Test Your Proxies Before Integrating

Before using proxies in production, validate that they’re returning correct IPs.

Terminal-Based Proxy Testing

🖥️ macOS / Linux / Git Bash / WSL:

curl -x http://username:password@proxy.squidproxies.com:port https://api.ipify.org

🖥️ Windows PowerShell:

Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://api.ipify.org" -Proxy "http://username:password@proxy.squidproxies.com:port"

🖥️ Windows CMD:

curl -x http://username:password@proxy.squidproxies.com:port https://api.ipify.org

GUI Tools for Proxy Testing

Postman

• Use system proxy settings or configure global proxy; test with https://httpbin.org/ip/.

Charles Proxy / Fiddler

• Set proxy as upstream to inspect request behavior and IP

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More Guides:

• Use Proxies in Your Code