Integrating NetNut proxies with the Web Scraper Chrome Browser Extension can enhance your web scraping capabilities by providing a reliable and anonymous way to collect data from various websites. This guide will help you configure proxy settings on the Web Scraper extension to ensure efficient and secure scraping activities.

What Is Web Scraper Chrome Browser Extension?

The Web Scraper Chrome Browser Extension is a powerful tool designed for extracting data from websites. It allows users to create sitemaps that define the structure of the website they want to scrape and the data they want to extract. With Web Scraper, you can automate the data collection process, making it easier to gather large volumes of information from the web without manual effort. The extension supports scraping dynamic content, handling pagination, and exporting data in various formats, making it an essential tool for developers, researchers, and data analysts looking to efficiently gather web data.

How to configure proxy settings on Web Scraper

• Getting started with Web Scraper:

1. Install Web Scraper browser extension via Chrome Store;

2. Sign up for Web Scraper Cloud;

3. Subscribe to Scale plan.

Creating a Custom Proxy:

1. Login to your Cloud Scraper account;

2. Select “Proxy Manager” in the left-side toolbar;

How to Configure Proxy Settings on Web Scraper

3. Select “NetNut.io Residential Proxy” from the drop-down menu;

How to Configure Proxy Settings on Web Scraper

4. insert a custom name, input the username and password, and select a region;

How to Configure Proxy Settings on Web Scraper

5. Click “Add Proxy”.

NetNut integration with Web Scraper:

1. Go to “My Sitemaps” from the left-hand toolbar;

How to Configure Proxy Settings on Web Scraper

2. Find the sitemap you want the proxy to work with and click on “Details page”;

3. Select the custom proxy’s name in the drop-down menu of “Proxy”;

How to Configure Proxy Settings on Web Scraper

4. Click “Scrape”.


That’s it – Web Scraper Cloud will run your scraper via NetNut proxies.
As easy as that!

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