Which proxy to use
Residential proxies suit automation that acts like a visitor, with a sticky session for anything that logs in. For testing your own site from other countries, any plan with the right country works; Residential Lite is the cheapest.
What to enter
A PiratProxies plan gives you four things: a host, a port, a username and a password. These are the values for Residential; the username and password are on your plan page.
| Host | resi.piratproxies.com |
|---|---|
| HTTP port | 8080 |
| SOCKS5 port | 1080 |
| Username | USERNAME |
| Password | from your plan page |
As one line:
resi.piratproxies.com:8080:USERNAME:PASSWORDThe country and the session are chosen in the username, not in a separate setting. The generator on your plan page writes the username for you, and Targeting and sessions explains each part.
Steps
- In the script, add the browser module's proxy action before the first page load.
- Enter the proxy as one line,
resi.piratproxies.com:8080:USERNAME:PASSWORD, and choose the type: HTTP for port 8080, SOCKS5 for port 1080. - Load an IP-check page as the next step to confirm it.
Menu names can differ a little between versions of Browser Automation Studio. The four values to enter are always the same.
Rotating or sticky
If Browser Automation Studio is acting as one visitor through several steps, use a sticky session so the IP address stays the same throughout. If each run is independent, leave the session out and every run starts from a new address.
A sticky username looks like this:
USERNAME-country-us-time-600-session-a1b2c3d4If it does not work
- For many threads, keep the lines in a resource and let each thread take a different one, each with its own session ID.
- A
407error means the username or password was not accepted. Copy both again from your plan page, and check that nothing added a space or cut the username short. - If the IP address is in the wrong country, look at the username: the country code is part of it. More fixes.
Questions
Which PiratProxies proxy should I use with Browser Automation Studio?
Residential proxies suit automation that acts like a visitor, with a sticky session for anything that logs in. For testing your own site from other countries, any plan with the right country works; Residential Lite is the cheapest.
Browser Automation Studio is a product of its own makers. PiratProxies is not affiliated with it; the name is used here only to say what this guide is about. Use it within the rules of the sites you work with and our acceptable use policy.