How to Send POST Requests With cURL

cURL is a lightweight yet powerful tool for sending POST requests from CLI. Read this tutorial for detailed instructions on sending POST requests with cURL.

Yelyzaveta Hayrapetyan

2026-10-05

4 min read

Python Web Scraping Tutorial: Step-By-Step

We take you through every step of building your first web scraper. Find out how to get started in data acquisition with Python.

Adomas Sulcas

2026-10-05

19 min read

How to Scrape Google News: Step-by-Step Guide

Check out this straightforward, step-by-step guide on how to scrape Google News.

Danielius Radavicius

2026-10-05

6 min read

14 Best Web Scraper Tools in 2026 (Pricing, Pros, Cons, Comparisons)

We tested and compared 14 web scraping tools for 2026, including Oxylabs, ScrapingBee, and Decodo. Here's everything you need to make the right choice.

Akvilė Lūžaitė

2026-10-05

16 min read

5 Best Websites to Scrape for Practice

Explore the best sandboxes and real websites to practice web scraping. Learn about essential tools, common challenges, and effective solutions.

Vytenis Kaubrė

2026-10-05

5 min read

Guide to Handling Python Requests Timeout

Learn how to manage Python requests timeout errors for smooth network operations. See comprehensive code samples and discover best practices.

Vytenis Kaubrė

2026-10-05

7 min read

Web Scraping with Claude AI: Python Guide

Learn how to combine Claude AI with Python to build powerful and efficient web scraping workflows.

Agnė Matusevičiūtė

2026-10-05

8 min read

Best Web Scraping Companies in 2026

Discover the top web scraping companies of 2026, comparing technology, ease of use, and scalability to help you find the best solution for your needs.

Enrika Pavlovskytė

2026-10-05

9 min read

The Best Web Scraping APIs in 2026

Discover the 5 best scraping APIs for efficient data gathering, including Oxylabs, Decodo (ex. Smartproxy), Rayobyte, Zyte, and ScrapingBee.

Maryia Stsiopkina

2026-10-05

13 min read

How to Scrape IMDb Data: Step-by-Step Guide

Learn how to effortlessly scrape movie data from IMDb and get the freshest industry insights by following this step-by-step guide.

Enrika Pavlovskytė

2026-10-05

6 min read

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?

An MCP server connects AI agents to almost any tool or data source through one standard. Learn how it works, its benefits, and what to watch for.

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

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

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

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

6 Best AI Data Providers of 2026

Explore the 6 best AI data providers of 2026. Compare features, pricing, and reviews to find the right partner for your AI training data needs.

Yelyzaveta Hayrapetyan

2026-08-22

8 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

Agentic RAG Explained, From How It Works to Where It Fits

Learn what agentic RAG is, how an AI agent plans and grades its own retrieval, and when that's worth the extra cost.

Shinthiya Nowsain Promi

2026-08-10

11 min read

How Do AI Agents Work? A Complete Guide

Learn how AI agents work, from the reasoning loop to agent types and failure modes. Discover why web data is the bottleneck most agent stacks get wrong.

Dovydas Vėsa

2026-08-07

9 min read

Agentic Search: How It Works and Where It Breaks

Learn how Agentic Search works, the three types of search agents, and what breaks agentic retrieval systems in production.

Shinthiya Nowsain Promi

2026-08-07

8 min read

Oxylabs Forms a Pro-bono Partnership With the University of Michigan

Oxylabs partnered with the University of Michigan, ranked as the No.1 public university in the United States, and School of Information professor Christopher Brooks to share expertise in the field of ethical web scraping.

Gabija Birgile

2026-08-05

3 min read

Oxylabs Nominated at the 29th Annual Webby Awards

Oxylabs has been nominated at the 29th Annual Webby Awards for its innovative solution, OxyCopilot — the industry’s first AI-driven scraping assistant.

