Proxy detection

Guides

Are free proxies safe? What a free list actually delivers

What studies of free proxy lists found: dead proxies, leaked IPs, injected scripts and swapped certificates, what HTTPS hides, and when free is fine.13 min read
Comparisons

Proxy vs VPN: the difference, and which job needs which

Proxy vs VPN compared on scope, encryption, speed and detection: which jobs need a VPN, which need a proxy, and when to run both together.11 min read
Guides

Ad verification proxies: checking ads market by market

How to verify ad placements, creatives and landing redirect chains per market from a consumer origin, which proxy tier fits, and how to size a setup.13 min read
Best Practices

ASN targeting vs geo targeting: what each one selects

ASN targeting vs geo targeting: one picks the network behind an IP, the other its place. When each matters, and how to verify an exit's ASN and location.9 min read
Guides

Scrape Google search results: API, parsing, pacing

How to scrape Google search results in 2026: the Custom Search JSON API and its limits, what Google's terms say, parsing, pacing and setting location.14 min read
Guides

How anti-bot systems work, and where a proxy tier fits

How anti-bot systems work, from vendor docs: IP reputation, TLS fingerprints, browser checks and behaviour feed one score, then a policy picks the challenge.11 min read
Comparisons

JA3 vs JA4 TLS fingerprinting, and what a proxy changes

JA3 vs JA4 TLS fingerprints compared field by field: why Chrome's extension shuffle broke JA3, how JA4 stays stable, and what a proxy changes.10 min read
Guides

Multiple Amazon seller accounts: what Amazon allows and how

Amazon allows extra seller accounts only for a legitimate business need. What counts, what each account needs, how teams log in, and where a static IP fits.14 min read
Comparisons

ISP vs datacenter proxies: which job each one fits

ISP vs datacenter proxies: both run on servers and hold one IP for the term. Which job each one fits, how speed compares, and how each is billed.8 min read
Best Practices

Proxy DNS leak test: check and fix it in your own client

A proxy DNS leak test you run through your own client: where curl, requests, httpx, Playwright and Node resolve names, what a leak exposes, and each fix.12 min read
Guides

How to scrape Google Maps: Places API first, then scraping

How to scrape Google Maps: how the Places API is billed now, what Google's terms allow, and a scraping method for public business data with city-level proxies.14 min read
Guides

USA datacenter proxies: which US targets accept them

USA datacenter proxies are fast US server IPs. Which US targets accept hosting networks, which filter them, how to test one exit and when another tier fits.10 min read
Guides

How to scrape Amazon: Python, the law and official APIs

Scrape public Amazon product and price data with Python: what the terms and courts say, the official API routes, polite rate limits and where proxies fit.16 min read
Guides

Germany proxies: targeting, sessions and exit checks

Germany proxies give a German exit IP. Which proxy type fits, how state and city targeting works, why DE is the code, and how to check the exit before a job.12 min read
Guides

UK residential proxies: regions, cities and sessions

UK residential proxies route through British home broadband. How UK targeting works, why GB is the country code, which session fits and how to check the exit.10 min read
Best Practices

Why proxies trigger captchas, and what reduces them

Why proxies trigger captchas: the risk score behind each challenge, the inputs your proxy tier changes, and what a legitimate client can fix first.11 min read
Guides

USA residential proxies: state, city and session guide

USA residential proxies route through US home connections. How state and city targeting works, which session type fits, and how to check the exit.9 min read
Best Practices

Proxy detected error: what it means and how to fix it

Proxy detected means a site flagged your IP or your client. What each message means, an eight-check triage, and which causes a new proxy tier actually fixes.13 min read
Guides

How do websites detect proxies? Every layer, in order

Websites detect proxies by IP and ASN, TCP stack, TLS, headers, browser leaks and behaviour: what each layer sees, and a self-test you can run.13 min read
Guides

What is a proxy server? How it works and when to use one

What is a proxy server: how a request travels through one, forward vs reverse, what it hides and what it does not, proxy vs VPN, the risks and what it costs.11 min read
Case Studies

proxymint Lab #1: DNS, headers and redirects on our gateway

Proxy leak test results from our residential and mobile gateway: where DNS resolves per scheme, which forwarding headers arrive, and what plain HTTP gets.5 min read
Guides

What are datacenter proxies? Uses, limits and pricing

Datacenter proxies use IPs owned by hosting companies. What they are used for, why strict sites block them, how to test a target, and IPv4 port pricing.11 min read
Guides

Types of proxies: datacenter, residential, ISP and mobile compared

Types of proxies sorted by what the target sees: datacenter, residential, ISP and mobile, then by protocol, anonymity, rotation, access and billing.12 min read
Guides

What is a residential proxy? How it works and when you need one

A residential proxy sends traffic out through a home ISP connection. How it works, where the IPs come from, whether it is legal, and what it costs per GB.11 min read