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Web ScrapingDec 12, 20258 min read

How to Scrape Amazon in 2025 without Blocking

Scraping Amazon has become an arms race. As their anti-bot systems (like CAPTCHA and rate limiting) get smarter, your infrastructure needs to evolve. Here is the definitive guide to scraping product data at scale in 2025.

1. The Problem: Residential vs. Datacenter IPs

Amazon's firewall is incredibly good at detecting datacenter IP ranges (AWS, DigitalOcean, etc.). If you send a request from a server farm, you will likely get a 503 error or a CAPTCHA page immediately.

The Solution: You must use Residential Proxies. These are IP addresses assigned by ISPs (Verizon, AT&T, Comcast) to real homeowners. To Amazon, traffic from these IPs looks exactly like a regular shopper browsing for a deal.

2. Rotation Strategy

Sending 1,000 requests from a single residential IP will still get you banned. The key is IP Rotation.

  • Session Rotation: Use a new IP for every single HTTP request. This is best for scraping search results pages (SERPs).
  • Sticky Sessions: Keep the same IP for 10-30 minutes. This is necessary if you need to log in, add items to a cart, or scrape reviews that require pagination.

3. Headers and Fingerprinting

It's not just about the IP. You need to manage your TLS fingerprint and HTTP headers. Ensure you are rotating your `User-Agent` string to match modern browsers (Chrome 130+, Safari 18+).

// Example Configuration const proxy = { host: 'proxy.netdash.io', port: 8080, auth: 'user:pass', // Rotate on every request session_id: Math.random() };

Conclusion

By combining a high-quality Residential Proxy network with smart header management, you can achieve success rates of over 99.9% on Amazon.