Latest articles and insights about proxies, web scraping, and internet infrastructure
We analyze the differences between sticky sessions of 1, 10, and 30 minutes, and how to choose the appropriate duration for arbitrage, SMM, and marketplace parsing.
We analyze the difference between proxy rotation by timer and IP change via API, and demonstrate which method is suitable for 6 popular tasks: from Facebook Ads farming to marketplace scraping.
ISP proxies are more expensive, but not always necessary. We outline 5 signs that indicate a datacenter proxy with country or city targeting is sufficient for your needs.
On September 15, 2026, Spur Intelligence launched haveibeenproxied.com — a free check to see if your home IP is being used as an exit node of a residential proxy network. Let's discuss what the service shows and what it cannot do, why the verdict from mobile internet is almost meaningless due to CGNAT, how the home address ends up in the pool (34.1% of smart TV apps, botnets, extensions), and what to do with the label.
We analyze how to conduct a full proxy server test within 1 GB of traffic — 7 checks, precise megabyte consumption, and tips for saving for arbitrageurs, SMM, and marketplace sellers.
A step-by-step guide for beginners on how to test a proxy provider on a minimal budget without freezing $100 on a non-working package.
Paid for 50 GB of traffic, but it lasted only a week? We analyze 7 hidden conditions in proxy service plans that cause your budget to shrink faster than it should and how to avoid this.
In February 2026, X closed the free API plan, in April moved subscriptions, likes, and citations to Enterprise, and in May reduced account limits to 50 posts per day. Let's analyze which operations remain on a pay-per-use basis and how much they cost, which two independent ceilings you will hit first and why IP rotation does not add any actions.
Is your proxy traffic bill higher than expected? We analyze what contributes to the actual data volume—headers, TLS, retries—and how to reduce it.
Proxy sellers often rebrand datacenter IPs as residential ones. We present 5 free methods to check IPs using ASN, WHOIS, and PTR records to avoid overpaying for fakes.