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Guides, tutorials and news about proxies, anonymity and web scraping.

Guide

What Is DNS and How DNS Leaks Break Proxy Anonymity

An in-depth look at the Domain Name System, its role in internet communication, and how misconfigured proxies can leak DNS queries, exposing your real IP address even when using a proxy.

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Roman Bulatov ·
5 min
Guide

What Is HTTP and How the Hypertext Transfer Protocol Works

A thorough guide to HTTP covering the request-response cycle, message structure, methods, status codes, cookies, protocol versions, and HTTPS. Understand how HTTP powers web scraping and how proxies interact with it.

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Roman Bulatov ·
5 min
Guide

What Is an API? Its Role in Web Scraping Explained

Learn what an API is, common architectures like REST and GraphQL, authentication methods, rate limits, and how API-based data extraction compares to traditional HTML scraping in terms of reliability, structure, legality, and cost.

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Roman Bulatov ·
6 min
Comparison

VPN vs Proxy: A Complete Expert Comparison

Understand the architectural differences, encryption, routing, performance, and trust considerations between VPNs and proxies to choose the right tool for your specific use case.

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Roman Bulatov ·
5 min
Guide

Proxies for SEO: Rank Tracking, Research and Ad Verification

An in-depth guide to using proxies for SEO tasks including localised rank tracking, large-scale competitor research, and ad verification. Learn which proxy types work best and how to configure them ethically.

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Roman Bulatov ·
5 min
Tutorial

How to Use Proxies for Web Scraping: A Beginner's Guide

Learn why websites block scrapers, how proxies prevent IP bans, the differences between residential and datacenter proxies, rotating vs sticky, and essential practices like setting headers and respecting robots.txt.

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Roman Bulatov ·
5 min