Settings - Proxy

What is a Proxy Server?

A server that users pass through when accessing a website. Proxy servers are typically configured to hide the visitor's IP address.

Why hide IP addresses?

Because the site you're trying to access can impose various restrictions based on IP address. Here are common situations:

  • Sites that restrict access to specific countries only

  • Sites that limit the number of accesses within a certain time period

  • Sites that block specific IP addresses with bad records

When do you use a proxy server?

When extracting data from websites that are difficult to access domestically, setting the proxy country to a different country makes it easy to get the desired results from previously inaccessible web pages.


How to Use

Example — US site inaccessible from Korea

The URL below is a US online food delivery site that's inaccessible from Korea, but you can access and extract data from it by configuring a proxy server.

Super simple guide

➡️ Extract data ➡️ Go to DATABOARD ➡️ Click settings icon ➡️ Change proxy country ➡️ Save ➡️ Re-extract

1

Access the example page and click the WHOLE extraction button

US site inaccessible from Korea (example): https://www.grubhub.com/restaurant/uno-chicago-grill-29-e-ohio-st-chicago/322

When you extract a page accessed from Korea, only the failed access page content gets extracted.

2

DATABOARD → Click settings icon → Change Listly premium proxy country to another country

3

Click the re-extract icon in Databoard to re-extract data

For those curious about what the original page looks like, here it is. When accessed using a free VPN (US), it shows restaurant menus and recommended nearby menus as shown below.


Other proxy configuration methods

  • My Proxy Upon request to the LISTLY team, we can purchase a private proxy server for your exclusive use (not shared) and configure it like Listly premium proxy. Proxy server country, quantity, etc. can be discussed and determined, with costs billed separately.

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