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)

1,628 free HTTPS proxies, averaging 43.2% uptime, refreshed automatically every 15 minutes.

Total 1,628 proxies Updated 9 min ago

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IP : Port	Country	City	Protocol	Anonymity	Org : ASN	Speed	Uptime
78.17.60.92:8080	DE	Frankfurt am Main	HTTPS	Elite	Snowd Security OU : AS57043	2529 ms	99.2%
200.5.120.198:8080	AR	Buenos Aires	HTTPS	Transparent	Telefonica de Argentina : AS10834	2531 ms	100.0%
107.173.41.13:3128	US	Buffalo	HTTPS	Transparent	RackNerd LLC : AS36352	2535 ms	99.6%
203.176.139.172:8080	KH	Phnom Penh	HTTPS	Transparent	Mekongnet : AS38235	2540 ms	65.4%
114.252.13.224:8888	CN	Beijing	HTTPS	Elite	China Unicom Beijing Province Network : AS4808	2543 ms	81.0%
74.50.211.190:8080	MM	—	HTTP HTTPS	Anonymous	Nine Communications Company Limited : AS132167	2549 ms	48.6%
213.199.40.138:8080	FR	Lauterbourg	HTTPS	Transparent	Contabo GmbH : AS51167	2552 ms	99.9%
89.43.134.202:8080	SY	Aleppo	HTTPS	Transparent	— : AS216472	2552 ms	100.0%
221.221.154.122:8888	CN	Beijing	HTTPS	Elite	China Unicom Beijing Province Network : AS4808	2553 ms	76.6%
152.42.170.187:9090	SG	Singapore	HTTPS	Elite	DigitalOcean, LLC : AS14061	2556 ms	60.5%
49.147.48.96:8099	PH	Calamba	HTTPS	Transparent	Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company : AS9299	2557 ms	72.6%
194.5.192.184:3128	DE	Frankfurt am Main	HTTPS	Elite	— : AS57568	2559 ms	99.5%
192.92.193.18:999	PR	Caguas	HTTP HTTPS	Transparent	BOOM NET : AS63393	2567 ms	48.7%
209.38.35.154:443	NL	Amsterdam	HTTPS	Elite	DigitalOcean, LLC : AS14061	2574 ms	99.3%
113.176.46.87:8080	VN	Hanoi	HTTPS	Transparent	— : AS45899	2587 ms	95.4%
178.16.16.17:3128	LV	Riga	HTTPS	Transparent	— : AS12993	2601 ms	100.0%
103.118.29.78:3128	VN	Liên Chiểu	HTTPS	Transparent	Idata Technology Solutions Company Limited : AS151858	2632 ms	95.2%
1.4.141.10:80	TH	Bangkok	HTTPS	Transparent	TOT Public Company Limited : AS23969	2639 ms	100.0%
201.163.14.196:999	MX	Mexico City	HTTPS	Transparent	Alestra, S. de R.L. de C.V : AS11172	2652 ms	100.0%
103.156.16.67:8080	ID	—	HTTP HTTPS	Transparent	RSTNET : AS141077	2662 ms	41.9%
160.19.41.54:80	IN	—	HTTP HTTPS	Transparent	ATC INFOCOM SOLUTIONS PVT LTD : AS142461	2671 ms	56.7%
102.203.101.77:8080	KE	—	HTTP HTTPS	Transparent	Avitech Solutions LTD : AS329497	2692 ms	41.4%
205.172.58.121:3128	US	New York	HTTPS	Elite	HOSTKEY : AS395839	2695 ms	52.7%
116.204.166.49:8080	DE	Frankfurt am Main	HTTPS	Elite	XeniaGroup-SRL : AS213791	2737 ms	45.6%
123.121.210.208:8888	CN	Beijing	HTTPS	Elite	China Unicom Beijing Province Network : AS4808	2754 ms	81.0%
