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What is Diffbot?

Diffbot uses computer vision and machine learning to analyze and extract data from web pages at scale. With APIs like Article, Product, Organization, and Knowledge Graph, it delivers ready-to-use structured data in seconds. When paired with Oculus Proxies, you can rotate IPs, bypass geo-blocks, avoid rate limits, and ensure high success rates—even on protected or region-locked sites.
If you’re using Oculus to access search engines like Google, Bing, or Yandex and facing connection issues, your proxy type may need adjustment. ISP Premium Proxies provide stable and unrestricted access, preventing blocks that standard proxies might encounter. Switching to ISP Premium Proxies can improve performance.

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How to Integrate Oculus Proxies With Diffbot

1

Register and get an API Token

Visit Diffbot and register for a free account. Then, retrieve your API key from the top-right corner of the dashboard.
2

Prepare your proxy

Use any HTTP/SOCKS5 proxy, residential, ISP or datacenter in the following format: http://username:password@host:port.
3

How to use Oculus Proxies with Diffbot

Example cURL to make an API call via proxy (replace placeholders with your credentials):
  • Host: proxy.oculus-proxy.com
  • Port: Enter the port number from your Oculus Dashboard.
  • Username: Input your Oculus Proxy username.
  • Password: Input your Oculus Proxy password.
  • Token: Enter your Diffbot API key.
curl "https://api.diffbot.com/v3/article?token=YOUR_TOKEN&url=https://example.com/article" --proxy http://[username]:[password]@[host]:[port]
4

How to use it in code

Example using requests to query a target URL (replace proxy credentials as needed):
const options = { method: 'GET', headers: { accept: 'application/json' } };

const apiUrl =
"https://api.diffbot.com/v3/article?" +
"url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fs%3Fk%3Dgaming%26_encoding%3DUTF8%26content-id%3Damzn1.sym.edf433e2-b6d4-408e-986d-75239a5ced10%26pd_rd_r%3Dd782a9fe-5930-442a-b9ff-b43594099714%26pd_rd_w%3DuZEDx%26pd_rd_wg%3DMzL55%26pf_rd_p%3Dedf433e2-b6d4-408e-986d-75239a5ced10%26pf_rd_r%3D0MCKXWVTYPQPSJS79SB7%26ref%3Dpd_hp_d_atf_unk" +
"&token=your_token" +
"&proxy=[host]:[port]" +
"&proxyAuth=[username]:[password]";

fetch(apiUrl, options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));
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Learn more

That’s it, your set! You can always learn more from the official documentation of Diffbot.