Proxy Integration With Apify

3. Inside it, pick your desired tool depending on your scraping project goals. You can browse the categories or use the search.

4. In our example, we’ll select the Web Scraper actor.

5. In the Input section, click Basic configuration, where you’ll be able to enter your target URLs.

6. Scroll down to Proxy and browser configuration and locate the Proxy configuration section. Here, click Custom proxies to change the Apify proxy settings.

7. If you want to use Residential Proxies, in the Custom proxies section, enter your own Oxylabs sub-user credentials and other details, as shown in the example below.

Residential Proxies

Host: pr.oxylabs.io

Port: 7777

Username: your Oxylabs sub-user’s username

Password: your Oxylabs sub-user’s password

The final URL should look like this (just with your own sub-user credentials):

Note that you can also use country-specific entries. For instance, if you enter us-pr.oxylabs.io under Host and 10000 under Port, you’ll acquire a US exit node. To see the full list of country-specific entry notes or if you need a sticky session, please see our documentation.

Now, if your tasks need to use Datacenter Proxies, insert the details as described below:

Enterprise Dedicated Datacenter Proxies

Follow these instructions if you purchased Dedicated Datacenter Proxies via sales.

Host: A specific IP address (e.g., 1.2.3.4)

Port: 60000

Please see our Enterprise Datacenter Proxy documentation for more information – here, you’ll learn how to see the IP list, where you’ll be able to choose your preferred IP address.

Once again, the final URL should look like this except with your own sub-user credentials and your chosen IP address:

And you’re done! Your proxy setup is that easy. Although, don’t forget to check your IP address before surfing the web to ensure you’ve got a proper connection to the server, which you can do at https://ip.oxylabs.io.

Conclusion 

Integrating our proxy solutions with any of Apify’s actors is how your business can acquire beneficial publicly available data in a simple and convenient way. Although the process is quite straightforward, please feel free to contact Oxylabs’ support team via live chat or at support@oxylabs.io with any questions!

And if you're curious to learn about other Oxylabs integrations out there, check this Postern proxy integration guide.