Pricing plan: Scale - custom proxy (what and how)

How to?
#1

Hi,

Im very beginner with this service.
Our company need to use pricing plan SCALE for scraping data, but this plan has not included proxy server.

I have to get info, how working that...

We are from Czech Republic and we would like use German proxy servers (its very close to Czech Republic).

Do you show me 3rd party proxy service what we could use? And how to connet webscarper.io to custom proxy? Is there some tutorial?

Our tip:

Thanks
Adam

#3

Hi, welcome! For this type of setup, the first thing to decide is whether your scraping task is running continuously or just for short-term data collection. That usually determines whether you need rotating proxies or sticky sessions.

If you need German IPs for collecting local data, a residential proxy service can be connected as a custom proxy in Web Scraper. The general setup flow is:

  1. Get a proxy endpoint (host, port, username, password) with Germany geo-targeting enabled.
  2. In Web Scraper custom proxy settings, add the proxy credentials.
  3. Test the connection and verify the exit IP location.
  4. Start with a small crawl and monitor blocks/CAPTCHAs before scaling.

For long-running scraping jobs, sticky residential sessions are usually better because they keep the same IP for a period of time and reduce session interruptions. For short tasks, rotating residential proxies can help distribute requests.

The important part is not only adding a proxy, but choosing the right rotation strategy for your scraping pattern. A stable proxy setup often prevents issues before you need to deal with failed requests or CAPTCHAs.