// Articles by Ziad Shamndy
HTTPS vs. SOCKS Proxies
A deep dive into the key differences between HTTPS and SOCKS proxies, helping you choose the right protocol for your web scraping ...
Optimize Proxy Bandwidth with Image & CSS Stubbing
Reduce proxy costs by 30-50% through intelligent image and CSS stubbing techniques that eliminate unnecessary resource downloads w...
Bypass Proxy Detection with Browser Fingerprint Impersonation
Stop proxy blocks with browser fingerprint impersonation using this guide for Playwright, Selenium, curl-impersonate & Scrapfly
How Caching Can Cut Your Proxy Bill by 70%
Learn how intelligent caching strategies can reduce proxy costs by 40-70%. Complete guide to bandwidth optimization and proxy mana...
How to Optimize NetNut Proxies
Learn how to set up and optimize NetNut proxies for web scraping, including bandwidth reduction techniques and integration with Sc...
How to Optimize Oxylabs Proxies
Learn how to optimize Oxylabs proxies for efficient web scraping using Python and Scrapfly Proxy Saver. Reduce bandwidth, improve ...
What is Rate Limiting? Everything You Need to Know
Discover what rate limiting is, why it matters, how it works, and how developers can implement it to build stable, scalable applic...
How to Reduce Your Bright Data Bandwidth Usage
Learn how to reduce Bright Data proxy bandwidth usage using Python optimizations and Scrapfly Proxy Saver to cut data costs by up ...
How to Optimize Proxies
Learn how to optimize proxies for speed, anonymity, and cost. Includes comparisons of proxy vs VPN, and tips for developers using ...
How to Build an MCP Server in Python: A Complete Guide
Build an MCP server in Python with tools, resources, and prompts. A beginner's guide to the model context protocol using a simple ...
What Is MCP? Understanding the Model Context Protocol
What is MCP? Learn how the Model Context Protocol powers tools like Copilot Studio by giving AI models access to real-time, struct...
Build a Proxy API: Rotate Proxies and Save Bandwidth
Learn to build a proxy API with Python and mitmproxy. Rotate proxies on each request, cache responses to avoid refetching, and sav...