Exit node
The final address in a proxy chain, and the one that appears in the target site's logs. In a residential network it is usually somebody's home connection.
Why it costs you money
It is the address whose reputation decides whether you are blocked, and it is the one you have least control over. Two providers can sell access to the same underlying exit nodes through different brands, which is why a switch after being blocked sometimes changes nothing at all.
See it in the data
Related terms
- IP reputationHow a target site scores an address before serving it, based on what that address has done elsewhere.
- BackconnectOne gateway address that fans out to the whole pool behind it, so your code never handles an address list.
- Proxy poolThe set of addresses a provider can route you through. The advertised size is a vendor claim nobody outside can verify.
- Residential proxyAn IP address belonging to a real home internet connection, rented by the gigabyte. The hardest type to block and the most expensive.
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