What Is the Difference Between Rotating and Sticky Sessions?

sk5data Residential Proxies support two session modes: Rotating Sessions and Sticky Sessions.

Rotating Sessions

A new residential IP address is automatically assigned for each request, making this mode ideal for tasks that do not require a consistent IP address.

Common use cases include large-scale web scraping, search result collection, and ad verification.

Sticky Sessions

Sticky sessions maintain the same residential IP address whenever possible for a specified duration.

SK5Data Residential Proxies support session durations of 1–120 minutes.

This mode is suitable for tasks requiring continuous access, persistent login sessions, or multi-step operations.

Note: Sticky sessions do not guarantee that the IP address will remain unchanged under all circumstances. The exit IP may change if the session expires, the original IP becomes unavailable, or a network connection issue occurs.