Residential Proxy

What is a Residential Proxy?
A residential proxy routes web requests through IP addresses assigned by internet service providers to real consumer households, making automated traffic appear to originate from ordinary users rather than data centers. They contrast with datacenter proxies, whose IP ranges are easily identified and more frequently blocked.

In web data collection, residential proxies are used to view websites as a normal shopper in a given country or city would — essential for accurate localized pricing, since retailers commonly show different prices, currencies, and promotions per region. They also reduce block rates on sites with aggressive bot detection.

Ethically sourced residential proxy networks obtain IPs with informed user consent and compensate participants; reputable data providers vet their proxy suppliers as part of compliance.