The HProxy Blog

HTTP vs HTTPS proxy explained: an HTTPS proxy is not a proxy for HTTPS sites, it is a proxy you reach over TLS. What CONNECT tunneling does, what stays exposed, and when it matters.

IPv4 vs IPv6 proxies: why IPv4 is scarce and trusted, why IPv6 is cheap and abundant, the reach gotcha that catches people, and how sites block a whole IPv6 subnet at once.

Proxies for ASOS: which type fits price scraping versus account and checkout work, why ASOS is a lighter target, how its rate limiting works, and how many IPs you need.

Proxies for Bluesky: why the open AT Protocol changes the game, which type fits scraping versus running accounts, the published per-IP rate limits, and how many IPs you need.

Proxies for Claude AI: which type actually holds a claude.ai session, why sticky beats rotating, and an honest look at where the terms of service and the official API fit.

Proxies for Flipkart: which type fits price scraping versus flash-sale buying, why you need India IPs, and how the Big Billion Days bot wall and queues work.

Proxies for Gemini: which residential IPs track AI answers by region, why the Gemini API is the sanctioned automation route, and gates a proxy cannot move.

Proxies for GOAT: which residential type fits price scraping versus account work, how many IPs, sticky versus rotating, and getting past Cloudflare.

Proxies for Grailed: which type fits sniping deals and multi-account work versus scraping sold prices, why it is a lighter Cloudflare target than StockX.

Proxies for Kick: which type fits running channels and chat bots versus scraping its public data, sticky versus rotating, and getting past Cloudflare.

Proxies for MercadoLibre: which type fits cross-country price scraping versus multi-account selling, why geo-matching matters, and when the API is enough.

Proxies for Myntra: which type fits fashion catalog scraping versus buyer accounts, why you need India IPs, and how the End of Reason Sale queue works.

Proxies for Perplexity: region-matched residential IPs for brand-visibility monitoring, and why the Sonar API is the sanctioned route for automation.

Proxies for Solebox raffles: which type fits entries versus account warming, why EU geo matters, one clean IP per entry, and what a proxy can never do.

Proxies for Taobao: why Alibaba's anti-bot is one of the toughest, why you need China residential IPs matched to a China fingerprint, and where it stops.

Proxies for Threads (Meta): which type fits multi-account work versus scraping, residential vs mobile vs datacenter, sticky vs rotating, and avoiding bans.

Proxies for Wildberries: which type fits catalog and price scraping versus seller accounts, why you need Russia and CIS IPs, and the per-IP rate limits.

Proxies for Zalando: which type fits sneaker raffles and multi-account work versus price scraping across Europe, and how its Akamai anti-bot reads you.

What is a backconnect proxy? A single gateway you connect to that routes back through a pool of exit nodes. Why it is called backconnect, how it differs from a proxy list, and when to use it.

What is a datacenter proxy? An IP owned by a hosting company, not a home. Why it is fast and cheap, why defended sites flag it on sight, and when it is the right pick.

What is a proxy? A server that makes web requests for you, so the site sees its IP instead of yours. How proxies work, the types that matter, and what a proxy is not.

What is proxy rotation? Automatically changing the IP your requests exit from so no single address trips a rate limit or ban. How it works, the triggers, and its limits.

The cheapest residential proxies in 2026, with real verified per-GB prices. Who is genuinely cheapest, where the catches hide, and why price per GB is not the whole story.

A forward proxy sits in front of clients and hides them; a reverse proxy sits in front of servers and hides them. The exact difference, why it matters, and how one request hits both.