How to Make Your Proxy Requests Look Human

How to Make Your Proxy Requests Look Human

In the shifting dunes of the Steppe, a hunter’s horse leaves no track, lest the eagle above notice. So too must our digital footsteps blend with the landscape, unseen by the watchful eyes of servers. Let us ride together through the art of crafting truly human proxy requests, where technology meets the wisdom of old.

Understanding Detection: The Watchful Sentinels

Detection Method	What It Looks For	How to Evade
User-Agent Analysis	Default or rare browsers	Use common User-Agents
Header Consistency	Missing or odd headers	Mimic full browser headers
Timing & Behavior	Rapid, regular patterns	Randomize timing
Cookie Handling	No/incorrect cookies	Handle cookies as browsers
JavaScript Execution	No JS or strange responses	Use headless browsers
IP Reputation	Known proxy or datacenter IP	Rotate proxies (ProxyRoller)

1. Rotate Your Proxies with Wisdom

The eagle who circles once is predictable prey. So too, a static proxy is easily marked. Use a diverse and constantly changing pool of proxies.

Resource: ProxyRoller – Free Proxy Lists

Python Example with Requests:

import requests
from proxyroller import ProxyRollerClient

proxies = ProxyRollerClient().get_proxies(limit=10, anonymity='elite')  # Get fresh proxies

for proxy in proxies:
    try:
        resp = requests.get('https://httpbin.org/ip', proxies={'http': f"http://{proxy}", 'https': f"http://{proxy}"}, timeout=5)
        print(resp.json())
    except Exception:
        continue

2. Emulate Real User Headers: The Signature of the Nomad

Each tribe wears its own pattern. Browsers send a rich array of HTTP headers. Copy these, not just the User-Agent.

Header	Example Value
User-Agent	`Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64)...`
Accept	`text/html,application/xhtml+xml,application/xml;q=0.9,/;q=0.8`
Accept-Language	`en-US,en;q=0.9`
Accept-Encoding	`gzip, deflate, br`
Connection	`keep-alive`
Referer	Previous page URL
Upgrade-Insecure-Requests	`1`

Python Example:

headers = {
    "User-Agent": "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36...",
    "Accept": "text/html,application/xhtml+xml,application/xml;q=0.9,*/*;q=0.8",
    "Accept-Language": "en-US,en;q=0.9",
    "Accept-Encoding": "gzip, deflate, br",
    "Connection": "keep-alive",
    "Referer": "https://google.com",
    "Upgrade-Insecure-Requests": "1"
}
resp = requests.get("https://example.com", headers=headers)

Resource: List of common HTTP headers

3. Master Cookie Handling: Sharing Bread Around the Fire

Servers expect a visitor to remember the feast. Handle cookies like a browser, storing and replaying them across requests.

Python with requests.Session():

session = requests.Session()
response = session.get('https://example.com')
# Cookies are now stored and sent automatically
response2 = session.get('https://example.com/profile')

For JavaScript-heavy sites: Use headless browsers like Playwright or Puppeteer.

4. Mimic Human Timing and Navigation: The Rhythm of Hooves

No Kazakh horseman rides at the same pace over every dune. Human browsing is unpredictable—so should your requests be.

Randomize Delays: Insert random sleep intervals between requests.
Emulate Click Paths: Visit pages in logical order, as a human would.
Avoid Bursts: Don’t fire dozens of requests in a second.

Example:

import time, random

for url in url_list:
    resp = session.get(url)
    time.sleep(random.uniform(2, 7))  # Sleep between 2 and 7 seconds

5. Execute JavaScript: The Living Fire

Many sites use JavaScript to test for bots. Headless browsers can bridge this gap.

Resource: Playwright Python Docs

Example:

from playwright.sync_api import sync_playwright

with sync_playwright() as p:
    browser = p.chromium.launch(headless=True)
    page = browser.new_page()
    page.goto("https://example.com")
    page.screenshot(path="example.png")
    browser.close()

6. Handle CAPTCHAs and JavaScript Challenges

Sometimes, the path is blocked by a riddle. Use tools or services to solve CAPTCHAs when encountered, or skip to another proxy.

2Captcha: CAPTCHA solving service.
Anti-Captcha: Automated CAPTCHA solver.

Note: Automating CAPTCHA solving can be complex and costly; avoiding detection is preferable.

7. Respect the Land: Crawl Politeness

Obey robots.txt: Not just tradition, but a contract between visitor and host. robots.txt tester
Limit Rate: Don’t overload servers—spread requests over time.

Quick Reference Table: Human vs. Bot Requests

Aspect	Typical Bot	Human-like Approach
IP Address	Static, datacenter	Rotating, diverse (ProxyRoller)
User-Agent	Script default	Real browser UA
Headers	Minimal, inconsistent	Full, browser-matching
Timing	Fast, regular	Randomized, variable
Navigation Path	Direct, repetitive	Logical, varied
Cookies	Ignored or reset	Stored, replayed
JS Execution	None or partial	Full (headless browser)

8. Tools & Libraries

Purpose	Library/Service	Link
Proxy Pool	ProxyRoller	https://proxyroller.com/
HTTP Requests	requests, httpx (Python)	https://docs.python-requests.org/
Browser Emulation	Playwright, Puppeteer, Selenium	https://playwright.dev/
Header Generation	fake_useragent (Python)	https://github.com/hellysmile/fake-useragent
CAPTCHA Solving	2Captcha, Anti-Captcha	https://2captcha.com/, https://anti-captcha.com/

As the bard sings of journeys unseen, so too must your requests pass like shadows across the web, guided by both tradition and the keen edge of modern craft. ProxyRoller provides the steeds; the rest is in your hands.