Web Scraping with Mobile Proxies
Modern anti-bot systems block datacenter IPs within seconds. Polish 4G mobile proxies bypass rate limits, Cloudflare, and behavioral detection — letting you collect data at scale without ever getting permanently blocked.
Why Web Scraping Requires Mobile Proxies
Every serious scraping target deploys anti-bot infrastructure. The moment a scraper makes more than 50-100 requests from a single IP, rate limiting, CAPTCHA challenges, or permanent IP bans follow — within minutes on Google, Amazon, LinkedIn, and any major e-commerce site.
Bypass Rate Limits
Rotate through carrier IPs. Each new IP gets a fresh request quota — enabling 10,000+ page fetches per hour across a proxy pool.
Avoid Permanent Bans
Mobile IPs are never permanently blacklisted — carriers recycle them back to real users. Your IP history resets cleanly with every rotation.
Get Real Data
Websites serve different content to suspicious IPs — fake prices, empty results, redirect pages. Mobile IPs receive identical responses to real users.
Python Web Scraping Setup
Recommended Python stack
Built-in middleware for proxy rotation, retry logic, and concurrency management. Best choice for scraping 100,000+ pages.
Simple static page parsing. Pass proxy credentials directly to requests.get(proxies={...}).
Microsoft browser automation with stealth capabilities. Pair with playwright-extra stealth plugin for Cloudflare bypass.
Full browser automation with SOCKS5 support via ChromeOptions. Handles SPAs and dynamic content.
Chrome DevTools Protocol control. Excellent for sites requiring JavaScript rendering and session management.
Scrapy proxy rotation config
# settings.py
ROTATING_PROXY_LIST = [
"http://user:pass@host1:port",
"http://user:pass@host2:port",
]
DOWNLOADER_MIDDLEWARES = {
'rotating_proxies.middlewares.RotatingProxyMiddleware': 610,
'rotating_proxies.middlewares.BanDetectionMiddleware': 620,
}
ROTATING_PROXY_PAGE_RETRY_TIMES = 5Requests proxy configuration
import requests
proxies = {
"http": "http://user:[email protected]:port",
"https": "http://user:[email protected]:port",
}
response = requests.get(
"https://target-site.com/page",
proxies=proxies,
timeout=10
)
print(response.text)Anti-Bot Bypass Strategies
| Detection vector | Solution |
|---|---|
| IP reputation | Use mobile carrier IPs (Orange 4G) -- highest trust tier, never on ASN blocklists |
| Request rate | Add random delays (1.5-4.5s), vary concurrency across sessions |
| User-Agent | Rotate real Chrome/Safari mobile User-Agents matching the proxy OS |
| Browser fingerprint | Use Playwright stealth plugin or undetected-chromedriver |
| Cookie tracking | Maintain sessions per IP, clear cookies on IP rotation |
| TLS fingerprint | Use tls-client Python library to match real browser TLS handshakes |
| Header consistency | Send full header set: Accept, Accept-Language, Referer, Sec-Fetch-* |
| JavaScript execution | Use Playwright or Puppeteer for JS-rendered content |
Frequently Asked Questions
Why do I need proxies for web scraping?
Websites limit requests per IP to prevent automated data collection — typically 10-100 requests/hour before triggering blocks or CAPTCHAs. Rotating mobile proxies distribute requests across clean carrier IPs, allowing you to scrape thousands of pages per hour. Without proxies, your server IP gets permanently blacklisted within minutes on any serious target.
What is the best proxy type for scraping Google?
Mobile proxies are the most reliable for Google scraping. Google's anti-bot system (reCAPTCHA, rate limiting) is calibrated to tolerate traffic from mobile carrier IPs because billions of Android users access Google from the same networks. Datacenter IPs are blocked almost immediately; residential IPs work but get flagged faster than mobile IPs.
How do I rotate proxies in Python with Scrapy?
Use the scrapy-rotating-proxies middleware. Configure your proxy list from the Proxy Poland dashboard, then pass credentials as http://user:pass@host:port. Set ROTATING_PROXY_LIST in settings.py or implement a custom downloader middleware with retry logic for failed requests.
Can mobile proxies bypass Cloudflare?
Mobile proxies significantly improve Cloudflare bypass rates compared to datacenter IPs. Cloudflare's Bot Score relies heavily on IP reputation — mobile carrier IPs score 0-5 (lowest risk), while datacenter IPs score 90-100 (flagged). Combined with a proper browser fingerprint via Playwright stealth plugin, mobile proxies bypass most Cloudflare protections.
How many requests per hour can I send through one mobile proxy?
With IP rotation, effectively unlimited. Without rotation (persistent IP), respect target site rate limits — typically 60-300 requests/hour before triggering blocks. For aggressive scraping, rotate IP every 20-50 requests. One Proxy Poland modem supports thousands of daily page fetches when combined with intelligent rotation.
Do I need mobile proxies for Amazon scraping?
Mobile proxies outperform residential for Amazon. Amazon's product pages, pricing, and Buy Box data are heavily protected and return different responses by IP type. Mobile IPs receive the same pages as real shoppers — including real-time pricing, availability, and promotions that datacenter IPs never see.