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)

2,960 free HTTP proxies, averaging 41.9% uptime, refreshed automatically every 15 minutes.

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IP : Port	Country	City	Protocol	Anonymity	Org : ASN	Speed	Uptime
185.240.48.133:3128	KE	—	HTTP HTTPS	Elite	Servercore Africa Ltd : AS329272	7187 ms	48.8%
77.104.76.230:9001	IR	—	HTTP	Transparent	RESPINA-AS : AS42337	7193 ms	42.0%
45.167.124.133:999	CO	Popayan	HTTP HTTPS	Transparent	SEPCOM COMUNICACIONES SAS : AS269804	7248 ms	49.0%
116.62.81.204:1081	CN	Hangzhou	HTTP HTTPS	Elite	Hangzhou Alibaba Advertising Co.,Ltd. : AS37963	7282 ms	80.1%
202.58.75.98:7777	ID	Surabaya	HTTP HTTPS	Transparent	PT Data Buana Nusantara : AS138886	7288 ms	51.6%
185.204.168.184:8090	DE	—	HTTP HTTPS	Transparent	TR_Arvancloud : AS57568	7310 ms	67.3%
45.151.69.56:3128	NL	Amsterdam	HTTP	Transparent	IRONHOST : AS216139	7324 ms	61.3%
103.132.91.210:8080	BD	—	HTTP HTTPS	Anonymous	Matrix BD : AS138534	7333 ms	52.4%
101.47.74.252:8888	HK	Hong Kong	HTTP	Elite	Byteplus Pte. Ltd. : AS150436	7359 ms	51.0%
103.189.197.79:8080	ID	—	HTTP	Anonymous	PT Graha Sumber Teknologi : AS149912	7382 ms	48.6%
186.190.211.67:80	GB	City of London	HTTP HTTPS	Elite	GTHost : AS63023	7462 ms	94.6%
116.206.188.190:5050	AF	—	HTTP	Anonymous	Telecom Development Company Afghanistan : AS45178	7496 ms	46.2%
62.171.161.88:2018	FR	Lauterbourg	HTTP	Transparent	CONTABO : AS51167	7507 ms	48.4%
103.242.104.145:8080	ID	—	HTTP HTTPS	Transparent	PT Lintas Jaringan Nusantara : AS58821	7575 ms	42.2%
203.99.54.238:8090	PK	Islamabad	HTTP	Elite	Nayatel (Pvt) Ltd : AS23674	7589 ms	48.1%
103.55.22.236:8080	ID	Kisaran	HTTP HTTPS	Transparent	PT General Media Network : AS150490	7603 ms	42.5%
163.223.137.254:8181	ID	—	HTTP HTTPS	Anonymous	PT QUEENQINAN DATAMEDIA MANDIRI : AS153727	7619 ms	52.3%
38.50.165.123:999	DO	Dajabón	HTTP HTTPS	Transparent	NEXTELECOM, S.R.L. : AS273009	7639 ms	48.0%
190.97.229.118:999	VE	Caracas	HTTP	Transparent	VIGINET C.A : AS263703	7645 ms	86.8%
103.68.212.84:80	ID	—	HTTP	Anonymous	PT Mars Data Telekomunikasi : AS150530	7657 ms	43.1%
103.156.75.89:1717	ID	—	HTTP	Anonymous	PT Trika Global Media : AS141082	7662 ms	51.0%
103.85.112.65:8080	AE	—	HTTP HTTPS SOCKS4 SOCKS5	Elite	////FIRST-SERVER-US : AS200740	7717 ms	81.7%
103.179.252.165:8181	ID	Sawangan	HTTP	Anonymous	PT Pusaka Kreasi Mandiri : AS149350	7730 ms	41.1%
103.72.101.61:3128	IN	Mumbai	HTTP HTTPS	Anonymous	ULTAHOST-AP-AS : AS44259	7739 ms	45.0%
201.7.31.56:8080	BR	Goiania	HTTP HTTPS	Transparent	net-High-Speed	7770 ms	47.0%
180.191.138.5:8082	PH	—	HTTP	Anonymous	Globe Telecom (GMCR,INC) : AS4775	7774 ms	66.9%
190.104.35.30:8081	AR	Buenos Aires	HTTP HTTPS	Transparent	Jumpnet Soluciones de Internet S.R.L. : AS52363	7787 ms	51.8%
