Guides, Tutorials & Insights
Learn about residential proxies, web scraping, data collection strategies, and industry best practices from the Shifter team.
ISP Proxies vs Datacenter Proxies for Large-Scale Scraping
ISP vs datacenter proxies for scraping at scale: how they differ on ban rate, speed, cost, and stability, and a clear rule for which one your workload needs.
James Meadow · June 22, 2026 How to Avoid Getting Blocked When Scraping
Learn how to avoid getting blocked when scraping with residential proxies using better session control, pacing, fingerprinting, and targeting.
Chris Collins · June 4, 2026 Why Do Scrapers Get Blocked So Often?
Why do scrapers get blocked so often? Learn the real triggers behind bans, rate limits, CAPTCHAs, and defenses that stop large-scale data collection.
Chris Collins · May 30, 2026 How Does a Web Scraping API Work?
How does a web scraping API work? Learn how requests, proxy rotation, rendering, parsing, and anti-bot handling power reliable data collection.
Chris Collins · May 22, 2026 Best ISP Proxies for Scraping in 2026
Find the best ISP proxies for scraping with practical criteria on speed, uptime, sticky sessions, geo-targeting, and cost at scale.
Chris Collins · May 21, 2026 AI Agents on the Web: The New Traffic Shape
Browser-using AI agents are a different kind of visitor: bursty, multi-step, latency-sensitive, geographically specific. The infrastructure question.
Chris Collins · May 14, 2026 How Anti-Bot Defense Evolved Past CAPTCHAs
A decade of cat-and-mouse between scrapers and defenders, and where the line has settled. What's changed, what hasn't, and what data teams should do about it.
Chris Collins · April 20, 2026 What Is Web Scraping and Why It Matters
Are you looking to obtain the right business data via web scraping jobs? Find out how web scraping can support your company’s interests. Check it out!
Chris Collins · December 20, 2022 Web Scraping Proxies: Which Type Is Best for Each Job?
Compare residential, ISP, mobile and datacenter proxies for web scraping, including costs, rotation, anti-bot handling and best-fit use cases.
Matt Brown · December 13, 2022