# How to Use Proxies While proxies aren't necessary for SEO Utils, using them is recommended if you want to speed up scraping for "People Also Ask" (PAA), check if URLs are indexed, or avoid having your IP blocked by Google. ### Recommended Proxy Providers #### Proxy Rack * Website: * Proxy plans that work for Google scraping tasks: * Premium Residential Proxies * Private Unmetered Residential Proxies (More coming soon...) ### Renting Proxies Residential proxies can be expensive, typically costing between $60 to $150 per month. To offer a more affordable solution, I've decided to launch a proxy rental service. Details will be released next month. ### How to Connect Proxies in SEO Utils To use proxies in SEO Utils for tasks like scraping Google's "People Also Ask" or checking if URLs are indexed, go to the App dropdown in the top right corner of the app and select the "Proxies" menu item.

Then, click the "**Add Proxy**" button and fill all the required fields.

After you add a proxy, SEO Utils will automatically use it for tasks that require proxies. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://help.seoutils.app/guide/how-to-use-proxies.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.