103.61.234.186:8180	ID	Jakarta	HTTP HTTPS	Transparent	PT Kawan Lama Sejahtera : AS150510	2757 ms	73.3%
122.160.47.30:8080	IN	Delhi	HTTP HTTPS	Transparent	Bharti Airtel Limited : AS24560	2804 ms	42.8%
222.128.173.231:8888	CN	Beijing	HTTPS	Elite	China Unicom Beijing Province Network : AS4808	2833 ms	84.1%
103.119.19.218:3128	CN	—	HTTPS	Elite	retzor-as : AS215305	2840 ms	86.7%
49.148.17.188:8082	PH	Cebu City	HTTP HTTPS	Anonymous	Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. : AS9299	2856 ms	47.6%
102.164.252.150:8080	GQ	Bata	HTTP HTTPS	Anonymous	Conexxia Guinea Equatorial, S.L : AS328311	2881 ms	43.9%
139.224.67.156:21056	CN	Shanghai	HTTPS	Elite	Hangzhou Alibaba Advertising Co.,Ltd. : AS37963	2912 ms	47.0%
165.16.92.246:8080	LY	Tripoli	HTTP HTTPS	Transparent	Aljeel Aljadeed For Technology : AS37284	2931 ms	48.0%
177.234.221.194:999	EC	Huaquillas	HTTP HTTPS	Transparent	UFINET PANAMA S.A. : AS52468	2958 ms	66.5%
128.199.119.67:9090	SG	Singapore	HTTPS	Elite	DigitalOcean, LLC : AS14061	2973 ms	65.4%
38.210.179.7:999	MX	Zimapan	HTTPS	Elite	Jair Lozano : AS272405	2973 ms	40.0%
38.7.22.165:999	MX	Ixtapan del Oro	HTTPS	Elite	INTERNET TELEFONIA Y TV DE MICHOACAN SA DE CV : AS28398	2978 ms	43.2%
103.157.78.90:8080	ID	Jakarta	HTTPS	Elite	PT Super Media Indonesia : AS141114	2988 ms	48.7%
8.209.255.13:3128	JP	Tokyo	HTTP HTTPS	Elite	Alibaba.com Singapore E-Commerce Private Limited : AS45102	2989 ms	79.9%
179.1.221.26:3128	CO	Buenaventura	HTTP HTTPS	Transparent	INTERNEXA S.A. E.S.P : AS18678	2991 ms	47.4%
200.94.38.45:2604	MX	—	HTTP HTTPS	Anonymous	Alestra, S. de R.L. de C.V. : AS11172	3020 ms	77.2%
38.19.43.185:999	CO	Pereira	HTTP HTTPS	Anonymous	SUPER REDES S.A.S : AS270075	3039 ms	44.4%
61.149.133.242:8888	CN	Beijing	HTTPS	Elite	China Unicom Beijing Province Network : AS4808	3041 ms	82.9%
221.221.154.156:8888	CN	Beijing	HTTPS	Elite	China Unicom Beijing Province Network : AS4808	3044 ms	76.5%
54.249.49.32:8084	JP	Tokyo	HTTPS	Elite	Amazon.com, Inc. : AS16509	3058 ms	88.7%
160.19.41.50:80	IN	—	HTTPS	Elite	ATC INFOCOM SOLUTIONS PVT LTD : AS142461	3100 ms	40.3%
185.238.238.49:58080	PL	Przeworno	HTTPS	Elite	RDNET-AS : AS207221	3142 ms	54.8%
202.141.161.52:10808	CN	Hefei	HTTP HTTPS	Elite	SG Ustc : AS4134	3143 ms	46.4%
122.246.3.12:17981	CN	Ningbo	HTTP HTTPS	Elite	— : AS136188	3155 ms	98.4%
103.174.122.120:8080	ID	Sumedang	HTTPS	Elite	PT Jaya Sejahtra Nugraha : AS147096	3155 ms	47.9%

Need a HTTPS proxy? This page currently tracks 1,628 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: 1002 elite, 224 anonymous, and 402 transparent — averaging 43.2% uptime and 5542ms 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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