Rotating Proxy
A rotating proxy automatically assigns a different IP address to your requests, either on every request or at set intervals, spreading traffic across a large pool.
Rotating Proxy explained
A rotating proxy sits in front of a pool of IPs and hands out a fresh address according to a policy: per request, per connection, or on a timer. This spreads your requests across many IPs so no single address makes enough calls to trip rate limits or bans.
Rotation is the backbone of large-scale scraping. By constantly changing the source IP, you mimic many independent users and dramatically lower your block rate. When a task instead needs continuity, such as a login flow, you switch to a sticky session that holds one IP for a set duration.
Examples
- 01Crawling thousands of product pages without tripping rate limits
- 02Distributing SERP checks across hundreds of IPs per minute
- 03Collecting reviews at scale while staying under per-IP thresholds
Common use cases
Frequently asked questions
It routes each request through a gateway that selects a different IP from a pool, either on every request or after a set interval, so your traffic appears to come from many users.
Avoid it for flows that must keep one identity, like logging in, filling a cart, or checking out. Those need a sticky session that holds a single IP.
No. Rotation lowers the risk but sites also use fingerprinting and behavioral analysis, so you still need realistic request timing, headers, and sometimes residential IPs.
Per-request rotation changes the IP on every call for maximum spread, while timed rotation keeps an IP for a fixed window, which is a middle ground between full rotation and sticky sessions.
No. You can rotate datacenter, ISP, residential, or mobile IPs. Residential and mobile pools simply offer more addresses and higher trust for tough targets.
Large enough that each IP stays under the target site rate limits for your request volume. Bigger pools mean fewer requests per IP and lower block rates.
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