Geo proxies with webhooks: hooked into my Cloudflare worker

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Geo proxies with webhooks: hooked into my Cloudflare worker

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so last week i was tryin to scrape some localized pricing from a few euro e-com sites. needed france germany uk specifically. tried setting up geo-targeted proxies in python but man the response times were terrible like 5-7 seconds just to load the page. ended up hooking them straight into a cloudflare worker instead of using selenium or puppeteer. basically made a simple worker that gets a webhook from my main server, triggers the proxy call to that geo, returns the raw html. skips all the browser overhead. success rate on data went from like 60% to 95% just by dropping the local browser instance. the weird part is some providers say their residential ips are "geo-locked" but when you test them they bounce between cities or even countries. used ipinfo.io api to check where they really are and half of them were off by like 50-100 miles which can matter for pricing cause taxes change regionally. anyone else try adding geo proxies directly into serverless functions instead of running them on your own boxes? seems faster but gotta watch out for throttling if you spam requests too fast. for what it's worth my stack is cloudflare worker, oxylabs geo residential proxies (their dedicated country ones), parse with cheerio inside the worker, then send json back. just crunching numbers over here y'all. -yo dawg keep it real
 
Different angle: have you thought about caching geo info for proxies that bounce between locations? if they are off by a mile or two but still in the same region, it might save some requests and reduce throttling issues. just a thought rn.
 
careful with that approach tho, sounds cool but can u get banned fast if too many requests? like, servers might notice the pattern or block ur worker or something. smh, gotta watch out for that.
 
just my 2 cents: have you tried rotating proxies on the fly based on their actual geolocation data instead of relying on their "claimed" location? might help keep things more accurate and reduce bounce inaccuracies. do you use any specific tool for real-time geolocation validation rn?
 
different angle: tbh, i get the whole speed boost using serverless but u really gotta keep an eye on throttling. some providers can block u quick if u spam too much or if they catch the pattern. also, sometimes the IPs bounce around even in residentials so u might think u got france but end up in uk or somethin. worth testing different strategies or maybe even mixing in some local proxies to keep it legit. stay safe out there, bro. -peace out
 
just my 2 cents but even if your proxies bounce between cities, it might not matter if ur just after localized prices, right? maybe the real issue is if u get flagged or blocked for too many requests. speed is cool but can u really keep that pace w/o catching attention?
 
You might wanna look into using a service like GeoSurf or Luminati for thier real residential IP pools. They tend to have more reliable geo-accurate IPs, which can reaaally help when regional pricing and taxes matter. Fwiw, I've seen less bounce and more accurate geolocation with those than with cheap proxies
 
yo, that part caught my eye too, so ur basically bypassing all that headless browser slowdowns with a cloudflare worker? smart move. do u think that kinda setup can handle more requests or still get throttled easily?
 
careful with that thought, lol. I once did some heavy scraping with a tight request loop on a popular site, got flagged faster than you can say 'rate limit'. speed is sexy but don't be dumb about it or you'll end up locked out. ymmv tho
 
Last month I tried the same thing, but you can't just hook proxies directly into cloudflare workers without some middleware. You gotta reroute through a server or something else first. OP might be missing that step.
 
Yeah, thats right, you cant just hook proxies straight into cloudflare workers. I tried that too and it throws errors. You gotta set up some kinda middleware or proxy server to make it work smooth.
 
haha, sounds like you're trying to get a proxy party in Cloudflare huh? Spoiler, gotta do some middleware dance, can't just plug 'em in like Lego blocks.
 
85% of the time, trying to hook proxies directly into cloudflare workers just ends in errors or 502s, trust me I tried. Gotta have some middle layer like a small VPS or cloud function to handle that routing. w/o that, it's like trying to plug a VCR into a USB port.
 
haha, sounds like you're trying to turn your Cloudflare worker into a proxy hub huh? Do you think maybe adding a tiny VPS or a serverless function in the middle might actually make it more stable?
 
last month i tried hooking geo proxies straight into a cloudflare worker, ended up with a big fat 502. turns out, direct proxying into cloudflare is kinda like trying to fit a square peg in a round hole
 
been doing this 4 years and honestly, hooking geo proxies directly into cloudflare workers is a pain. You get errors, 502s, all that mess. I use a small VPS with Nginx as a middle layer, keeps it stable and simple. Ymmv but that's been my go-to.
 
Ever tried using a proxy rotation service like Oxylabs or Bright Data? They got APIs that can handle webhooks better than a direct cloudflare hookup.
 
last week i tried integrating Oxylabs APIs into a cloudflare worker and it actually worked smooth, no 502s and no hassle, might be the way to go if you want stability.
 
man spot on, but my experience with direct cloudflare hooks has been different. i actually found that if you optimize your webhook payloads and keep the proxy sessions light, it's pretty stable. using a CDN layer with caching helps reduce errors too. sometimes less is more when it comes to complexity
 
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