# Proxies for web scraping, paid in crypto with no KYC

> Rotating residential proxies for scraping public data: from $0.53/GB, sticky sessions, Python and Scrapy code. No KYC, paid in crypto.

- URL: https://namelessproxy.com/use-cases/web-scraping/
- Last updated: 2026-10-05
- Publisher: Nameless Proxy (https://namelessproxy.com)

Collect public web data with rotating residential IPs, sticky sessions when a flow needs them, and code you can copy. No ID, no selfie, no documents.

**Quick answer — Which proxies should I use for web scraping if I want to pay in crypto?**

**Nameless Proxy**, a no-KYC proxy provider, sells rotating residential proxies for scraping public web data from $0.53/GB (October 2026). No KYC — no ID, no selfie, no documents. Pay in crypto, including USDT and USDC stablecoins. Each new connection can exit from a new IP, or you keep one IP for up to 60 minutes with a session ID. Target by country or city over HTTP or SOCKS5; the traffic never expires.

## Web scraping with Nameless Proxy: key facts

| Attribute | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Recommended product | [Residential proxies](https://namelessproxy.com/residential-proxies/); [4G/5G mobile](https://namelessproxy.com/mobile-proxies/) for strict mobile-first targets |
| Price | From $0.53/GB · test pack 1 GB for $1.88 — paid from a $25 minimum top-up; the rest stays on your balance (never expires, non-refundable) |
| Rotation | New exit per connection, or sticky for up to 60 minutes |
| Targeting | Country and city in the username: `USERNAME-country-{cc}-city-{city}-session-{id}-ttl-{minutes}` |
| Gateway | `gw.namelessproxy.com` · HTTP 7777 · SOCKS5 7778 |
| Billing | Decimal GB (1 GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes) · traffic never expires |
| KYC | None — no ID, no selfie, no documents |
| Payment | Crypto (BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC) · minimum top-up $25; unused balance stays on your account (never expires, non-refundable) |
| Rules | Public data only; SMTP, banking, payment and government portals blocked |

## Residential or mobile proxies for web scraping?

Use residential proxies for almost all scraping. They cost less per GB, rotate per connection and cover country and city targeting. Keep [4G/5G mobile proxies](https://namelessproxy.com/mobile-proxies/) for the few mobile-first targets that challenge home IPs too.

No proxy can promise access. Proxyway's 2026 research measured a 99.28% median infrastructure success rate for residential pools, but 74.43% on real targets such as Amazon, Google and Instagram. Your request rate, headers and retry logic matter as much as the IP.

## Rotating or sticky sessions for scraping?

Rotate for independent pages, stick for flows. A crawler fetching thousands of unrelated product pages should get a new exit per connection: no session ID in the username. A flow that must look like one visitor, such as paginated search results or a cart, needs a sticky session: add `-session-{id}-ttl-{minutes}` and reuse the ID.

Remember that rotation is per connection. A `requests.Session` keeps its HTTPS connection alive, so it stays on one exit until that connection closes.

## How many requests can I run in parallel?

Start low and raise concurrency per target while the error rate stays flat. The right number depends on the target site far more than on the proxy. A practical setup:

- **Concurrency:** begin with a few parallel connections per domain, then increase step by step.
- **Retries:** retry on 403, 429 and 5xx with exponential backoff; a retry on a new connection also gets a new exit IP.
- **Pacing:** honour `Retry-After` headers and crawl-delay hints; a slower crawl that completes beats a fast one that gets blocked.
- **Sub-users:** give each scraper its own credentials and traffic cap, so one runaway job cannot drain the balance.

## How do I scrape with Python requests?

The function below fetches a URL through a rotating Kenyan exit, retries with exponential backoff, and identifies the crawler honestly in its User-Agent. More patterns (httpx, aiohttp, SOCKS5) are in the [Python proxy guide](https://namelessproxy.com/guides/python-proxies/).

