Quickstart

This guide walks you through setting up TrueProxies and making your first proxied request.

Prerequisites

• A TrueProxies account (start here)
• An active subscription or free trial

Tip

Free trial available — No credit card required. Sign up, pick a product, and test the network on your real targets before committing to a paid plan.

1. Create your account

   Visit trueproxies.com/free-trial, continue to signup, and create your account with email or Google. Verify your email address to activate your account.

2. Choose a plan

   Navigate to Products in the dashboard and select a proxy product. Choose between:

   • GB-based plans — Pay per bandwidth used. Best for variable workloads.
   • Unlimited plans — Pay for a reserved speed tier with hourly, daily, weekly, or 30-day options. Best for predictable, high-volume usage.

   Select a pricing tier and complete checkout.

3. Get your credentials

   After subscribing, go to My Products and click your active subscription. You’ll find:

   • Proxy Host: connect.trueproxies.com
   • HTTP Port: 8080
   • SOCKS5 Port: 1080
   • Username: Your proxy username (e.g., user123)
   • Password: Your proxy password

   You can also regenerate credentials or set up IP whitelisting from this page.

4. Make your first request

   cURL

   curl -x http://connect.trueproxies.com:8080 \
     -U "your_username:your_password" \
     https://httpbin.org/ip

   Python

   import requests
   
   proxies = {
       "http": "http://your_username:your_password@connect.trueproxies.com:8080",
       "https": "http://your_username:your_password@connect.trueproxies.com:8080",
   }
   
   response = requests.get("https://httpbin.org/ip", proxies=proxies)
   print(response.json())

   JavaScript

   import axios from 'axios';
   import { HttpsProxyAgent } from 'https-proxy-agent';
   
   const agent = new HttpsProxyAgent(
     'http://your_username:your_password@connect.trueproxies.com:8080'
   );
   
   const response = await axios.get('https://httpbin.org/ip', {
     httpsAgent: agent,
   });
   console.log(response.data);

5. Verify the response

   You should see a JSON response with an IP address that is different from your real IP:

   {
     "origin": "203.0.113.42"
   }

Tip

Use the country parameter in your username to target specific locations: your_username-country-us for US IPs, your_username-country-de for Germany, etc.

Next steps

• Connection details and username format
• Understanding proxy protocols
• Set up IP whitelisting
• Browse integrations