Residential Proxies for Automation

Automation frameworks — Playwright, Puppeteer, Selenium, n8n, Make — all accept proxy configuration, and residential exits keep those workflows from being blocked as bot traffic.

The proxy is one layer of a bot's identity. Automation is detected through timing regularity, missing human noise, headless flags and TLS fingerprints as much as through IP reputation.

Set the proxy per browser context rather than globally so each worker gets its own exit, add randomised delays and mouse paths, patch headless indicators, and retry on 403/429 with a new session ID rather than hammering the same exit.

Use residential when the automated target has commercial anti-bot protection. Internal tools, APIs with keys and partner endpoints do not need it.