# aivarsk/scrapy-proxies

Random proxy middleware for Scrapy

Repository: https://github.com/aivarsk/scrapy-proxies
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/scrapy-proxies
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2019-10-01T06:30:18+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4972, "days_push": 2528, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1667, forks 421 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:19.702822+00:00)

## What it is
A Scrapy downloader middleware that routes requests through random proxies from a configurable list to avoid IP bans. It supports multiple proxy modes, including per-request rotation, a single fixed proxy, and a custom proxy set in settings.

## Use cases
- rotate proxies randomly while scraping with scrapy
- avoid getting IP banned during web crawling
- assign a single proxy to all scrapy requests
- use a custom proxy in scrapy settings
- retry failed requests through different proxies

## When to choose
- you already use Scrapy and need simple file-based proxy rotation
- you want a lightweight middleware without extra dependencies
- you need configurable proxy modes (per-request, fixed, or custom)

## When to avoid
- you need proxy health checking, scoring, or automatic proxy list fetching
- you use a framework other than Scrapy
- you need actively maintained software with recent releases

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: middleware, web-scraping, proxy
- domain: web-development, crawlers, developer-tools
- platform: python, cross-platform
- tags: scrapy, proxy-rotation, downloader-middleware, ip-ban-avoidance

## Member repositories
- aivarsk/scrapy-proxies (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:19.702822+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:42:52.204046+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/aivarsk/scrapy-proxies (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:19.702822+00:00, sha f1ae34527e0c)
  - registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/scrapy-proxies/json (fetched 2026-08-29T11:16:09.426628+00:00, sha 65c20225d73a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.