Use Cases

Proxy solutions for every workflow.

Explore how teams use ProxyHat for data collection, research, testing, and automation. Each use case has dedicated guides, code examples, and best practices.

Data Collection

Extract, aggregate, and structure data from the web at scale

Web Scraping

Automated data extraction from websites with proxy rotation to avoid blocks and rate limits.

  • Anti-bot bypass
  • IP rotation
  • Scale

API Data Collection

High-volume API requests with distributed IPs to respect rate limits and ensure reliability.

  • Rate limiting
  • Reliability
  • High volume

Price Monitoring

Track competitor pricing, stock levels, and promotions across e-commerce platforms.

  • E-commerce
  • Real-time
  • Competitive intel

Market Research

Gather competitive intelligence and market data across regions

SERP Tracking

Monitor search engine rankings and SERP features across locations for SEO insights.

  • SEO
  • Geo-targeting
  • Rankings

Brand Monitoring

Track brand mentions, sentiment, and reputation across social media and review sites.

  • Sentiment
  • Social media
  • Reviews

Lead Generation

Extract business contact information from directories and professional networks.

  • B2B
  • Contacts
  • Enrichment

QA & Testing

Validate experiences across locations and ensure quality

Localization Testing

Test your application from different countries to verify geo-specific content and behavior.

  • Geo-testing
  • i18n
  • Regional content

Ad Verification

Verify ad placements, detect fraud, and ensure brand safety across campaigns.

  • Brand safety
  • Fraud detection
  • Compliance

Performance Testing

Load test applications from distributed locations with realistic traffic patterns.

  • Load testing
  • Distributed
  • Performance

Automation & Monitoring

Run scheduled tasks and monitor services reliably

Uptime Monitoring

Monitor website availability from multiple locations with consistent, reliable checks.

  • Availability
  • Multi-region
  • Alerting

Social Media Automation

Manage multiple accounts and automate workflows while avoiding detection.

  • Multi-account
  • Scheduling
  • Management

Browser Automation

Run headless browsers with residential IPs for authentic automated workflows.

  • Puppeteer
  • Playwright
  • Headless

Who uses ProxyHat

Built for

  • Data engineering teams
  • QA and testing engineers
  • Market research analysts
  • Growth and marketing teams
  • Infrastructure developers

Not designed for

  • Spam campaigns
  • Automation fraud
  • Content manipulation
  • Credential stuffing
  • Any illegal activities

Ready to get started?

Clean, residential-grade routing for teams that value consistency and control.

Usage-based pricing - No commitments