General Proxy Guide

How Proxies Are Actually Used in Botting

A proxy is an IP address you route your bot traffic through instead of your home IP. In botting, proxies are not optional. They are required to avoid burning your local IP, spreading traffic, and running multiple tasks safely.

Proxies do not guarantee success. They simply allow you to operate without instantly getting blocked.

Why Proxies Matter

• • Prevents your home IP from being flagged or banned

  • Allows multiple tasks to run at the same time

  • Separates activity across different IPs

  • Helps manage site rate limits and traffic patterns

  Running bots without proxies will almost always result in fast blocks, especially on retail sites.

ISP Proxies

ISP proxies use residential IP ranges hosted on datacenter infrastructure. They are the most versatile proxy type and can be used across most retail and sneaker workflows.

• Static IPs that do not rotate

• Fast and stable

• Appear residential to most sites

• Can be reused across sessions

• Easier to manage than rotating proxies

Common uses for ISP proxies

• Checkout tasks on most retail sites

• Monitoring tasks

• Queue based sites

• Pokémon Center

• General retail buying

ISP proxies are flexible and can be used for both monitoring and checkout, making them a solid all around option for most setups.

Residential Proxies (Resies)

Residential proxies route traffic through real home internet connections and typically rotate IPs automatically. These are best used on sites with aggressive proxy protection. • Rotating IPs

• Higher trust level on protected sites

• Slower than ISP proxies

• Usually billed per GB

• Harder to manage due to rotation

Common uses for residential proxies

• High PX or strict sites like Walmart, Costco, and Sam’s Club

• Shopify sites with proxy protection

• Sites that aggressively block static IPs

• Situations where ISP proxies are getting filtered

Running a mix of residential proxies alongside ISP proxies is often necessary on higher protection sites.