Backconnect
A single gateway endpoint that routes your traffic out through the pool behind it. Your code points at one host and port; the provider decides which exit address to use.
Why it costs you money
It is the reason a residential plan needs no address list and no rotation logic on your side. It also means you cannot pin a specific exit address unless the provider offers a sticky option, so check that before writing code that assumes you can.
See it in the data
Related terms
- Rotating proxyA connection that hands you a different address on each request, or on a timer. The default for scraping at volume.
- Sticky sessionHolding the same proxy address for a set period so a login or checkout survives more than one request.
- Proxy poolThe set of addresses a provider can route you through. The advertised size is a vendor claim nobody outside can verify.
- Every term we define