Live public proxy dataset
Free Proxy List
Live free proxy server list re-verified every 5 minutes. Sort by latency or download the fast subset as TXT, CSV or JSON. No signup.
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- 5,453 live endpoints
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- 121 countries in view
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Live free proxy servers
Re-verified every 5 minutes
Looking for a fast free proxy list? Click Latency in the table to sort recent measurements from low to high, or use the free proxy list API with speed=fast to download the measured fast subset. Results are recent probes, not a speed guarantee for every destination.
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Understanding proxies
What is a free proxy server?
How an IP address and port route a request, what the destination can observe, and what a public proxy cannot protect.
A free proxy server sits between your client and a destination. You connect to its IP address and port, and it forwards the request from its own network address. The destination usually sees the proxy's IP for that request instead of your direct connection.
A proxy does not make you anonymous, change every location signal, encrypt every protocol, or authorize access. Public endpoints can be unstable, and their operators may inspect or log traffic. Never send credentials, payment details, or other sensitive data through an operator you do not trust.
- Your Device
- Proxy Server
- Internet
The destination sees the proxy’s network IP for that request. Headers and other signals can still identify you.
Protocols
HTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS4 and SOCKS5 proxy protocols
Choose a protocol based on the traffic your client sends, its DNS needs, and whether it must create an HTTPS tunnel.
HTTP proxies
Forward plain HTTP requests at the application layer. They are simple to configure, but the proxy can read unencrypted traffic, so never send sensitive data.
HTTPS proxies
Use the HTTP CONNECT method to relay a TLS connection. Your client must still validate the destination certificate. A public operator remains unsuitable for sensitive activity.
SOCKS4 proxies
Relay TCP with a small handshake but no built-in authentication or UDP support. SOCKS4a adds remote hostname resolution for clients that implement it.
SOCKS5 proxies
Can relay TCP and, when both sides support it, UDP. SOCKS5 supports authentication and remote DNS, but it does not encrypt application traffic by itself.
Anonymity
Elite, anonymous and transparent proxy levels
These labels summarize what Databay's latest header probe observed. They do not measure operator trust, encryption, DNS leaks, browser fingerprinting, cookies, or account identity.
Elite
01- Your IP
- Hidden
- Proxy headers
- Stripped
The probe observed neither the tested client IP nor common forwarding markers. A destination may still detect proxy use through network, protocol, browser, account, or behavior signals.
Best for: Header-disclosure testing
View elite listAnonymous
02- Your IP
- Hidden
- Proxy headers
- May be disclosed
The probe did not observe the tested client IP, but it did observe a marker indicating that a proxy relayed the request.
Best for: General header-behavior testing
View anonymous listTransparent
03- Your IP
- Visible
- Proxy headers
- Explicit
The probe observed the tested client IP in a forwarded header. This class can support caching or request tests, but it provides no header-level anonymity.
Best for: Caching and request-header testing
View transparent listUse cases
Common use cases for free proxies
Practical, low-risk ways to test proxy configuration, network behavior, and permitted public content.
Regional QA
Compare permitted public content from another network region. Account, device, language, and personalization can still affect the result.
Public-data sampling
Collect permitted public data at a rate the publisher allows. A proxy does not override terms, robots controls, authentication, or rate limits.
Network-origin checks
Confirm which public IP a test service receives and compare it with a direct connection. Treat the result as a network test, not proof of anonymity.
Client integration tests
Test proxy parsing, connection errors, timeouts, retries, and protocol support before connecting an application to managed infrastructure.
Configuration practice
Learn how browsers, cURL, and code libraries accept an IP address, port, protocol, and optional credentials without using production data.
Verification
How Databay verifies free proxy servers
See how public candidates are tested, scored, refreshed, and removed from the live list.
Probe pipeline and methodology maintained by the Databay Research Team.
Methodology and sourcing ethics: databay.com/trust
Candidates are collected from public proxy sources and tested before publication. An IP address and port appear only after the checker records a successful connection.
Probe pipeline
Candidates are checked on a rolling five-minute schedule. The checker attempts a TCP connection, runs the applicable HTTP and HTTPS requests, records the successful round-trip time, and observes selected response headers.
What the columns mean
- Latency is the round-trip time of the latest successful checker request. Fast is below 500 ms, Medium is 500 to 1,499 ms, and Slow is 1,500 ms or more.
- Uptime is the percentage of recorded checks that succeeded over the lifetime of the IP address and port pair.
- Reachability probe records that the upstream checker received its expected response for that route and time. It does not authorize automated queries, certify reputation, or predict a later response.
HTTPS states
HTTPS support is reported in three states:
- Strict: the checker created an HTTPS tunnel and validated the destination certificate chain.
- Loose: the HTTPS request succeeded only when certificate validation was disabled.
- None: the checker did not complete an HTTPS tunnel through this endpoint.
Expiry policy
The primary pool includes endpoints with a successful check in the past six hours. If fewer than 50 endpoints qualify, the service can fall back to successful checks from the past 24 hours. The last-checked value remains visible so you can judge freshness, and older rows are excluded.
Reliability
How the free proxy list stays current
Use the latest check, latency, lifetime uptime, and HTTPS result to choose an endpoint for low-risk testing.