Gabija Birgile

2026-08-05

2 min read

Oxylabs Signs Exclusive Contract with Honeygain

Honeygain and Oxylabs have signed an exclusive agreement! Find out how this will strengthen our long-lasting partnership and benefit the proxy industry at large.

Jurgita Tuzikaite

2026-08-05

3 min read

“Project 4β” Teams Up with a Nonprofit #SRNT

"4β" established a new partnership with #SRNT — a nonprofit Crisis Aide platform, that aims to can provide real-time support and assistance for individuals facing difficult life situations.

Gabija Birgile

2026-08-05

2 min read

TrackCorona Skyrockets to Popularity After Collaborating With Oxylabs

Recently announced partnership with TrackCorona has been a major boost to the potentially live-saving platform.

Jurgita Tuzikaite

2026-08-05

2 min read

Oxylabs Partnership With CoronaMapper: Another Success Story

Oxylabs collaboration with CoronaMapper provides great results.

Jurgita Tuzikaite

2026-08-05

2 min read

Oxylabs Recognized with the 2022 Baltic Sustainability Award

Oxylabs was announced a winner at the Baltic Sustainability Awards for its joint pro bono project with the CRA to detect illegal content online with a unique AI-powered web scraping solution.

Gabija Birgile

2026-08-05

2 min read

Project 4β Expands with Doublethink Lab Collaboration

Oxylabs' pro bono initiative Project 4β partnered with Doublethink Lab, a Taiwan-based non-profit dedicated to strengthening democratic resilience against disinformation and foreign information manipulation.

Gabija Birgile

2026-08-05

2 min read

Oxylabs Sues Bright Data In Patent Infringement Case

Oxylabs filed a lawsuit concerning Bright Data’s (formerly Luminati Networks Ltd.) infringement on Oxylabs’ Smart Proxy Rotator and web script management patents.

Adomas Sulcas

2026-08-05

1 min read

Oxylabs Listed as Global Good Awards Finalist

Oxylabs was listed as Global Good Awards Finalist for its joint pro bono project with the CRA to detect illegal content online with a unique AI-powered web scraping solution.

Gabija Birgile

2026-08-05

1 min read

"Project 4β" Partners with Bellingcat to Elevate Open Source Investigations

Oxylabs' pro bono initiative "Project 4β" partners with Bellingcat — a renowned nonprofit, independent investigative collective of researchers and citizen journalists brought together by a passion for open source research.

Gabija Birgile

2026-08-05

2 min read

Oxylabs Shortlisted at DataIQ Awards 2025

Oxylabs has been nominated for the DataIQ Awards 2025 in the People and Teams — Best Place to Work in Data & AI (Vendor side) category.

Gabija Birgile

2026-08-05

2 min read

Oxylabs Wins GovTech Lab Challenge With AI-Driven Solution

Oxylabs wins GovTech Lab challenge with AI-Driven Solution to streamline the detection and removal of prohibited online content.

Jurgita Tuzikaite

2026-08-05

2 min read

Oxylabs’ Project 4β Listed as a Finalist at the 5th Annual Anthem Awards

Oxylabs’ Project 4β has been selected as a Finalist at the 5th Annual Anthem Awards. Our pro bono initiative was recognized in the Team & Internal Initiatives category, under the Responsible Technology cause area.

Gabija Birgile

2026-08-05

2 min read

Oxylabs AI-driven Solution Listed as Baltic Sustainability Awards Finalist

Oxylabs has been recognized in the “Impact” category and is a finalist in the “Social Initiatives” subcategory for its work in fighting illegal content (incl. child sexual abuse and pornography) online.

Gabija Birgile

2026-08-05

2 min read

Driving Social Impact Through Web Intelligence: "Project 4β" Welcomes Global Witness

Oxylabs' pro bono initiative "Project 4β" partners with an independent, non-profit climate change organisation "Global Witness" to elevate environmental monitoring and research.

Gabija Birgile

2026-08-05

2 min read