Proxy Guides · 2026-08-28 · 5 min read
What Is a Sticky Session (and When You Need One)
Sticky sessions keep one IP address for a set duration. They are the bridge between rotating and static proxies.
Definition
A sticky session pins one IP address to your connection for a configured duration — commonly 10 or 30 minutes. During that window, every request exits from the same address. When the session ends, the next request gets a fresh address.
Why it matters
Many web flows break when your address changes mid-flow: a login followed by a dashboard view, a cart filled across several pages, a multi-step API interaction. If each step arrives from a different IP, the target may treat the steps as unrelated — or as suspicious.
Sticky sessions give those flows continuity while still letting the pool rotate you to a fresh address afterwards.
Choosing a duration
- Short sessions (5–10 min): quick checks, single pages, simple scrapes.
- Medium (15–30 min): logins, carts, multi-step verification.
- Hours or days: that is static territory — use a static residential or dedicated datacenter proxy instead.
Using sticky sessions in IsabiProxy
In the proxy generator, set Session Type to Sticky and pick a duration. Your connection string is the same shape as any other proxy — the session behavior is applied server-side.
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