Connection tested
Each entry must accept a TCP connection and complete the applicable HTTP or HTTPS check before publication.
Freshness shown6 hr primary
The main pool uses successful checks from the past six hours. A low-inventory fallback can include rows up to 24 hours old.
Reachability evidence
A limited checker probe records its observed response. It does not authorize automated queries or predict later access.
HTTPS result
Strict, Loose, or None reports whether the checker created an HTTPS tunnel and validated its certificate chain.
Distribution
Live proxy distribution
Browse the current pool by protocol, observed anonymity level, or country. Each link opens a dedicated proxy list.
Comparison
What this free proxy list includes
Compare Databay's refresh schedule, formats, filtered views, verification fields, and data license with common list types.
The Databay column describes this page and its current server-rendered counts. Other services vary, so their documentation and terms remain the source of truth.
Quickstart
How to use a free proxy server
Most tools accept a proxy in the format host:port or host:port:username:password. Copy the IP and port from this list, then configure your client:
curl -x http://IP:PORT https://target.comimport requests
proxies = {"http": "http://IP:PORT"}
requests.get("https://target.com", proxies=proxies)Settings > Network > Proxy Configuration
Enter IP, Port, and select HTTP, SOCKS4 or SOCKS5For premium rotating proxies from Databay, the endpoint is gw.databay.co:8888 with your credentials using the format countryCode-XX:sessionId-YY.
Plain-text feed
Download the proxy list as TXT
Use the stable worldwide, protocol, or country hotlink when a script needs one IP:PORT endpoint per line instead of structured metadata.
Exact output contract
The first two lines begin with # and describe the feed. Every remaining non-empty line is oneIP:PORT endpoint. The file is refreshed on the published rolling schedule, but an endpoint can fail or change after its latest successful check.
Choose TXT only when the fields fit
TXT is convenient for line-oriented tools. Choose CSV or JSON when you also need protocol flags, country, latency, uptime, anonymity, HTTPS state, or the last-check value. Downloading a recent public endpoint is not a security review or a promise of future availability.
Protocol files are available at /http.txt, /https.txt, /socks4.txt, and/socks5.txt below /free-proxy-list/. Country hotlinks use the canonical country slug, such as /free-proxy-list/united-states-of-america.txt.
# Save the current worldwide list
curl -fsS "https://databay.com/free-proxy-list.txt" -o proxies.txt
# Ignore the two comment lines when piping endpoints
curl -fsS "https://databay.com/free-proxy-list/socks5.txt" | grep -v '^#'$lines = (Invoke-WebRequest -UseBasicParsing "https://databay.com/free-proxy-list.txt").Content -split "\r?\n"
$proxies = $lines | Where-Object { $_ -and -not $_.StartsWith('#') }
$proxies | Set-Content -Encoding utf8 proxies.txtfrom urllib.request import urlopen
url = "https://databay.com/free-proxy-list.txt"
lines = urlopen(url, timeout=15).read().decode("utf-8").splitlines()
proxies = [line for line in lines if line and not line.startswith("#")]
print(f"Loaded {len(proxies)} IP:PORT endpoints")API
Free proxy list API
Fetch the live proxy server list as JSON, CSV or TXT. No key or signup. Limited to 60 requests per minute per IP with 10-second response caching.
# Get all proxies (JSON)
curl "https://databay.com/api/v1/proxy-list"
# Filter by protocol and country
curl "https://databay.com/api/v1/proxy-list?protocol=socks5&country=US"
# Get US SOCKS5 proxies as CSV
curl "https://databay.com/api/v1/proxy-list?protocol=socks5&country=US&format=csv"
# Get the low-latency subset as plain text
curl "https://databay.com/api/v1/proxy-list?speed=fast&format=txt"import requests
# Fetch fast SOCKS5 proxies in Germany
resp = requests.get("https://databay.com/api/v1/proxy-list",
params={"protocol": "socks5", "country": "DE", "speed": "fast"})
data = resp.json()
for proxy in data["data"]:
print(f"{proxy['ip']}:{proxy['port']} - {proxy['latency']}ms")# Permanent plain-text files - one IP:PORT per line, refreshed every 5 minutes
https://databay.com/free-proxy-list.txt
https://databay.com/free-proxy-list/http.txt
https://databay.com/free-proxy-list/https.txt
https://databay.com/free-proxy-list/socks4.txt
https://databay.com/free-proxy-list/socks5.txt
# Full-list CSV and JSON files
https://databay.com/free-proxy-list.csv
https://databay.com/free-proxy-list.json
# Per-country (canonical country slug)
https://databay.com/free-proxy-list/<country>.txt # e.g. /united-states-of-america.txtQuery parameters
Guides
Free proxy setup, safety, and methodology guides
Detailed guides for configuring the list, understanding its risks, and reviewing how each endpoint is tested.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Are these free proxies safe to use?
What is the difference between a free proxy list and a free web proxy?
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What is the difference between HTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS4 and SOCKS5 proxies?
What do elite, anonymous and transparent mean?
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Can I filter by country or protocol?
Why do some proxies stop working quickly?
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Should I use free proxies for scraping or automation?
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