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 HTTP Proxy List (Updated in Real-Time)

3,050 free HTTP proxies, averaging 41.2% uptime, refreshed automatically every 15 minutes.

Total 3,050 proxies Updated 14 min ago

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IP : Port	Country	City	Protocol	Anonymity	Org : ASN	Speed	Uptime
45.174.242.142:999	MX	Champoton	HTTP	Anonymous	SISTEMAS Y SOLUCIONES DE CAMPECHE SAS DE CV : AS265583	3435 ms	51.2%
196.204.26.243:1976	EG	Cairo	HTTP	Transparent	HiNet : AS24835	3436 ms	61.1%
167.233.243.116:3128	DE	Nuremberg	HTTP HTTPS	Elite	Hetzner : AS24940	3453 ms	84.4%
186.180.66.138:8080	CO	Cucuta	HTTP HTTPS	Anonymous	Colombia Movil : AS27831	3456 ms	42.8%
45.172.19.172:999	AR	Monte Grande	HTTP HTTPS	Anonymous	Wireless Provider : AS264619	3462 ms	42.5%
181.129.183.19:53281	CO	Bucaramanga	HTTP	Elite	EPM Telecomunicaciones S.A. E.S.P. : AS13489	3465 ms	42.8%
1.4.195.14:8080	TH	Pak Kret	HTTP HTTPS	Transparent	TOT Public Company Limited : AS23969	3523 ms	40.9%
103.11.132.213:8080	ID	—	HTTP HTTPS	Transparent	PT Capoeng Digital Nusantara : AS138829	3546 ms	49.3%
64.204.90.17:999	JP	Tokyo	HTTP HTTPS	Anonymous	U2RED S.A.S : AS273894	3551 ms	44.7%
5.181.178.177:8080	ID	Jakarta	HTTP	Anonymous	PT Perwira Media Solusi : AS211407	3556 ms	64.4%
192.92.193.18:999	PR	Caguas	HTTP HTTPS	Anonymous	BOOM NET : AS63393	3575 ms	48.9%
160.19.146.95:2022	ID	Tasikmalaya	HTTP HTTPS	Anonymous	PT Taska Sarana Nusantara : AS152775	3600 ms	49.9%
202.21.124.132:1011	MN	Ulan Bator	HTTP HTTPS	Transparent	Mobinet LLC : AS9484	3631 ms	45.7%
41.33.60.42:8081	EG	Cairo	HTTP	Transparent	— : AS8452	3638 ms	46.5%
173.205.202.225:8181	US	Sheridan	HTTP HTTPS	Anonymous	Swayzee Telephone Company, Inc. : AS53989	3669 ms	50.6%
143.255.87.206:999	VE	El Vigia	HTTP HTTPS	Transparent	VIGINET C.A : AS263703	3672 ms	42.3%
177.234.236.96:999	EC	Machala	HTTP HTTPS	Transparent	UFINET PANAMA S.A. : AS52468	3700 ms	48.3%
210.87.93.98:8080	ID	—	HTTP	Transparent	PT Indo Telemedia Solusi : AS149360	3706 ms	43.5%
190.97.241.106:999	VE	Merida	HTTP HTTPS	Transparent	VIGINET C.A : AS263703	3722 ms	79.3%
198.15.30.50:8080	ID	Pamekasan	HTTP HTTPS	Elite	PT Trimafa Computindo Networking : AS154503	3741 ms	48.3%
123.253.145.165:8080	BD	—	HTTP HTTPS	Anonymous	ADN Telecom Ltd. : AS38203	3766 ms	45.2%
43.252.107.46:8080	ID	—	HTTP HTTPS	Anonymous	Lintas Data Prima, PT : AS45305	3766 ms	42.0%
195.158.8.123:3128	UZ	Tashkent	HTTP HTTPS	Elite	Uztelecom : AS8193	3784 ms	86.0%
103.60.173.173:8080	BD	Dhaka	HTTP HTTPS	Anonymous	Mazeda Networks Limited : AS63996	3790 ms	46.4%
218.100.23.130:8080	NZ	Wellington	HTTP	Anonymous	Vital Data Ltd : AS132040	3797 ms	46.8%
148.244.144.194:8097	MX	—	HTTP HTTPS	Transparent	Alestra, S. de R.L. de C.V. : AS11172	3799 ms	47.3%
198.111.166.184:80	US	Livonia	HTTP	Elite	Merit Network Inc. : AS237	3799 ms	62.8%
38.19.43.185:999	CO	Pereira	HTTP HTTPS	Anonymous	SUPER REDES S.A.S : AS270075	3800 ms	44.4%
103.239.201.50:1	PH	—	HTTP HTTPS	Transparent	Sky Cable Corporation : AS17970	3841 ms	40.4%
185.225.41.170:8080	SY	Damascus	HTTP HTTPS	Transparent	STE PDN Internal AS : AS29256	3843 ms	42.1%
38.19.43.74:999	CO	Pereira	HTTP HTTPS	Transparent	SUPER REDES S.A.S : AS270075	3869 ms	45.2%
188.164.201.197:666	GR	Thessaloniki	HTTP	Elite	INTERWORKS-AS : AS50919	3872 ms	45.4%
41.216.186.41:8080	ID	Jakarta	HTTP HTTPS	Anonymous	PT Perwira Media Solusi : AS211407	3896 ms	61.7%
154.57.208.127:8080	PK	Lahore	HTTP	Anonymous	Trans World Enterprise Services (Private) Limited : AS135407	3897 ms	50.0%
183.110.216.159:8090	KR	—	HTTP	Anonymous	Korea Telecom : AS4766	3911 ms	77.1%
103.189.249.152:1111	ID	—	HTTP HTTPS	Transparent	PT Berkah Media Kusuma Vision : AS149888	3927 ms	50.4%
160.25.58.254:3125	ID	—	HTTP	Anonymous	PT Tuxsindo Cyber Networks : AS152833	3945 ms	45.5%
23.95.91.167:80	US	Marietta	HTTP	Elite	RackNerd LLC : AS36352	3953 ms	85.2%
173.205.202.33:8181	US	Sheridan	HTTP HTTPS	Anonymous	Swayzee Telephone Company, Inc. : AS53989	3966 ms	46.4%
47.103.30.64:8080	CN	Shanghai	HTTP	Elite	Hangzhou Alibaba Advertising Co.,Ltd. : AS37963	3973 ms	91.1%
49.147.106.172:5050	PH	Iloilo City	HTTP HTTPS	Transparent	Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. : AS9299	3992 ms	45.4%
203.99.63.97:8090	PK	Islamabad	HTTP HTTPS	Anonymous	Nayatel (Pvt) Ltd : AS23674	3995 ms	42.8%
103.147.135.19:8082	ID	Surabaya	HTTP	Anonymous	PT.MURNI MAKMUR ABADI : AS139963	3998 ms	46.4%
181.78.44.63:999	HN	—	HTTP HTTPS	Transparent	UFINET PANAMA S.A. : AS52468	4038 ms	50.4%
103.246.109.114:8080	PK	—	HTTP HTTPS	Anonymous	Connect Communication : AS132165	4039 ms	50.9%
190.60.34.250:999	CO	Andalucia	HTTP HTTPS	Transparent	UFINET PANAMA S.A. : AS52468	4052 ms	40.2%
103.248.9.95:8080	ID	Garut	HTTP	Transparent	PT Flashnet Inovasi Teknologi : AS151538	4056 ms	47.0%
103.158.210.27:8090	BD	Lamongan	HTTP	Anonymous	PT Digital Media Telematika : AS136121	4063 ms	43.0%
180.194.14.117:8081	PH	Butuan	HTTP HTTPS	Transparent	Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. : AS9299	4063 ms	51.2%
111.119.162.248:10947	PK	Tando Adam	HTTP HTTPS	Elite	WANGSU : AS132165	4065 ms	46.6%

