Introducing MASQUE: A Faster Path to Modern Sites

Learn how MASQUE lets proxies tunnel TCP/UDP over HTTP/3 with QUIC, enabling modern scraping infrastructure.

Shinthiya Nowsain Promi

2026-09-29

3 min read

What Is an MCP Server?

Dovydas Vėsa

2026-09-28

12 min read

OxyCon® 2026 is available on-demand!

OxyCon® 2026 is over, but the sessions aren't going anywhere – start with the one you missed and let autoplay do the rest.

Agnė Matusevičiūtė

2026-09-24

2 min read

Best Web Search API: 10 Providers Compared for 2026

Compare the 10 best web search API providers for 2026 by price, latency, free tier, output, and MCP support – built for AI agents, RAG, and SEO tools.

Shinthiya Nowsain Promi

2026-09-22

13 min read

Best Agentic AI Tools in 2026: Top AI Agent Platforms Compared

Compare some of the best agentic AI tools in 2026, including Claude, ChatGPT, Manus, CrewAI, and more, to find the right one for your workflow.

Donata Norkūnaitė

2026-09-21

11 min read

OxyCon 2026: Key Takeaways

A recap of OxyCon 2026's key moments: AI-driven scraping, adaptive infrastructure, and the big debate over the future of the open web.

Donata Norkūnaitė

2026-09-18

5 min read

Real-Time Search in AI: Why LLMs Need Live Search

Ask a search engine what happened an hour ago, and it knows. Ask a base LLM, and it's guessing. This covers what real-time search in AI is, how a query travels to an answer, and what to look for in a provider.

Danielė Virinaitė

2026-09-16

3 min read

Project 4β Impact: How Le French News Lab is Mapping Media Framing Across the French Press

Using public web data infrastructure provided pro bono by Oxylabs' Project 4β, Le French News Lab analyzed over 900,000 headlines across up to 30 national outlets to map continuous ideology scales and uncover how media framing evolved in the French press.

Narmin Mammadova

2026-09-15

3 min read

Semantic Chunking: How to Split Text for Better RAG Retrieval

Learn how semantic chunking works and how to build a RAG chunker with LangChain or LlamaIndex.

Shinthiya Nowsain Promi

2026-09-15

8 min read

Oxylabs Launches IP Transparency Tool for Next-Level Visibility into Ethically-Sourced Residential Proxies

We introduce the Oxylabs IP Transparency tool – a new online resource that allows users to instantly verify whether their IP address has been part of our residential proxy network in the last 30 days.

Vytautas Kirjazovas

2026-09-10

3 min read

Project 4β Impact: How Bellingcat Tracked $14 Billion in World Cup Bets Across Prediction Markets

Supported by Project 4β, Bellingcat analyzed over $14 billion in prediction market bets during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Using Oxylabs' residential proxies to collect public trade data from Polymarket and Kalshi in a single day, the investigation found that 86% of all winnings were concentrated in the top 1% of accounts.

Narmin Mammadova

2026-09-07

2 min read

Best Semantic Search Tools in 2026: Databases, Frameworks & APIs

Compare the best semantic search tools of 2026 across vector databases, frameworks, and data APIs, with pricing, free tiers, and the right fit for each.

Shinthiya Nowsain Promi

2026-09-07

15 min read

The Countdown Is On for OxyCon® 2026: Register Now

OxyCon is almost here, with 18 expert speakers and 10 sessions covering the biggest questions in web data today. See why you’ll want to register now!

Donata Norkūnaitė

2026-09-02

2 min read

Project 4β Spotlight: Zach Everson on Public Data and Investigative Reporting

Through Project 4β, investigative reporter Zach Everson uses Oxylabs' residential proxies to monitor hundreds of public disclosure sites in the background, allowing him to track financial filings and political accountability data at a scale.

Narmin Mammadova

2026-09-01

3 min read

What Is a CLI? Why AI Agents Use the Command Line Interface

Learn what a CLI actually is, the tools people reach for daily, and why AI coding agents run on the command line instead of a screen.

Danielė Virinaitė

2026-08-21

13 min read

What Is a Search Operator? A Complete Guide to Search Commands and Smarter Web Search

Learn what search operators are, how they refine search results, and how to use them SEO, research, and smarter web queries.

Shinthiya Nowsain Promi

2026-08-20

7 min read

12 Best Web Crawlers and Website Crawling Tools in 2026

Explore the 12 best web crawlers for efficient data collection and analysis. Learn which web crawler will suit your project needs best.

Akvilė Lūžaitė

2026-08-19

9 min read

10 Best AI Search Tools for Agents in 2026

Stop guessing which AI search tool fits your agent. This article breaks down search APIs, LLM-native search, and answer engines side by side, with real 2026 pricing for each.

Danielė Virinaitė

2026-08-19

14 min read

How to Configure a Proxy Server in Firefox?

If you are interested in privacy and security when browsing the internet, setting up a proxy in your web browser is a great option. Find out how to set up proxies with one of the most popular web browsers, Mozilla Firefox.

Iveta Liupševičė

2026-08-14

4 min read

What Is a Web Crawler? How Web Crawlers Work, Types, and Business Use Cases

Find out what a web crawler is, how it works, and how it can support your daily operations. Learn about the challenges of real-time crawling and how to overcome them.

Adelina Kiskyte

2026-08-11

8 min read