Guides, Tutorials & Insights

James Meadow · July 4, 2026

Monitoring AI Search and Google AI Overviews with Proxies

AI Overviews and answer engines vary by location. How residential proxies let you monitor your AI search visibility accurately, per market.

Matt Brown · July 3, 2026

Knowledge 7 min read

Residential Proxies for Competitor Ad Intelligence

Competitor ads are geo-targeted and personalized, so you only see them as a real local user. How residential proxies power accurate competitor ad intelligence.

Matt Brown · June 30, 2026

Residential Proxies for B2B Lead Generation and Data Enrichment

B2B lead generation and data enrichment are data-collection problems. How residential proxies enable complete, accurate, compliant collection of public business data.

James Meadow · June 26, 2026

Is Web Scraping Legal? A Practical 2026 Overview

Is web scraping legal? Usually yes for public data, but it depends on what, how, and where. A plain-English overview of the law, key cases, and best practices.

James Meadow · June 24, 2026

What Is IP Reputation and Why Does It Matter for Residential Proxies?

IP reputation is the trust score sites assign every IP. What feeds it, who scores it, and how to evaluate a residential proxy pool's reputation before you buy.

Chris Collins · June 21, 2026

How to Use Residential Proxies with Python (requests, httpx, Scrapy)

A hands-on guide to residential proxies in Python: auth, rotating vs sticky IPs, geo-targeting, retries, with examples for requests, httpx, and Scrapy.

Chris Collins · June 20, 2026

Why Your MCP Server Needs a Proxy Layer

MCP servers that fetch live web data get blocked like any scraper. Why it happens, and how to route their requests through residential proxies.

Matt Brown · June 19, 2026

HTTP vs SOCKS5 Proxies: Which Should You Use and When

HTTP and SOCKS5 proxies solve different problems. A practical guide to how each works, where each wins, and how to pick the right one for your workload.