrying with a different IP rather than hammering the same one.

If you're comparing workflows before you commit, explore all proxy use cases to see which setup fits best.

How TrueProxies solves it

Real residential IPs. Real results.

Bypass any detection

Residential IPv4 addresses from real ISPs pass even the strictest anti-bot systems. Your requests look identical to regular browser traffic.

Scale without limits

Unlimited plans give you unlimited bandwidth at a fixed monthly price. No per-request costs, no surprise invoices after a big crawl.

Target any location

Geo-target by country, city, ZIP code, or ASN. Get localized data exactly as a real user in that location would see it.

Recommended

Which proxy product is best for web scraping?

Best for web scraping

Residential IPv4 (Unlimited)

Starts from $3.26

No data caps means your crawl never stops mid-job waiting for more GB.

  • Unlimited bandwidth at fixed cost
  • Auto-rotation avoids detection
  • Works with Scrapy, Puppeteer, Selenium, Playwright
For testing & validation

Residential IPv4 (GB-Based)

From $1.64/GB

Validate your scraping logic on real targets before committing to an unlimited plan.

  • Same 50M+ residential IP pool
  • Pay only for data transferred
  • No minimum commitment
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For speed-first targets

Datacenter IPv6

From $77/mo

When the target accepts IPv6 and you need raw throughput over residential trust.

  • Fastest response times
  • Lowest cost per request
  • Unlimited bandwidth and threads
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Integration

Start scraping in 3 steps

  1. 1Sign up and pick a plan → 60 seconds
  2. 2Get your proxy credentials from the dashboard
  3. 3Point your scraper at connect.trueproxies.com
Python
import requests

proxies = {
    "http": "http://USER:PASS@connect.trueproxies.com:8080",
    "https": "http://USER:PASS@connect.trueproxies.com:8080"
}

response = requests.get("https://example.com/data", proxies=proxies)
print(response.status_code, response.text[:200])

Compatible with

ScrapyBeautiful SoupPuppeteerPlaywrightSeleniumCustom scripts

FAQ

Questions about Web scraping proxies

What type of proxy is best for web scraping?

Residential IPv4 proxies are the most reliable for web scraping. TrueProxies residential IPs pass anti-bot systems because they come from real ISP networks.

How do residential proxies prevent scraping blocks?

Residential IPs appear as regular home internet users to target websites. Rotating sessions assign a fresh IP per request, preventing rate-limit and fingerprint detection.

Can I use TrueProxies with Scrapy or Puppeteer?

Yes. TrueProxies works with Scrapy, Puppeteer, Playwright, Selenium, Beautiful Soup, and any tool that supports standard HTTP or SOCKS5 proxy configuration.

Should I use unlimited or GB-based proxies for scraping?

Choose unlimited if you run large or continuous crawls. Choose GB-based if you scrape in short bursts or are still estimating your bandwidth requirements.

Do TrueProxies residential IPs bypass Cloudflare?

Residential IPs from real ISPs have significantly higher success rates against Cloudflare, DataDome, and PerimeterX compared to datacenter proxies.

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