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Sessions & rotation

Rotating Session

A configuration where every single request goes through a different IP from the proxy pool — maximizing distribution and avoiding rate limits.

Full definition

Rotating sessions are the default for most proxy providers. Every HTTP request you make goes out from a different IP, drawn at random (or round-robin) from the provider's pool. This is what you want for high-volume scraping where each request can be independent — Google SERP queries, product page scraping, broad crawls.

The implementation typically requires no special parameters: you just hit the provider's gateway endpoint and it picks a random IP automatically. Some providers let you tune the rotation: per-request, per-N-requests, or time-based.

Don't rotate when you need session state. If you're logging into a site, navigating multiple pages, or completing checkout, every new IP looks like a different person to the destination — which destroys your session. Use sticky sessions for those.

Related terms

Residential Proxy
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Sticky Session
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