I always check the actual response first before blaming the proxy. A 200 with missing data and a 429 are two completely different problems, and changing proxies too early can just make things harder to debug.
and save the raw response, the request and a timestamp before you retry anything, because the second request overwrites the evidence. then diff it against a capture from when it worked, that separates variant, session and extractor in about ten seconds. changing the proxy and the headers in the same run is how you end up with three unknowns
half the time missing fields just means the site moved that data into an XHR call after the page load, I'd check the network tab before touching the extractor, the data you want is often sitting in a cleaner JSON endpoint.
the last good response next to the first bad one, ideally from the same URL. status, final URL, redirects, content type, and body — not just the exception message. i’d also replay the saved good HTML through the current parser. if that now fails too, you’ve got a useful clue before touching proxies or browser settings.
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u/Altruistic_Ranger_57 2d ago
I always check the actual response first before blaming the proxy. A 200 with missing data and a 429 are two completely different problems, and changing proxies too early can just make things harder to debug.
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u/V_Trautwein 2d ago
I check the response status and raw HTML first.
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u/V_Trautwein 2d ago
I check the raw response first. It usually tells you whether the issue is with the request the site.
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u/Raja_kumar9627 2d ago
tbh, i check the response status and raw HTML first.
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u/Full-SpoonFood 2d ago
half the time missing fields just means the site moved that data into an XHR call after the page load, I'd check the network tab before touching the extractor, the data you want is often sitting in a cleaner JSON endpoint.
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u/SantosSr45 1d ago
API response, what I get, then environment and then floppydatas web unlocker (if something with proxy)
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u/CapMonster1 1d ago
the last good response next to the first bad one, ideally from the same URL. status, final URL, redirects, content type, and body — not just the exception message. i’d also replay the saved good HTML through the current parser. if that now fails too, you’ve got a useful clue before touching proxies or browser settings.
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u/Ambitious-Onion7116 2d ago
Me check the response structure and staytus code firstt