# FAQs

**1.What types of protections can Universal Scraping API bypass?**

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**What types of protection can the general scraping API bypass?**

A high-quality Universal Scraping API can handle machine verification, fingerprint checks, and IP rate limiting, thereby providing a smooth, human-like browsing experience.
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**How does the Universal Scraping API automatically handle IP rotation and browser fingerprinting?**

Universal Scraping API integrates residential IP rotation and can seamlessly simulate real browser fingerprints. It can detect which requests are likely to be flagged and automatically adjust the session environment to avoid detection—all without any configuration or manual adjustments required from the user.
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**Can I use the Universal Scraping API to interact with or navigate browsers?**

No, Universal Scraping API is not designed to work with browsers or third-party tools such as Adspower, Puppeteer, Playwright, or Multilogin (MLA). If you need a solution that can interact with browsers and also integrates Bright Data’s unlocking tool, Web Unlocker, please check out our Scraping Browser solution.
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**How to unlock browser settings?**

Manual actions, such as enabling scripts or adjusting privacy settings, may help. However, for more advanced tasks like data scraping, the Universal Scraping API is more effective. It mimics real user behavior, can bypass blocks, solve CAPTCHA issues, support automation through tools like Playwright and Puppeteer, and enable AI control via the Model Control Protocol (MCP).
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