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How We Rate Proxies

Every proxy receives a score from 0–100 based on five weighted factors, checked live every 15 minutes.

30% Latency

How fast the proxy responds. Measured from first byte to last on a live HTTP request. 200 ms = 100 pts, 5 000 ms = 0 pts — linear scale.

≤ 500 ms — fast ≤ 1 500 ms — ok > 1 500 ms — slow

30% Reliability

How consistently the proxy succeeds over its lifetime. Calculated using the Wilson confidence interval lower bound of its success rate — rewards proxies with a long track record.

100% success → 100 pts 50% success → ~35 pts Never succeeded → 0 pts

25% Throughput

Real download and upload speed measured by streaming through the proxy via Cloudflare's speed endpoints. Score uses the average of both directions. 10 Mb/s = 100 pts, 0.1 Mb/s = 0 pts.

> 5 Mb/s — fast 1–5 Mb/s — moderate < 1 Mb/s — slow

10% Freshness

How recently the proxy was verified. A proxy checked within the last hour scores 100 pts. A proxy last seen 48 hours ago scores 0 pts.

< 1 h ago — 100 pts < 12 h ago — ~75 pts > 48 h ago — 0 pts

5% Anonymity

Whether the proxy leaks your identity. Detected by inspecting response headers from a test endpoint.

Elite — 100 pts Anonymous — 60 pts Transparent — 10 pts

Anonymity Levels Explained

Elite

No trace whatsoever

The destination server sees the proxy's IP as the client. No X-Forwarded-For, no Via, no Proxy-* headers. The server cannot tell a proxy is in use.

Best for privacy-sensitive use cases.

Anonymous

IP hidden, proxy detectable

Your real IP is hidden, but the server can see proxy-related headers like Via or Proxy-Connection. The server knows you're behind a proxy, but not who you are.

Fine for most scraping and automation.

Transparent

Your IP is visible

The proxy passes your real IP in the X-Forwarded-For header. The destination sees both the proxy IP and your real IP. Provides no privacy protection.

Only useful for caching / bandwidth, not privacy.

Why ProxyNests?

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100 Concurrent Checkers

Every proxy is verified using 100 simultaneous worker threads. We test liveness, measure latency, and detect anonymity level — all in parallel.

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25+ Sources

We scrape GitHub raw lists, JSON APIs (GeoNode, ProxyScrape), and HTML pages (free-proxy-list.net, socks-proxy.net) every 6 hours.

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Smart Scoring

Every proxy gets a 0–100 score weighted by latency (30%), throughput (25%), reliability (30%), freshness (10%), and anonymity (5%).

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Anonymity Detection

We classify each proxy as Elite (hides your IP, no proxy headers), Anonymous (hides your IP), or Transparent (reveals your IP).

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Throughput Testing

Working proxies are speed-tested by streaming through them via Cloudflare's speed endpoints. Real Mb/s measurements, not estimates.

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Proxy Type Detection

Each proxy is classified as Residential, Datacenter, Mobile, or Tor using IP intelligence — so you always know what you're working with.

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REST API

Full REST API with API key auth, per-key rate limiting, rich filters (protocol, country, anonymity, score, latency), and bulk download.

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Auto-Updated

Scraping runs every 6 hours. Checking runs every 30 minutes. Dead proxies are tracked and re-verified, not deleted — score history is preserved.

Proxy Protocol Guide

SOCKS5

The gold standard for proxying. SOCKS5 works at the transport layer — it tunnels any TCP/UDP traffic, not just HTTP. Supports authentication and handles DNS resolution at the proxy server (no DNS leaks).

Works with any protocol (HTTP, FTP, SMTP, etc.)
UDP support for gaming, VoIP, DNS
Remote DNS resolution
Username/password authentication
Best for: scrapers, bots, torrents, general purpose

SOCKS4

An older version of SOCKS that only supports TCP. Faster to negotiate than SOCKS5 but lacks UDP, authentication, and IPv6 support. Still widely supported.

TCP only (no UDP)
No authentication
IPv4 only
Good compatibility with legacy tools
Best for: web scraping, simple TCP tunneling

HTTP

HTTP proxies intercept HTTP traffic using the CONNECT method. Simple to configure, widely supported by browsers and HTTP clients. Only proxies HTTP/HTTPS traffic.

