Helium Scraper
Integrate Helium Scraper with Oxylabs proxies for data extraction – handle CAPTCHAs and IP flagging with this step-by-step setup guide.
Helium Scraper is a data extraction tool that allows you to scrape public data employing proxies to handle various challenges such as CAPTCHAs and IP flagging.
Follow the steps below to integrate and Helium Scraper with the follwoing Oxylabs proxies:
Step 1
Download and install the tool.
Step 2
Launch Helium Scraper and select File > Proxy List.
Step 3
Fill in the required credentials for your chosen proxy type:
Residential & Mobile Proxies
Address: pr.oxylabs.io
Port: 7777
User Name: customer-username
Password: password
Note: Don't forget to add customer- prefix to your username.
You may also use additional parameters with residential and mobile proxies to set the geo-location (country, state, city, and etc.) and control sessions. Check out the Residential Proxies documentation to learn more.
Datacenter Proxies
Address: dc.oxylabs.io
Port: 8001
User Name: user-username
Password: password
Note: Don't forget to add user- prefix to your username.
For pay-per-IP subscription, the port is the sequential number assigned to an IP address from the proxy list. Thus, port 8001 uses the first IP address from your list. You may also enable proxy IP rotation by setting the port to 8000. Furthermore, you can specify the geo-location, for example, the US, by setting the Proxy username to user-USERNAME-country-US.
For pay-per-traffic subscription, The port 8001 picks a random IP address but stays consistent during a session. Alternatively, you can rotate proxy IPs with each request by using port 8000. If you want to use a specific geo-location, for example, the US, set the Proxy username to user-USERNAME-country-US.
Dedicated Datacenter Proxies (Enterprise)
Address: a specific IP address (e.g., 1.2.3.4)
Port: 60000
User Name: username
Password: password
For Enterprise Dedicated Datacenter Proxies (purchased via sales), you’ll have to choose an IP address from the acquired proxy list.
Dedicated Datacenter Proxies (Self-service)
Address: ddc.oxylabs.io
Port: 8001
User Name: user-username
Password: password
Note: Don't forget to add user- prefix to your username.
For Self-Service Dedicated Datacenter Proxies (purchased via Oxylabs dashboard), the port indicates the sequential number of an IP address from the acquired proxy list. If you want to get a different IP with each request, change the Port to 8000 to enable proxy rotation.
ISP Proxies
Address: isp.oxylabs.io
Port: 8001
User Name: user-username
Password: password
Note: Don't forget to add user- prefix to your username.
ISP Proxies assign each port to a specific IP address and location. Port 8001 always uses the first IP from your proxy list. Use port 8000 to enable proxy rotation.
To get rotating IPs from a specific country's proxy pool, set the username using this format: user-USERNAME-country-XX, where XX is the country code (e.g., US for United States).
Dedicated ISP Proxies
Address: disp.oxylabs.io
Port: 8001
User Name: user-username
Password: password
Note: Don't forget to add user- prefix to your username.
You will need to choose the port assigned to an IP address from the purchased proxy list, which you can find on the Oxylabs dashboard. The 8001 port will pick the first IP address from your list for all requests. Use port 8000 for automatic proxy IP rotation.
Step 4
Press OK to finish the setup.
Step 5
Open the Helium Scraper project you are working on and navigate to Project > Settings. Complete this and the following steps every time you start a new project.
Step 6
Change Enable Proxies to True and click OK.
Step 7
Finally, visit a website that shows IP addresses using Helium's main browser to verify the proxy integration with Helium Scraper. Confirm that the IP address has indeed changed.
That's all! You've successfully integrated your Oxylabs proxies with Helium.
Find the original Helium Scraper integration blog post here.
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