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      Use Proxies with Octoparse

      In this article, you will learn how to set up residential and mobile proxies for parsing in Octoparse.

      To set up a proxy for parsing in Octoparse, follow these steps:
      1. Open the Octoparse app.
      2. Click the New button and choose Advanced Mode. 
        advanced mode in octoparse app
      3. In the text field, enter the website you want to extract data from. As an example, we used octoparse.com. 
        enter the website
      4. Next go to the Task settings. 
        task settings
      5. In the Task settings find Anti-blocking settings, enable the Use IP proxies checkbox and go to its settings. 
        anti-blocking settings
      6. Now you need to enter information about server/IP and port you want to connect trough. You can get this information from Froxy Dashboard.
        Notice: you need to set all filters according you need in Froxy dashboard. Also set the rotation time.
        Notice: we recommend setting the same rotation in Froxy Dashboard and the Octoparse app. 
        server ip and port
      7. If you have done everything correctly, near the Settings button, the check icon should appear. If it's so, then you can save settings.
        settings menu
      8. Then you need to choose what data you want to extract. In this example, we'll try to extract text data from a specific element. In this case, you need to choose an element on the page and pick the Extract the text from the element option.
        extract the text from the element
      9. After this, you can run your task.
        run your task
      10. Octoparse will offer you options where your task should be operated. You can run your task on your device or use Octoparse cloud services. For the demonstration, we'll pick to run our task on the device.
        run our task on the device
      11. As far as Froxy proxies work on the login/password authorization, you'll need to enter your login and password for the proxy. You'll be able to find this information in the Froxy Dashboard.
        froxy dashboard
      12. After this, Octoparse is going to run your task and show you it's result. You can choose the options Export Later or Export Data if you need results right now. 
        export later or export data
      13. The very last step is to choose what format of data export is most suitable for you. Octoparse offers such formats as HTML, CSV, XLSX and JSON. 
        export later or export data
      14. Now you can use Froxy proxies with Octoparse!

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