Getting started

Every plan boils down to four values: host, port, username and password. Anything that supports an HTTP or SOCKS5 proxy can use them.

1. Make an account

   Register using an email address and a password. That is all we ask.

2. Order a plan

   Go to Buy proxies, choose a type and a size, then press Pay with crypto. Once the blockchain confirms, your plan page opens with the login. Paying from an existing balance skips the wait entirely.

3. Make a test request

   Fill your username and password into the command below. It returns the IP your request came out of.

   curl -x resi.proxies.boo:8080 -U "USERNAME-country-us:PASSWORD" https://httpbin.org/ip

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4. Point it somewhere

   What follows your username sets the country and the session. The dashboard generator fills it in; Countries and sessions breaks it down.

Hosts and ports

Formats tools expect

Different tools want the same four values arranged differently. Paste boxes mostly take host:port:username:password, while code usually takes a URL like http://username:password@host:port. Your plan page generator outputs both, for one proxy or hundreds. All proxy formats

Choosing HTTP or SOCKS5

The two ports lead to the same IPs with one login. Stick with HTTP unless a program specifically wants SOCKS5; HTTP handles both http and https sites and works everywhere. HTTP compared with SOCKS5

Test first

Each plan page has a test button that runs a request through your proxy from our servers and reports the exit IP and its country. If our test works but your program does not, the plan is fine and the issue is in your program's settings: see Fixing problems.

Next steps

• Countries and sessions: set the location and decide when the IP changes.
• Code samples in curl, Python, Node.js, Puppeteer, Go and PHP.
• Tool guides for browsers, scrapers and more.
• The glossary for unfamiliar terms.

Need a hand? Open the chat bubble or email support@proxies.boo.