How can you bypass IP blocks when web scraping?

Marta Era · 2024-12-17T10:23:32+00:00

Web scraping often triggers IP blocks when websites detect unusual traffic patterns. How can you avoid this? One method is to use proxies, which rotate your IP address with every request. Proxies can be free.. Another way is to mimic human behavior by randomizing request intervals and setting headers that resemble a real browser, such as user-agent or accept-language.For instance, here’s a Python example using proxies with requests:import requests url "https://example.com/products"proxies { "http": "http://your-proxy-server:port", "https": "https://your-proxy-server:port"}headers {"User-Agent": "Mozilla/5.0"}response requests.get(url, headersheaders, proxiesproxies)if response.status_code 200: print("Successfully fetched the page.")else: print("Blocked or failed to fetch the page.")IP blocks can also be mitigated by using headless browsers like Puppeteer or Selenium to simulate user interactions. Additionally, ensuring that requests are not sent too frequently can reduce the risk of being flagged. How do you manage IP blocks in your scraping projects?

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How can you bypass IP blocks when web scraping?

Posted by Marta Era on 12/17/2024 at 10:23 am
Web scraping often triggers IP blocks when websites detect unusual traffic patterns. How can you avoid this? One method is to use proxies, which rotate your IP address with every request. Proxies can be free.. Another way is to mimic human behavior by randomizing request intervals and setting headers that resemble a real browser, such as user-agent or accept-language.
For instance, here’s a Python example using proxies with requests:
```
import requests
url = "https://example.com/products"
proxies = {
    "http": "http://your-proxy-server:port",
    "https": "https://your-proxy-server:port"
}
headers = {"User-Agent": "Mozilla/5.0"}
response = requests.get(url, headers=headers, proxies=proxies)
if response.status_code == 200:
    print("Successfully fetched the page.")
else:
    print("Blocked or failed to fetch the page.")
```
IP blocks can also be mitigated by using headless browsers like Puppeteer or Selenium to simulate user interactions. Additionally, ensuring that requests are not sent too frequently can reduce the risk of being flagged. How do you manage IP blocks in your scraping projects?
Wulan Artabazos replied 1 month, 1 week ago 3 Members · 2 Replies
2 Replies

Andy Esmat

Member
12/27/2024 at 7:43 am

Rotating proxies is my go-to method for avoiding IP blocks. Paid services are worth it for their reliability and speed.
Wulan Artabazos

Member
01/15/2025 at 1:52 pm

Adding delays between requests helps. I use random intervals to make my traffic look more human-like.

How can you bypass IP blocks when web scraping?

Andy Esmat

Wulan Artabazos