What is a free proxy and how does it work?

A proxy server sits between your device and the internet. When you connect through one, the site you visit sees the proxy's IP address instead of yours, and traffic is relayed back and forth through that server. The proxies listed here are aggregated automatically from public sources — free to use, with no account or payment required.

Is it safe to use the free proxies listed here?

The list is compiled automatically from public sources and not independently vetted for who operates each server. It's fine for low-risk tasks like checking geo-specific content or testing, but avoid using any free proxy — from this list or elsewhere — for logging into important accounts or entering payment details, since an unencrypted (HTTP) proxy operator can potentially see that traffic.

How often is the proxy list updated?

The system automatically syncs new proxy data every 15 minutes from multiple public sources, merges and de-duplicates them, and replaces the list — so what you see is always close to current.

What's the difference between HTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS4, and SOCKS5 proxies?

HTTP proxies handle plain web traffic; HTTPS proxies add TLS encryption for the connection to the proxy, useful when that leg needs to stay private. SOCKS4/SOCKS5 work at a lower level and can relay almost any TCP connection, not just web traffic — SOCKS5 additionally supports authentication and UDP. Filter by protocol above to match what your task needs.

What do "elite," "anonymous," and "transparent" anonymity levels mean?

Elite proxies hide both your IP and the fact that a proxy is being used at all. Anonymous proxies identify themselves as a proxy but withhold your real IP. Transparent proxies pass your original IP along to the destination, so they don't hide your identity — pick the level that matches what the task actually requires.

Why do free proxies stop working so quickly?

Free proxies are typically run on shared, unmanaged, or misconfigured servers with no guaranteed uptime, so they can go offline, get overloaded, or be reassigned at any time — sometimes within minutes. That's also why this list refreshes automatically every 15 minutes and why it's worth checking uptime and response time before relying on any one entry.

Can I use these proxies for web scraping?

Yes, rotating through multiple free proxies is a common way to distribute scraping requests and avoid a single IP getting rate-limited or blocked. Keep expectations realistic though — free proxies are slower and less reliable than dedicated scraping infrastructure, so build in retries and don't depend on any single proxy staying alive.

Can a proxy help me access content restricted to another country?

Yes — connecting through a proxy located in a specific country makes your traffic appear to originate there, which is commonly used to check how a site, price, or search result looks from that location. Filter the list by country to find one in the location you need.

Do I need to create an account to use TOPFreeProxyList.com?

No. The proxy list, filters, and every tool on this site — including the Proxy Checker — are free to use with no registration, login, or personal information required.

How do I filter the list by country, protocol, or quality?

Use the filter bar above the proxy table: choose a country, protocol (HTTP/HTTPS/SOCKS4/SOCKS5), minimum anonymity level, or minimum uptime, then sort by fastest response, highest uptime, or most recently updated. You can also browse dedicated pages for any country or protocol directly.

What do "uptime" and "response time" mean in the list?

Uptime is the percentage of recent checks where a proxy successfully responded — higher means more reliable. Response time is how long it took to connect, in milliseconds — lower means faster. Proxies with low uptime are sorted toward the bottom of the default "fastest response" view, since a fast proxy that's frequently down isn't actually useful.

Does TOPFreeProxyList.com log or monitor traffic sent through these proxies?

No. TOPFreeProxyList.com only aggregates and republishes proxy server details (IP, port, protocol, and similar metadata) from public sources — it does not operate the proxies themselves and has no visibility into traffic that passes through them. See the Privacy Policy and Disclaimer for more detail.

Can I use a free proxy for streaming video?

Technically yes, but it's rarely a good experience — free proxies typically have limited bandwidth and inconsistent speed, and many streaming services actively detect and block known proxy/datacenter IP ranges. They work better for quick checks (like confirming region-locked availability) than for sustained streaming.

What's the difference between a proxy and a VPN?

Both route your traffic through another server, but a VPN typically encrypts all traffic from your device at the operating-system level and is meant for consistent, ongoing use, while a proxy is usually configured per-application (like a browser) and, unless it's an HTTPS/SOCKS5 proxy, doesn't necessarily encrypt the connection to itself. Proxies are generally lighter-weight and better suited to one-off or task-specific use.

How do I check whether a proxy is actually working before I use it?

Use the free Proxy Checker tool — paste in one or more proxies, pick the protocol and format, and it will connect through each one in real time and report back whether it's alive, its exit IP, country, city, and response time.

Free Proxy List (Updated in Real-Time)

Browse 8,233+ free HTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS4 & SOCKS5 proxies from 132+ countries, averaging 44.3% uptime and refreshed automatically every 15 minutes.

