Guides · 17 so far
Proxies in practice, one job per guide.
How to wire ProxShift into the tools you use, how to run sessions and rotation without surprises, how to test, budget and troubleshoot, and how to choose and pay for a provider. Every guide has copy-ready code, a reading time and a dated last update.
Results
Method: 4 guides.
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Rotating vs sticky sessions: how to choose, per request
When a proxy request should get a new IP and when it should keep one: a decision table for scraping, search, carts, logins and accounts, with the exact username.
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How to test a proxy: exit IP, location, leaks, headers, speed and success rate
A ten-minute proxy test: confirm the exit and its location, check headers and DNS or WebRTC leaks, measure latency and throughput, sample success on your target.
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Troubleshooting proxy errors: 407, 400, 402, 403, 429, 502 and timeouts
Tell gateway errors from destination errors, map 407, 400, 402, 403, 429, 502 and timeouts to their fix, and decide when to retry, rotate, slow down or switch network.
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How to estimate a proxy budget: pages × size × rate, with worked examples
Turn a workload into a monthly proxy budget: page sizes by type, the per-GB formula, per-IP maths for ISP and datacenter, worked examples, five traffic-saving habits.
Ready when you are
Every guide ends in a request you can send.
Create an account, top up $20 and paste the endpoint from the guide into your tool. Traffic you buy never expires.