This page lists free HTTP proxy servers from around the world, automatically collected and refreshed every 15 minutes. It currently contains 3,050 proxies, filterable by country and anonymity level. It currently ranks #1 of 4 tracked protocols by proxy count.

Of the proxies currently listed: 419 elite, 1116 anonymous, and 1515 transparent — averaging 41.2% uptime and 8749ms response time overall.

HTTP proxies handle standard, unencrypted web traffic and are the most widely supported option for browsers, scrapers, and automation tools. Because HTTP traffic isn't encrypted between the proxy and the destination, avoid it for anything involving passwords or payment details — pair it with an HTTPS-only destination site, or use an HTTPS proxy instead when in doubt.

Not every proxy on this list behaves the same way: elite proxies conceal both the original IP and the fact that a proxy is in use, anonymous proxies hide the IP but reveal a proxy is present, and transparent proxies hide neither. Because these are free, publicly sourced servers, reliability and speed can vary from one to the next — test before depending on one, and steer clear of using free proxies for logins or payments.

This list refreshes on its own every 15 minutes, so what's shown above is the most recent available data — come back anytime for an updated batch, no manual refresh required.

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How to Use HTTP Proxy Free

1

Choose a proxy

Browse the HTTP proxies listed above and pick one based on protocol, uptime, and anonymity level (elite, anonymous, or transparent) 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.

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