API rotation
technicalChanging the IP address by calling a separate API endpoint (rather than rotating on a timer or per request). Lets you rotate programmatically — for example on receipt of an HTTP 429.
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Glossary of proxy and scraping terms
Industry jargon explained in plain English: residential, ASN, fingerprint, KYC, sticky session, CGN, JA3, anti-detect and ~50 more. Useful for newcomers and for anyone talking to a provider's support team.
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Rate limit
protectionA cap on requests from a single IP per period (typically 60-1000/min). Going over gets you HTTP 429 Too Many Requests. Mitigation: rotate IPs or throttle on your side.