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YouTube Transcript API: Channels, Videos, Comments

Get YouTube transcripts, channel data and comments via API at about $2.23 per 1,000 calls. Why the official API falls short and how to build a pipeline.

Oct 8, 2026

How to Scrape Instagram and TikTok Data With an API

Scrape Instagram and TikTok data with one API call: setup, curl, Python and Node examples, error handling and cost control, from $0.002235 per call.

Oct 8, 2026

What Is a Reverse Proxy? Examples and Use Cases

A reverse proxy sits in front of your servers to balance load, cache and protect them. See how it works, a working NGINX example and forward proxy differences.

Oct 2, 2026

How to Buy HTTP Proxies: HTTPS, CONNECT and Setup

How HTTP proxies carry HTTPS through CONNECT, what to check before you buy and how to configure one in curl, Python and Node. HTTP vs SOCKS5 covered.

Oct 2, 2026

How to Buy IPv6 Proxies: A Checklist Before You Pay

Buying IPv6 proxies? Check target support, per-GB vs per-IP billing, address diversity, protocols and trust level, and test cheaply first.

Oct 2, 2026

How to Buy a Proxy Server: 7 Steps for 2026

How to buy a proxy server in seven steps: pick the type, choose per-GB or per-IP billing, compare sellers, pay, connect and test. With code examples.

Oct 2, 2026

Buy Residential Proxies With Crypto: How It Works

BuyProxy accepts crypto for pay-as-you-go top-ups from $0.99/GB. Here's how checkout works, what crypto covers and how it compares with card.

Oct 2, 2026

Proxy Error Codes: 407, 403, 429, 502 and 504 Fixed

What each proxy error code really means, whether the proxy or the target caused it, and the fix for each. Includes a retry wrapper in Python.

Oct 2, 2026

How to Test Proxy Speed: Latency, TTFB and Success

A reproducible way to benchmark any proxy: curl timing, a Python script and the metrics that matter. Test providers fairly before you spend.

Oct 2, 2026

How to Use Residential Proxies: A Step-by-Step Setup Guide

Working code for Python, Node.js, cURL, and Puppeteer — plus fixes for the auth errors, timeouts, and blocks that trip up first-time setups.

Aug 23, 2026