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Session duration

The window during which a sticky session holds one address. Providers express it in minutes, in requests, or leave it undefined.

Why it costs you money

Anything requiring a login needs the address to survive the whole flow, and a session that rotates mid-checkout fails in ways that look like the target blocking you. Providers that publish a maximum are telling you what their network can hold; those that do not are worth testing before committing.

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Related terms

  • Sticky sessionHolding the same proxy address for a set period so a login or checkout survives more than one request.
  • Rotating proxyA connection that hands you a different address on each request, or on a timer. The default for scraping at volume.
  • BackconnectOne gateway address that fans out to the whole pool behind it, so your code never handles an address list.
  • Success rateThe share of requests that get through. The number that decides everything, and the one no comparison table can give you.
  • Every term we define