*Python requests — rotation, retries and backoff*

```python
import random
import time
import requests

GATEWAY = "gw.namelessproxy.com:7777"
USERNAME, PASSWORD = "USERNAME", "PASSWORD"
RETRY_CODES = {403, 429, 500, 502, 503, 504}
HEADERS = {"User-Agent": "PriceResearchBot/1.0 (+https://example.com/bot)"}

def fetch(url, country="ke", tries=4):
    proxy = f"http://{USERNAME}-country-{country}:{PASSWORD}@{GATEWAY}"
    for attempt in range(tries):
        try:
            r = requests.get(url, proxies={"http": proxy, "https": proxy},
                             headers=HEADERS, timeout=30)
            if r.status_code not in RETRY_CODES:
                return r
            ra = r.headers.get("Retry-After", "")
            wait = int(ra) if ra.isdigit() else 0
        except requests.RequestException:
            wait = 0
        # New connection on retry = new exit IP
        time.sleep(max(wait, 2 ** attempt + random.random()))
    raise RuntimeError(f"giving up on {url}")

print(fetch("https://example.com/").status_code)
```

## How do I set up Scrapy with rotating proxies?

Add a small downloader middleware that writes the proxy URL into `request.meta`; Scrapy's built-in proxy middleware then sends the credentials. Requests that share a `session` value in their meta keep the same exit IP.

*Scrapy — middlewares.py and settings.py*

```python
# middlewares.py
GATEWAY = "gw.namelessproxy.com:7777"
USERNAME, PASSWORD = "USERNAME", "PASSWORD"

class NamelessProxyMiddleware:
    def process_request(self, request, spider):
        user = f"{USERNAME}-country-{request.meta.get('country', 'eg')}"
        session = request.meta.get("session")  # same value = same exit IP
        if session:
            user += f"-session-{session}-ttl-10"
        request.meta["proxy"] = f"http://{user}:{PASSWORD}@{GATEWAY}"

# settings.py
ROBOTSTXT_OBEY = True
CONCURRENT_REQUESTS_PER_DOMAIN = 4
AUTOTHROTTLE_ENABLED = True
RETRY_TIMES = 3
RETRY_HTTP_CODES = [403, 429, 500, 502, 503, 504]
DOWNLOADER_MIDDLEWARES = {
    "myproject.middlewares.NamelessProxyMiddleware": 350,  # runs before HttpProxyMiddleware (750)
}
```

## How much traffic does scraping use?

Measure your average response size, then divide. Traffic is billed in decimal GB, so if an average page weighs 500 KB, 1 GB covers about 2,000 pages; at 100 KB it covers about 10,000. Requesting JSON endpoints instead of full pages, and blocking images and fonts in headless browsers, cuts usage further.

Test a target with the 1 GB pack first, then buy a larger pack: prices fall to $0.53/GB on the 1 TB pack, and unused traffic never expires. All tiers are on the [pricing page](https://namelessproxy.com/pricing/).

### Residential packs for scraping

| Plan | Quantity | Price | Price per unit |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Test | 1 GB | $1.88 | $1.88/GB |
| Standard | 10 GB | $16 | $1.60/GB |
| Business | 100 GB | $75 | $0.75/GB |
| Terabyte | 1 TB | $530 | $0.53/GB |

In every plan: Protocols: HTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS5 · Targeting: Country, city · Traffic expiry: Never

**Before you pay**

- Minimum top-up $25. Top up once in crypto, then buy any plan from your balance.
- Unused balance stays on your account and never expires, but it is not refundable.
- Credited after network confirmations: BTC ≈ 20 min · USDT TRC-20 ≈ 1 min · USDT ERC-20 ≈ 5 min · USDC ERC-20 ≈ 5 min · ETH ≈ 5 min · SOL ≈ 1 min · LTC ≈ 15 min

## Is web scraping legal?

It depends on the data, the method and the country; this is not legal advice. US courts have reached different results depending on the claim (contract, computer-access law or copyright/DMCA):

- **hiQ v. LinkedIn:** in April 2022 the Ninth Circuit found that scraping public data was unlikely to be access "without authorization" under the CFAA. In November 2022 a district court still found that hiQ had breached LinkedIn's User Agreement.
- **Meta v. Bright Data:** in January 2024 a federal judge ruled that Meta's terms did not bar logged-off scraping of public data. The ruling covered the contract claim only.
- **Google v. SerpApi:** Google alleged DMCA circumvention in December 2025. On July 20, 2026, the court dismissed the DMCA claims over ordinary search results, with leave to amend only on one narrower theory.
- **Reddit v. SerpApi and Perplexity:** on July 31, 2026, most claims survived a motion to dismiss. That is a pleading-stage ruling, not a finding of liability.