Total 8,233 proxies Updated 12 min ago

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IP : Port	Country	City	Protocol	Anonymity	Org : ASN	Speed	Uptime
45.74.31.42:6618	US	—	SOCKS5	Elite	M247 : AS9009	3381 ms	19.4%
103.173.138.201:8080	ID	—	HTTPS	Elite	PT Serayu Multi Connection : AS147078	3387 ms	33.9%
45.74.31.47:8317	US	—	SOCKS5	Elite	M247 : AS9009	3388 ms	20.2%
45.74.31.41:9582	US	—	SOCKS5	Elite	M247 : AS9009	3393 ms	35.9%
45.74.31.47:9157	US	—	SOCKS5	Elite	M247 : AS9009	3395 ms	15.2%
45.177.178.23:999	MX	Pedro Escobedo	HTTP HTTPS	Anonymous	Wantelco SAS de CV : AS270158	3398 ms	20.0%
167.99.3.26:10088	US	North Bergen	HTTP HTTPS	Elite	Digital Ocean : AS14061	3407 ms	1.9%
186.125.218.150:999	AR	Cafayate	HTTPS	Elite	CARDOZO JAVIER ALEJANDRO (KILLA INTERNET) : AS273974	3407 ms	37.0%
45.74.31.42:8280	US	—	SOCKS5	Elite	M247 : AS9009	3407 ms	2.6%
45.190.78.182:999	MX	Zapopan	HTTPS	Elite	META NETWORKS SA DE CV : AS265614	3408 ms	39.1%
103.184.52.66:8080	ID	Semarang	HTTP	Transparent	PT Inti Kreatif Indonesia : AS141898	3410 ms	38.3%
78.155.66.87:8080	SY	—	HTTP HTTPS	Anonymous	STE PDN Internal AS : AS29256	3414 ms	30.8%
38.172.128.139:999	PE	Lima	HTTP	Anonymous	CONEX TV E.I.R.L. : AS273133	3418 ms	19.6%
185.17.1.218:1080	VN	Hanoi	SOCKS4	Elite	"It Saport" Ltd : AS204339	3421 ms	18.7%
45.198.20.202:8085	ID	—	HTTP HTTPS	Anonymous	PT Ikhlas Cipta Teknologi : AS140457	3428 ms	27.8%
103.106.112.166:1234	ID	Bandar Lampung	HTTPS	Elite	PT. Sumatra Multimedia Solusi : AS136880	3429 ms	26.8%
109.122.240.157:8118	IR	Tehran	HTTP HTTPS	Elite	Atieh-Ertebat-Kish : AS62048	3437 ms	14.4%
45.74.31.46:5946	US	—	SOCKS5	Elite	M247 : AS9009	3437 ms	32.4%
103.189.117.82:1111	ID	Banyumas	HTTP HTTPS	Anonymous	PT Callysta Total Solusindo : AS149878	3438 ms	32.7%
104.239.83.12:8082	TR	Yildirim	HTTP HTTPS	Elite	Hostabil Bilisim Teknolojileri : AS215391	3441 ms	39.0%
58.69.230.33:8082	PH	Antipolo City	HTTPS	Elite	Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. : AS9299	3450 ms	36.0%
27.131.189.130:4153	TH	—	SOCKS4	Elite	KIRZ Company Limited : AS24187	3453 ms	29.4%
103.176.187.228:9090	IN	Delhi	SOCKS5	Elite	Limerick Technologies Pvt Ltd : AS138311	3454 ms	21.9%
217.29.208.206:9999	ZA	Potchefstroom	HTTP HTTPS	Transparent	HERO TELECOMS (PTY) LTD : AS328471	3455 ms	28.3%
153.80.242.105:8080	DE	Frankfurt am Main	SOCKS4	Elite	Global Connectivity Solutions LLP : AS215540	3456 ms	35.5%
45.74.31.47:12193	US	—	SOCKS5	Elite	M247 : AS9009	3457 ms	26.1%
118.71.99.233:5678	VN	Ho Chi Minh City	SOCKS4	Elite	Vietnam Internet Network Information Center : AS18403	3460 ms	24.3%
103.147.134.139:1080	ID	Kraksaan	SOCKS4	Elite	— : AS139963	3462 ms	32.8%
176.97.210.116:9094	DE	Frankfurt am Main	SOCKS4 SOCKS5	Elite	TUBE-HOSTING : AS49581	3462 ms	33.3%
122.52.107.138:8082	PH	Olongapo City	HTTP HTTPS	Anonymous	Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. : AS9299	3467 ms	22.9%
36.93.173.108:8118	ID	Bogor	HTTP	Anonymous	Telekomunikasi Indonesia (PT) : AS7713	3478 ms	20.3%
182.252.89.134:8080	BD	Dhaka	HTTP	Transparent	Agni Systems Limited : AS23923	3479 ms	31.1%
202.169.250.148:1080	ID	Jakarta	SOCKS4	Elite	— : AS38143	3483 ms	18.5%
190.8.164.245:999	VE	Porlamar	HTTPS	Elite	CORPORACION FIBEX TELECOM, C.A. : AS264628	3484 ms	37.5%
81.16.9.222:3629	AM	Yerevan	SOCKS4	Elite	ORG-UL31-RIPE : AS44395	3496 ms	24.9%
111.119.162.248:10977	PK	—	HTTP HTTPS SOCKS4 SOCKS5	Elite	Connect Communication : AS132165	3499 ms	4.3%
45.74.31.41:7359	US	—	SOCKS5	Elite	M247 : AS9009	3504 ms	32.9%
45.74.31.47:6884	US	—	SOCKS5	Elite	M247 : AS9009	3506 ms	21.6%
84.2.239.42:4153	HU	Hajdunanas	SOCKS4	Elite	Magyar Telekom Nyrt. : AS5483	3507 ms	22.7%
85.113.43.181:1080	RU	Samara	SOCKS5	Elite	ESAMARA-AS : AS34533	3509 ms	14.5%
38.226.251.67:999	AR	San Juan	HTTP HTTPS	Anonymous	SAN JUAN INNOVA S.E. : AS272925	3513 ms	25.5%
117.102.115.158:4153	ID	Jakarta	SOCKS4	Elite	BIZNET NETWORKS : AS17451	3514 ms	24.1%
103.174.122.197:8199	ID	Sumedang	SOCKS5	Elite	PT Jaya Sejahtra Nugraha : AS147096	3521 ms	25.4%
1.179.172.45:31225	TH	Bangkok	SOCKS4	Elite	TOT Public Company Limited : AS131293	3523 ms	28.0%
45.74.31.47:14125	US	—	SOCKS5	Elite	M247 : AS9009	3525 ms	31.6%
45.74.31.42:13058	US	—	SOCKS5	Elite	M247 : AS9009	3526 ms	14.6%
123.200.5.146:57775	BD	Dhaka	SOCKS4	Elite	Link3 Technologies Limited : AS23688	3527 ms	14.3%
38.156.233.173:999	DO	Santo Domingo	HTTPS	Elite	BITNET DOMINICANA, S.R.L. : AS272882	3532 ms	31.2%
202.169.250.147:1080	ID	Jakarta	SOCKS4	Elite	— : AS38143	3536 ms	20.8%
138.97.250.236:999	DO	Santiago de los Caballeros	HTTP HTTPS	Anonymous	COMCAST-SRL : AS264821	3536 ms	37.7%

