Proxy Integration Guide
Best Proxies for Scrapy – Python Web Scraping
Integrate residential proxies with Scrapy for reliable, large-scale web scraping. Automatic rotation, middleware support, and high success rates.
Scrapy
Web Scraping Framework
Best Proxy Type for Scrapy
Rotating Residential Proxies
Scrapy's concurrent request model benefits from a large pool of rotating residential IPs that auto-rotate every 5 minutes, maximizing success rates on protected sites.
Alternative Options
Datacenter Proxies
For scraping permissive sites at maximum speed
ISP Proxies
For crawlers requiring session persistence
How to Set Up Proxies in Scrapy
Install Scrapy
Set up your Scrapy project.
pip install scrapy
scrapy startproject myprojectCreate Proxy Middleware
Add a middleware to handle proxy rotation.
# middlewares.py
class ProxyMiddleware:
def process_request(self, request, spider):
request.meta['proxy'] = 'http://user-country-us:[email protected]:8080'Enable Middleware
Add middleware to settings.py.
# settings.py
DOWNLOADER_MIDDLEWARES = {
'myproject.middlewares.ProxyMiddleware': 350,
}Configure Rotation
Implement rotation logic in middleware or use session IDs for control.
Scrapy Use Cases with Proxies
Large-Scale Scraping
Collect millions of data points with proxy protection.
E-commerce Monitoring
Track prices across thousands of product pages.
News Aggregation
Crawl news sites without getting blocked.
Search Engine Scraping
Collect SERP data with residential IP legitimacy.
Why Use Fusion Proxy with Scrapy
Middleware Support
Clean integration through Scrapy's middleware system.
Auto-Retry
Failed requests automatically retry with fresh IPs.
Scalable
Handle high concurrency with rotating proxy pool.
Geo-Targeting
Target specific countries in proxy credentials.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does IP rotation work?
Use rotating proxy mode – your IP auto-rotates every 5 minutes from our pool. For longer holds, switch to sticky sessions (1–120 min).
Can I use with scrapy-rotating-proxies?
Yes, but our built-in rotation is often simpler. Just use our rotating endpoint and IPs rotate automatically.
How to handle banned IPs?
Our rotation handles this automatically. Failed requests retry with a new IP. Implement Scrapy retry middleware for additional control.
What concurrency can I use?
Our pool supports high concurrency. Start with CONCURRENT_REQUESTS = 16 and increase based on target site tolerance.
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