160.19.18.216:8080	ID	—	HTTP	Anonymous	PT Indo Telemedia Solusi : AS149360	7796 ms	48.3%
47.254.36.25:11080	US	San Mateo	HTTP HTTPS SOCKS4 SOCKS5	Elite	Alibaba (US) Technology Co., Ltd. : AS45102	7798 ms	86.9%
159.65.235.48:3128	US	North Bergen	HTTP HTTPS	Elite	DigitalOcean, LLC : AS14061	7804 ms	80.1%
187.251.251.161:999	MX	Miguel Hidalgo	HTTP	Transparent	TOTAL PLAY TELECOMUNICACIONES SA DE CV : AS22884	7815 ms	42.6%
31.47.38.2:80	IR	—	HTTP	Anonymous	to AS62265 announce AS25184 : AS25184	7830 ms	43.8%
196.1.93.10:80	SN	Dakar	HTTP	Elite	Universite Cheikh Anta DIOP de DAKAR : AS329407	7836 ms	68.6%
160.187.221.162:5050	PH	Kidapawan	HTTP HTTPS	Transparent	Imtech Solution and Data Providers : AS153359	7856 ms	43.0%
122.52.157.170:8082	PH	Baroy	HTTP	Anonymous	Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. : AS9299	7857 ms	51.3%
172.239.110.86:8080	GB	London	HTTP HTTPS	Transparent	Akamai Technologies, Inc. : AS63949	7858 ms	80.2%
147.91.22.150:80	RS	Belgrade	HTTP	Elite	UB-AS : AS13092	7942 ms	60.4%
103.174.122.83:3128	ID	Sumedang	HTTP	Anonymous	PT Jaya Sejahtra Nugraha : AS147096	7981 ms	40.8%
103.92.26.190:4002	VN	Go Vap	HTTP HTTPS	Elite	— : AS135915	7995 ms	67.8%
92.205.186.129:1080	FR	Strasbourg	HTTP HTTPS SOCKS4 SOCKS5	Elite	GODADDY-SXB : AS21499	8009 ms	72.4%
186.33.51.9:999	CO	La Dorada	HTTP HTTPS	Transparent	UFINET PANAMA S.A. : AS52468	8015 ms	51.5%
198.15.30.50:8080	ID	Pamekasan	HTTP	Anonymous	PT Trimafa Computindo Networking : AS154503	8024 ms	48.3%
38.210.179.27:999	MX	Zimapan	HTTP HTTPS	Transparent	Jair Lozano : AS272405	8025 ms	53.9%
103.177.8.119:10263	ID	—	HTTP HTTPS	Anonymous	PT Helium Sinergi Telekomunikasi : AS147137	8034 ms	44.1%
159.195.194.242:8080	DE	Karlsruhe	HTTP	Elite	ANEXIA Internetdienstleistungs GmbH : AS47147	8048 ms	64.2%
193.233.223.117:5555	US	Chicago	HTTP HTTPS	Transparent	RU-AEZA-AS : AS216246	8105 ms	72.1%
167.99.173.119:3128	US	Santa Clara	HTTP	Transparent	DigitalOcean, LLC : AS14061	8152 ms	45.5%
103.18.79.197:8085	ID	—	HTTP HTTPS	Transparent	PT. Usaha Adisanggoro : AS55701	8161 ms	59.3%
62.171.154.102:3128	DE	Frankfurt am Main	HTTP	Transparent	CONTABO : AS51167	8175 ms	60.7%
103.147.134.139:8080	ID	Surabaya	HTTP HTTPS	Transparent	PT.MURNI MAKMUR ABADI : AS139963	8183 ms	52.5%

This page lists free HTTP proxy servers from around the world, automatically collected and refreshed every 15 minutes. It currently contains 2,960 proxies, filterable by country and anonymity level. It currently ranks #2 of 4 tracked protocols by proxy count.

Of the proxies currently listed: 527 elite, 1000 anonymous, and 1433 transparent — averaging 41.9% uptime and 8349ms 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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