Proxy glossary

Every proxy and scraping term, explained without the jargon.

Anti-Bot Detection

Systems (like Cloudflare, DataDome, PerimeterX) that analyze traffic to block automated requests using fingerprints, behavior and IP reputation.

A single gateway endpoint that routes each request through a rotating pool of back-end IPs, so you never manage individual proxies.

The volume of data transferred through a proxy, usually billed per GB on rotating residential and datacenter plans.

Carrier-grade NAT shares one public IP among many mobile users, which is why mobile proxies carry very high trust and are hard to block.

The number of simultaneous connections you can run. SpyderProxy allows unlimited concurrent sessions on every product.

An IP hosted in a data center. Fast and cheap, best for unprotected targets, public APIs and high-volume collection.

Selecting the country, state, city or carrier your proxy exits from, so requests appear to originate from that location.

A proxy that speaks the HTTP protocol, the most common type for web scraping and browsing.

Automatically changing the exit IP, either per request or on a timer, to distribute traffic and avoid rate limits.

A static residential IP assigned by an ISP but hosted in a data center, combining home-IP trust with datacenter speed.

The round-trip time for a request. SpyderProxy targets sub-500ms on residential and sub-0.3s network-wide.

An IP from a real 4G/5G device on a carrier network, the most trusted proxy type thanks to CGNAT.

The full set of IPs available on a product. SpyderProxy operates 130M+ IPs across 195+ countries.

An IP assigned by an ISP to a real home connection, nearly undetectable by anti-bot systems.

A proxy that changes IP automatically, ideal for large-scale scraping and distributed requests.

A lower-level proxy protocol that handles any traffic type, including P2P, game clients and custom apps.

Holding one IP for a set duration (up to 8h on Premium Residential, 24h on Budget) so a multi-step flow keeps the same address.

An IP that never rotates for the life of your plan, used for account management and whitelisting.

The percentage of time the network is available. SpyderProxy runs a 99.99% uptime SLA with multi-provider failover.

Automated collection of public web data, the most common reason businesses use proxies.

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