HTTP and HTTPS via CONNECT tunneling
Supported natively by all browsers
May inject headers (check anonymity level)
No UDP support
Best for: web browsing, REST API calls

Elite Anon Transparent

Anonymity levels describe how much the proxy reveals about you to the destination server.

Elite: Destination can't tell you're using a proxy. No X-Forwarded-For header.
Anonymous: Destination knows you're using a proxy, but not your real IP.
Transparent: Your real IP is visible in X-Forwarded-For. Avoid for privacy.

REST API

Public endpoints are key-free. Authenticated endpoints require X-API-Key: px_… in the request header.

Base URL https://api.proxynests.net

GET /public/proxies List proxies with optional filters — up to 300 per request, no key required

curl "https://api.proxynests.net/public/proxies?protocol=socks5&min_score=60&limit=50"

curl "https://api.proxynests.net/public/proxies?protocol=socks5&min_score=50&limit=200&format=text"

curl "https://api.proxynests.net/public/proxies?protocol=socks5&min_score=50&limit=100&sort_by=random&format=text"

format=text — returns plain host:port one per line instead of JSON sort_by=random — shuffles results, great for rotating proxies

GET /public/proxies/download Bulk plaintext download — returns host:port one per line, no limit

curl "https://api.proxynests.net/public/proxies/download?protocol=socks5&min_score=50" -o socks5.txt

GET /public/stats Live stats JSON — total counts by protocol, type, anonymity, latency averages

curl "https://api.proxynests.net/public/stats"

GET /api/proxies/random Returns a single random proxy matching your filters — requires X-API-Key

curl -H "X-API-Key: px_…" \
     "https://api.proxynests.net/api/proxies/random?protocol=socks5&anonymity=elite"

POST /api/admin/trigger/scrape Trigger an immediate scrape run — requires admin API key

curl -X POST -H "X-API-Key: px_admin…" \
     "https://api.proxynests.net/api/admin/trigger/scrape"

POST /api/admin/trigger/check Trigger an immediate check run against all known proxies — requires admin API key

curl -X POST -H "X-API-Key: px_admin…" \
     "https://api.proxynests.net/api/admin/trigger/check"

protocol

enum all

Filter by proxy protocol. Combine with anonymity for precision targeting.

socks5 socks4 http https

anonymity

enum all

Filter by anonymity level. elite proxies hide all proxy headers from the destination.

elite anonymous transparent

proxy_type

enum all

Filter by IP classification. Residential IPs are less likely to be blocked by anti-bot systems.

residential datacenter mobile tor unknown

min_score

integer 0

Minimum composite score (0–100). Scores weight latency 30%, reliability 30%, throughput 25%, freshness 10%, anonymity 5%.

0 – 100

max_latency_ms

integer none

Maximum response latency in milliseconds. Proxies with a higher measured latency are excluded.

e.g. 500 e.g. 1500

min_throughput_mbps

number none

Minimum measured download throughput in Mb/s. Only proxies that passed a speed test are returned.

e.g. 1 e.g. 5

country

string all

Filter by ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (case-insensitive). Only proxies geolocated to that country are returned.

US DE JP any 2-letter code

limit

integer 50

Number of results to return. Public endpoints cap at 300; authenticated endpoints cap at 500.

1 – 300 (public) 1 – 500 (auth)

offset

integer 0

Number of results to skip — use with limit to paginate through the full list.

0, 50, 100, …

sort_by

enum score

Sort order of the results. random shuffles on every request — ideal for rotating proxy pools.

score latency random

format

enum json

Response format. text returns plain host:port one per line — paste directly into tools.

json text

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Anonymity Levels Explained

No trace whatsoever

IP hidden, proxy detectable

Your IP is visible

100 Concurrent Checkers

25+ Sources

Smart Scoring

Anonymity Detection

Throughput Testing

Proxy Type Detection

REST API

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Always Fresh

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The fastest freeproxy list on the web

Anonymity Levels Explained

No trace whatsoever

IP hidden, proxy detectable

Your IP is visible

100 Concurrent Checkers

25+ Sources

Smart Scoring

Anonymity Detection

Throughput Testing

Proxy Type Detection

REST API

Auto-Updated

Register Free

Call the API

Always Fresh

Web Scraping

SEO Research

Data Mining

Privacy Tools

The fastest free
proxy list on the web