Puppeteer

This guide provides instructions on how to integrate Evomi’s proxies with Puppeteer, a Node.js library for controlling headless Chrome or Chromium.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure you have the following:

Node.js installed on your system
Puppeteer installed in your project
Your Evomi proxy credentials (username and password)

Installation

If you haven’t already installed Puppeteer, you can do so using npm:

npm install puppeteer

Configuration

To use Evomi proxies with Puppeteer, you need to configure the browser launch options with the proxy settings. Here’s how you can do it:

const puppeteer = require('puppeteer');

(async () => {
  const proxyServer = 'http://rp.evomi.com:1000';
  const username = 'your_username';
  const password = 'your_password_session-anychars_mode-speed';

  const browser = await puppeteer.launch({
    args: [
      `--proxy-server=${proxyServer}`,
    ],
  });

  const page = await browser.newPage();

  // Set up authentication
  await page.authenticate({
    username: username,
    password: password,
  });

  await page.goto('https://ip.evomi.com/s');
  const content = await page.content();
  console.log(content);

  await browser.close();
})();

Replace your_username with your actual Evomi proxy username.

Explanation

Let’s break down the key parts of this script:

We import the Puppeteer library.
We set up the proxy configuration with the Evomi proxy details.
We launch a new browser instance with the proxy server argument.
We create a new page and set up proxy authentication using the authenticate method.
We navigate to https://ip.evomi.com/s to verify the proxy connection.
We print the page content, which should show the IP address of the proxy you’re using.
Finally, we close the browser.

Evomi Proxy Endpoints

Depending on the Evomi product you’re using, you’ll need to adjust the proxy server address in your code. Here are the endpoints for different Evomi products:

Residential Proxies

HTTP Proxy: rp.evomi.com:1000
HTTPs Proxy: rp.evomi.com:1001
SOCKS5 Proxy: rp.evomi.com:1002

Mobile Proxies

HTTP Proxy: mp.evomi.com:3000
HTTPs Proxy: mp.evomi.com:3001
SOCKS5 Proxy: mp.evomi.com:3002

Datacenter Proxies

HTTP Proxy: dcp.evomi.com:2000
HTTPs Proxy: dcp.evomi.com:2001
SOCKS5 Proxy: dcp.evomi.com:2002

To use a different product or protocol, simply replace the proxyServer variable in your code with the appropriate endpoint and port from the list above.

Running the Script

Save the script to a file (e.g., puppeteer_proxy_test.js) and run it using Node.js:

node puppeteer_proxy_test.js

If everything is set up correctly, you should see the content of https://ip.evomi.com/s printed in your console, showing the IP address of the Evomi proxy you’re using.

Tips and Troubleshooting

If you’re having connection issues, double-check your proxy credentials and make sure you’re using the correct endpoint and port for your chosen product.
The proxy password format (your_password_session-anychars_mode-speed) includes additional parameters. Make sure to replace your_password with your actual password while keeping the session-anychars_mode-speed part intact.
For HTTPS connections, you might need to handle SSL certificate errors. You can add the following option to ignore SSL errors (use with caution in production):
```
const browser = await puppeteer.launch({
  args: [
    `--proxy-server=${proxyServer}`,
    '--ignore-certificate-errors',
  ],
});
```

If you need to use a SOCKS5 proxy, you’ll need to install an additional package:

npm install proxy-chain

Then modify your script to use it:

const proxyChain = require('proxy-chain');
const oldProxyUrl = `socks5://${username}:${password}@rp.evomi.com:1002`;
const newProxyUrl = await proxyChain.anonymizeProxy(oldProxyUrl);

const browser = await puppeteer.launch({
  args: [`--proxy-server=${newProxyUrl}`],
});

Remember to handle errors appropriately in your production code, as network requests can fail for various reasons.

By following this guide, you should now be able to successfully integrate Evomi’s proxies with your Puppeteer scripts for web automation and scraping tasks.

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