This free proxy list aggregates working HTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS4, and SOCKS5 proxies from multiple public sources into one place, de-duplicated and refreshed automatically every 15 minutes. As of the most recent sync, it includes 2,966 HTTP, 2,228 HTTPS, 712 SOCKS4, and 3,494 SOCKS5 proxies spanning 132+ countries, averaging 44.3% uptime across the current list.

Proxy types available on this list

HTTP proxies handle standard, unencrypted web traffic and are the most widely supported option for browsers, scrapers, and automation tools. HTTPS proxies add TLS encryption for the connection to the proxy itself, which matters when that leg needs to stay private — for example when submitting forms. SOCKS4 proxies operate at a lower level, relaying almost any TCP connection rather than just web traffic, which makes them useful for non-browser applications. SOCKS5 extends SOCKS4 with authentication support and UDP relaying, making it the more capable choice when an application needs more than basic TCP forwarding. Use the protocol filter above to narrow the list down to exactly the type you need.

How to pick the right proxy

Every entry in the list shows its country, protocol, anonymity level, organization/ASN, response time, and uptime, so you can compare options at a glance instead of guessing. Filter by country if a task needs a specific location, by protocol if an application requires HTTP/HTTPS or SOCKS, by minimum uptime to rule out unreliable servers, and by anonymity level (elite, anonymous, or transparent) depending on how much a task needs to hide. Sorting by "Fastest response" automatically groups reliable proxies (green or amber uptime) ahead of unreliable ones, so the top of the list is usually the best starting point.

Keeping the list fresh

Free proxies have a short shelf life — a server that works now can be offline, overloaded, or reassigned within the hour. Rather than showing a static snapshot, this list is fully replaced every 15 minutes from live source data, so stale entries don't linger and newly available proxies show up quickly. The "Updated" timestamp above the table reflects exactly when that happened.

Using free proxies safely

Because this list is sourced from public, free servers rather than a vetted or paid service, treat every entry as unverified: test a proxy with the Proxy Checker before depending on it, and avoid using any free proxy for logging into important accounts or entering payment details. For most everyday uses — checking region-specific content, testing, or basic scraping — the list above is refreshed often enough to keep a steady supply of working options.

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How to Use Proxy Free

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Choose a proxy

Browse the list above and filter by country, protocol (HTTP/HTTPS/SOCKS4/SOCKS5), and anonymity level to find a proxy that fits what you need it for.
2

Add it to your device

Copy the IP address and port, then enter them into your device's or browser's proxy settings (Windows/macOS network settings, a browser extension, or an app's connection settings both work — the exact steps depend on what you're using it in).
3

Connect and check the status

Save the settings and try loading a page. If it doesn't connect, the proxy may already be offline — free proxies come and go, so pick another from the list and try again.
4

Use it to protect your original IP

Once connected, sites you visit see the proxy's IP address instead of your own — useful for basic anonymity, checking how a site looks from another location, or keeping your real IP address private.