Basics

Datacenter proxies run on servers in data centers rather than on home devices. That makes them much faster and cheaper than residential proxies. They come with unlimited bandwidth and are billed per IP, not per GB. The downside is that some sites can tell they aren’t home connections, so well-protected sites may block them.

This is a developer guide. The quickest way to create proxies is the Datacenter dashboard.

When to Use Them

Datacenter proxies are a good fit when speed and cost matter more than looking like a home user:

Scraping sites with little or no bot protection
SEO and rank tracking
Ad verification
Load testing your own services
Geo-restricted content that doesn’t block datacenter IPs

If a site blocks datacenter IPs, for example with frequent 403 responses or a captcha on every request, use Residential Proxies instead.

Proxy Format

Datacenter proxies are dedicated. You get a fixed list of IPs that are yours for as long as your plan runs. The dashboard lists each proxy in this format:

Proxy format

IP:PORT:USERNAME:PASSWORD

Part	Description	Example
IP	Your dedicated proxy IP	`192.0.2.10`
Port	Connection port	`8000`
Username	Your proxy username	`YOUR_USERNAME`
Password	Your proxy password	`YOUR_PASSWORD`

There are no sessions. The IP stays the same unless you replace it in the dashboard.

Protocols

Every datacenter proxy supports HTTP, HTTPS and SOCKS5 on the same address and port.

Example Request

Python
cURL

Python

import requests

proxies = {
    'http': 'http://{USERNAME}:{PASSWORD}@{PROXY_IP}:{PORT}',
    'https': 'http://{USERNAME}:{PASSWORD}@{PROXY_IP}:{PORT}'
}

response = requests.get('https://api.ipify.org?format=json', proxies=proxies)
print(response.json())

cURL

curl -x "http://{USERNAME}:{PASSWORD}@{PROXY_IP}:{PORT}" \
  https://api.ipify.org?format=json

If the response shows your proxy’s IP, the connection works.

Tips

Spread requests over all your IPs. Sites rate-limit single IPs, even dedicated ones.
If a site bans an IP, replace it in the dashboard instead of retrying.
You can skip credentials by whitelisting your server’s IP. See Authentication.
Something not working? See Error Handling.

Getting Started

Residential Proxies

ISP Proxies

Datacenter Proxies

Reseller

When to Use Them

Proxy Format

Protocols

Example Request

Tips

​When to Use Them

​Proxy Format

​Protocols

​Example Request

​Tips

When to Use Them

Proxy Format

Protocols

Example Request

Tips