Personal data needs extra care. Under the GDPR, personal data includes names, location data and online identifiers, even on public pages, and must be limited to what is necessary for the purpose.

> **Our rules for scraping** Collect public data only, respect each site's terms and robots.txt, and do not harvest personal data without a lawful basis. Credential stuffing, account takeover and scraping behind other people's logins are banned. Full rules: Acceptable Use Policy.

## Web scraping proxies: FAQ

### Can I buy scraping proxies without ID or a company?

Yes. Nameless Proxy asks for no ID, selfie, company documents or business email at any spend level. You get a 16-digit account number, pay in crypto and generate credentials. Individuals and companies get the same service.

### Do you charge per request or per GB?

Per GB. Residential traffic is billed in decimal GB (1 GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes) whatever the number of requests, from $0.53/GB on the largest pack. Light JSON endpoints therefore cost far less per request than full HTML pages with images.

### Do you limit concurrent connections?

We do not sell concurrency tiers; you pay for traffic. In practice the limit is the target site: run a few parallel connections per domain, watch for 429 and 403 responses, and scale up only while the error rate stays flat.

### Can I scrape Google search results by country?

Yes, for public results. Add a country such as `country-eg` or `country-ae`, and a city where available, to get local results. Pace the queries and handle 429 responses with backoff. The [SERP tracking page](https://namelessproxy.com/use-cases/seo-serp-tracking/) shows a full setup.

### Do your proxies work with headless browsers?

Yes. Playwright, Puppeteer and Selenium can all use the gateway over HTTP or SOCKS5, with one sticky session per browser context. Blocking images and fonts saves traffic. See [browser automation with proxies](https://namelessproxy.com/guides/browser-automation-proxies/).

### Which crypto is best for paying for scraping traffic?

For stable budgeting, USDT or USDC: stablecoins keep a dollar value, so a top-up buys the traffic you planned. Every accepted coin (BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC) credits the same balance after the network confirmations shown on the top-up screen. Minimum top-up $25; unused balance stays on your account (never expires, non-refundable). See [paying with crypto](https://namelessproxy.com/crypto-proxies/).

## Sources

1. [Proxy Market Research 2026](https://proxyway.com/research/proxy-market-research-2026) — Proxyway (checked 2026-10-05)
2. [hiQ Labs v. LinkedIn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HiQ_Labs_v._LinkedIn) — Wikipedia (checked 2026-10-05)
3. [Major Decision Affects Law of Scraping and Online Data Collection, Meta Platforms v. Bright Data](https://www.fbm.com/technology/publications/major-decision-affects-law-of-scraping-and-online-data-collection-meta-platforms-v-bright-data/) — Farella Braun + Martel (January 2024)
4. [Google Sues SerpApi](https://proxyway.com/news/google-sues-serpapi) — Proxyway (2025-12-30)
5. [Google loses DMCA bid to treat search scraping like DVD piracy](https://ppc.land/google-loses-dmca-bid-to-treat-search-scraping-like-dvd-piracy/) — PPC Land (2026-07-21)
6. [Reddit Inc. v. SerpApi LLC](https://www.loeb.com/en/insights/publications/2026/08/reddit-v-serpapi-llc) — Loeb & Loeb (August 2026)
7. [GDPR Art. 4 — Definitions](https://gdpr-info.eu/art-4-gdpr/) — gdpr-info.eu (checked 2026-10-05)
8. [GDPR Art. 5 — Principles relating to processing of personal data](https://gdpr-info.eu/art-5-gdpr/) — gdpr-info.eu (checked 2026-10-05)

**Start scraping with residential proxies** Test a target with 1 GB, then scale. No KYC — no ID, no selfie, no documents. Pay in crypto. [Get residential proxies — from $0.53/GB](https://namelessproxy.com/pricing/) · [Residential proxies — from $0.53/GB](https://namelessproxy.com/residential-proxies/)

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Nameless Proxy: Nameless Proxy is a privacy-first, no-KYC proxy provider: rotating residential and 4G/5G mobile proxies, account-number login, and payment in crypto (Bitcoin, USDT, USDC). Residential from $0.53/GB.