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 HTTPS Proxy List (Updated in Real-Time)

3,365 free HTTPS proxies, averaging 39.4% uptime, refreshed automatically every 15 minutes.

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IP : Port	Country	City	Protocol	Anonymity	Org : ASN	Speed	Uptime
134.195.196.161:40000	CA	Toronto	HTTP HTTPS SOCKS5	Anonymous	GLOBALTELEHOST Corp. : AS62563	93 ms	81.6%
125.135.163.211:3120	KR	Changwon-si	HTTPS	Transparent	busanbonbujang(kones) : AS4766	156 ms	99.9%
91.203.8.74:8080	RU	Nizhnevartovsk	HTTPS	Transparent	ITSP Samotlor Telecom Ltd : AS44811	157 ms	99.5%
103.66.148.86:9999	PK	Sialkot	HTTPS	Transparent	Sambrial Cable : AS142647	158 ms	100.0%
78.17.60.92:8080	DE	Frankfurt am Main	HTTPS	Elite	Snowd Security OU : AS57043	159 ms	99.1%
178.216.202.180:8888	PL	Poznan	HTTPS	Anonymous	Beyond.pl sp. z o.o : AS31229	160 ms	100.0%
157.10.97.43:8080	ID	Palembang	HTTPS	Transparent	PT Javas Digital Telekomunikasi : AS58821	162 ms	87.4%
77.83.87.212:10801	NL	Amsterdam	HTTPS	Elite	Snowd : AS57043	167 ms	99.5%
201.7.31.29:8080	TR	Istanbul	HTTPS	Transparent	High Speed : AS216472	167 ms	89.5%
38.54.116.154:3128	OM	Muscat	HTTPS	Transparent	LightNode-OM : AS154177	171 ms	100.0%
68.183.130.198:10000	US	North Bergen	HTTPS	Elite	DigitalOcean, LLC : AS14061	172 ms	81.0%
43.167.209.118:10081	JP	Tokyo	HTTPS	Elite	Tencent Cloud Computing (Beijing) Co., Ltd : AS132203	173 ms	100.0%
86.125.19.21:8080	RO	Târgu Jiu	HTTPS	Transparent	RCS & RDS Business : AS8708	173 ms	86.6%
93.86.242.213:3128	RS	Belgrade	HTTPS	Transparent	— : AS8400	174 ms	100.0%
3.21.129.156:25448	US	Columbus	HTTPS	Elite	Amazon.com, Inc. : AS16509	181 ms	50.0%
188.130.206.22:3129	LV	Riga	HTTPS	Elite	CGI GLOBAL LIMITED : AS56971	191 ms	96.8%
113.176.46.87:8080	VN	Hanoi	HTTPS	Transparent	— : AS45899	198 ms	95.6%
103.70.44.6:8080	IN	Debra	HTTPS	Transparent	Aditya Broadband Services Pvt Ltd : AS45804	199 ms	100.0%
43.155.222.216:3128	KR	Seoul	HTTPS	Elite	Tencent Cloud Computing : AS132203	201 ms	99.6%
205.209.66.132:3128	SY	‘Ayn al ‘Arab	HTTPS	Transparent	RCell LLC : AS214707	204 ms	99.7%
187.199.39.96:8080	MX	Los Cabos	HTTPS	Transparent	Uninet S.A. de C.V : AS8151	206 ms	99.7%
45.174.149.222:999	AR	Puerto Iguazú	HTTPS	Anonymous	Cable Video Imagen Canal 5 S.R.L : AS267829	208 ms	94.0%
103.81.65.77:8080	ID	Sukoharjo Satu	HTTPS	Transparent	— : AS136055	208 ms	97.6%
182.160.109.155:12331	BD	Dhaka	HTTPS	Transparent	— : AS24323	209 ms	97.7%
87.97.5.248:18080	HU	Budapest	HTTPS	Transparent	Digi - Invitel : AS20845	209 ms	99.5%
101.251.204.174:8080	CN	Haidian	HTTPS	Transparent	Beijing capitalonline data service co., LTD : AS23724	210 ms	100.0%
95.133.236.11:3128	DE	Frankfurt am Main	HTTP HTTPS	Transparent	— : AS35042	215 ms	100.0%
157.250.202.243:8080	US	Secaucus	HTTPS	Elite	Interserver, Inc : AS26666	217 ms	100.0%
178.16.16.17:3128	LV	Riga	HTTPS	Transparent	— : AS12993	217 ms	100.0%
8.213.151.128:3128	KR	Seoul	HTTPS	Elite	Alibaba.com Singapore E-Commerce Private Limited : AS45102	218 ms	100.0%
143.42.6.185:3128	US	Cedar Knolls	HTTPS	Transparent	Linode : AS63949	221 ms	100.0%
154.113.209.162:8082	NG	Port Harcourt	HTTPS	Transparent	— : AS37282	222 ms	100.0%
