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What is HTTP Proxy?

A proxy that understands and forwards HTTP/HTTPS web traffic.

An HTTP proxy operates at the application layer and is purpose-built for web traffic. It can read request headers, handle the HTTP CONNECT method to tunnel HTTPS, and is the simplest option to configure in browsers, scraping libraries, and command-line tools like curl. For most web scraping and data-collection workloads, an HTTP/HTTPS proxy is all you need; SOCKS5 is reserved for non-HTTP protocols or tools that require it.

Related terms

SOCKS5 Proxy

A flexible proxy protocol that forwards any TCP/UDP traffic, not just HTTP.

Proxy Server

An intermediary server that forwards requests between client and target.

Web Scraping

Programmatically extracting structured data from websites.

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