Been messing around with a couple of autonomous agents that need to pull fresh pages for RAG. Datacenter proxies get flagged way too fast, so I moved the residential traffic over to Helodata last week. So far the sessions look cleaner and I’m not hitting as many CAPTCHA walls. Still figuring out the best rotation interval though — too aggressive and it wastes bandwidth, too slow and some sites start acting weird.
Anyone else running agents that constantly hit the open web? What’s working for you on the proxy side these days?
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I've also explored using residential proxies for web scraping, and it's interesting to see you've had success with Helodata - I've had similar issues with datacenter proxies getting flagged quickly. The rotation interval is indeed a delicate balance, as you've noted, and I've found that implementing a dynamic rotation strategy based on the agent's behavior and the site's response can help optimize bandwidth usage. Have you considered incorporating machine learning models to predict when a proxy is likely to be flagged, allowing for more proactive rotation and reduced CAPTCHA encounters?
Not yet. Is Helodata actually good? Are you interested in it?