189.154.250.89:999	MX	Chihuahua City	HTTPS	Transparent	Gestión de direccionamiento UniNet : AS8151	231 ms	99.7%
161.97.139.242:3129	FR	Lauterbourg	HTTPS	Elite	Contabo GmbH : AS51167	232 ms	100.0%
85.155.228.112:3128	AL	Tirana	HTTPS	Elite	Andrew Kristuli : AS210464	232 ms	100.0%
223.206.53.181:8080	TH	Bang Lamung	HTTPS	Transparent	— : AS45758	234 ms	100.0%
43.163.78.54:3128	SG	Singapore	HTTPS	Transparent	Tencent Cloud Computing (Beijing) Co., Ltd : AS132203	237 ms	100.0%
134.209.74.227:3128	US	North Bergen	HTTPS	Elite	DigitalOcean, LLC : AS14061	240 ms	95.7%
103.237.102.191:11111	MO	Frankfurt am Main	HTTPS	Elite	—	241 ms	100.0%
174.138.162.222:32117	US	Phoenix	HTTPS	Elite	Ankit Sharma : AS20454	243 ms	98.2%
222.127.54.16:8080	PH	Lahug	HTTPS	Transparent	— : AS132199	264 ms	100.0%
203.143.19.137:5050	LK	Colombo	HTTPS	Transparent	Lanka Communication Services (Pvt) Ltd : AS5087	269 ms	100.0%
217.177.33.53:3128	GB	London	HTTPS	Elite	Vdska FL1 : AS50053	271 ms	94.0%
217.113.235.181:443	PL	Lodz	HTTPS	Anonymous	Toya:net : AS16342	274 ms	99.8%
122.52.27.1:8080	PH	Manila	HTTPS	Elite	Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company : AS9299	278 ms	92.4%
178.210.129.163:8443	UA	Lviv	HTTPS	Elite	Telecomunikatsiina Companiya Ltd : AS49984	286 ms	99.0%
62.146.233.116:8881	SG	Singapore	HTTPS	Elite	Contabo GmbH : AS141995	290 ms	97.8%
38.194.246.34:999	US	Los Ramírez	HTTPS	Transparent	—	292 ms	100.0%
137.59.47.73:3128	VN	Mai Dich	HTTPS	Transparent	— : AS131429	295 ms	99.7%
104.129.203.85:9480	US	San Jose	HTTP HTTPS	Elite	Zscaler, Inc : AS22616	301 ms	100.0%

Need a HTTPS proxy? This page currently tracks 3,365 of them worldwide, refreshed automatically every 15 minutes. It currently ranks #3 of 4 tracked protocols by proxy count. Filter by country or anonymity level to find the right one.

Of the proxies currently listed: 1945 elite, 614 anonymous, and 806 transparent — averaging 39.4% uptime and 5203ms response time overall.

HTTPS (SSL) proxies wrap the connection in TLS encryption, which matters when the traffic between the client and the proxy needs to stay private, such as when submitting forms or logging into a site. When configuring an HTTPS proxy in a browser or tool, make sure it's applied to both HTTP and HTTPS traffic (some clients otherwise leave plain HTTP requests unproxied) to avoid accidentally leaking requests outside the tunnel.

Elite proxies hide the fact that a proxy is being used at all, anonymous proxies identify themselves as a proxy but withhold the original IP, and transparent proxies pass the original IP along — pick the anonymity level that matches what the task actually requires. Since this list is sourced from public, free servers, response times and reliability vary; always test a proxy before relying on it for anything important, and avoid using free proxies for sensitive logins or financial transactions.

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 HTTPS Proxy Free

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Choose a proxy

Browse the HTTPS 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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