ProxyShard

Proxy infrastructure for traffic, testing and automation
Residential, ISP, datacenter and mobile proxies for SEO, scraping, ad verification, anti-detect browsers and e-commerce workflows.

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🇺🇸 English

ProxyShard is a proxy infrastructure provider for marketers, affiliates, developers, SEO teams and automation specialists who need stable IPs, predictable sessions and flexible network settings for production workflows.

🌐 Proxy types

| Type | Highlights |
| --- | --- |
| Residential | Real home ISP IPs, large rotating pool, geo targeting by country, region and city |
| Premium Residential | Selected residential pool with ISP-level targeting, for stricter traffic environments and higher-trust workflows |
| ISP | Static IPv4 from genuine residential ISP allocations (not datacenter ranges relabeled as ISP), issued to one customer at a time — same dedicated model as Datacenter |
| Datacenter | Fast dedicated IPv4 proxies, low latency, 10 Gbit/s channels, built for scale and automation |
| Mobile | 3G, 4G, 5G and LTE carrier IPs, country and operator targeting, sticky and rotating sessions |

See full pricing →

⚡ Protocols and features

• Protocols: HTTP, SOCKS5, SOCKS5h and UDP
• SOCKS5h: hostname resolution happens at the proxy, the local resolver never sees the destination and DNS does not leak
• UDP via SOCKS5 UDP ASSOCIATE per RFC 1928 §6 — see the UDP section below for product coverage
• p0f network fingerprint switching for Datacenter, ISP and Mobile proxies, supported on all Datacenter and ISP locations
• Geo targeting by country, region, city and mobile carrier where available; ISP-level targeting on Premium Residential
• Dedicated IPs for Datacenter and ISP proxies, never shared between customers
• Sticky and rotating sessions
• API access for orders, billing and balance, sub-user management, proxy generation, p0f add-ons and full workflow automation

🎭 p0f network fingerprint switching

Anti-fraud systems may evaluate more than the browser fingerprint. Network-level signals such as MSS, TTL, TCP options, window size and TOS can also be used to identify the operating system profile behind a connection.

ProxyShard allows users to switch the p0f network fingerprint profile for supported proxy types. This helps keep the proxy, browser profile and expected device environment technically consistent.

> As of today, ProxyShard is the only provider offering p0f network fingerprint switching on ISP and Datacenter proxies — and our implementation actually rewrites the TCP/IP fingerprint, not just a dashboard label.

Available p0f profiles:

Windows 10 / 11 · macOS · Linux · iOS · Android

Available on: Datacenter · ISP · Mobile.

What this looks like in practice: Google account registration without p0f typically requests phone verification. With p0f switched to Windows 10 / 11, the same flow more often shows QR-code verification, the trusted-user path. Other anti-fraud systems that read network-level signals behave similarly.

Recommended combo: Static ISP proxies + p0f + Vision Browser. Residential-level IP trust, matching network fingerprint and browser-layer fingerprint coverage in one stack.

Read the p0f guide →

💡 Why UDP matters

TCP-only proxies break WebRTC and QUIC traffic. Most Chromium-based antidetect browsers cannot route WebRTC through a TCP proxy, leaving the real IP exposed. Services like Discord already verify WebRTC presence via Hcaptcha-enterprise, so without UDP an "anonymous" session is detected on the first check.

ProxyShard supports UDP over SOCKS5 implemented strictly per RFC 1928 §6 (UDP ASSOCIATE) — any RFC-compliant client (Vision Browser, modern proxy stacks) gets WebRTC and QUIC out of the box.

Available on every product, with two carve-outs:

• Standart and Unmetered Residential: UDP is missing only on US locations — every other location has it
• Premium Residential: no UDP on any location

Read more about UDP →

🎯 Common use cases

Web scraping · SERP and SEO monitoring · Ad verification · Affiliate marketing · Anti-detect browser profiles · E-commerce and price tracking · QA and multi-region testing · App testing · Market research · Workflow automation · Multi-accounting.

📋 Which proxy type to pick

| If you need... | Pick |
| --- | --- |
| Real household IPs for scraping, SEO, ad verification or geo-sensitive tasks | Residential |
| The cleanest residential pool for the strictest targets | Premium Residential |
| Long sessions, account workflows, anti-fraud-heavy targets | Static ISP |
| Maximum speed and volume for automation pipelines | Datacenter |
| Highest trust, app testing, carrier-bound use cases | Mobile |

🧰 Free tools

| Tool | What it does | Open |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Proxy Tester | Batch checker for HTTP and SOCKS5 proxies: connectivity, latency, status code and UDP detection for SOCKS5. Up to 100 proxies per check, 1 request per minute. | proxyshard.com/proxy-tester |
| IP Checker | Shows the visible IP, geolocation, WebRTC status, browser anonymity score and 20+ browser fingerprint signals. | proxyshard.com/ip-checker |

IP Checker analyzes:

• 🤖 Automation signals: WebDriver, Selenium and headless-browser artifacts
• 🖼️ Rendering fingerprints: Canvas, WebGL and Audio
• 💻 System properties: CPU cores, RAM, fonts and screen resolution
• 🕒 Environment markers: timezone, language, DNT and ad blocker status
• 📱 Device signals: touch and pointer consistency

🧩 Browser extension

ProxyShard – Smart Proxy Manager is the official extension for Chrome, Edge, Opera, Brave, Yandex Browser and other Chromium-based browsers. It lets you add, switch and test proxy profiles directly in the browser, without third-party apps.

Highlights:

• Unlimited proxy profiles
• HTTP / HTTPS and SOCKS5 support; SOCKS5 in Chromium works without login/password authentication or with IP whitelist binding
• One-click profile testing: latency, country and visible IP
• Mobile proxy IP rotation by timer or hotkey
• Bypass lists, advanced domain routing and localization in English, Russian, Ukrainian and Chinese

Read the extension guide →

🛠️ Official projects

| Repository | Purpose |
| --- | --- |
| proxyshard-api-examples | Python cookbook for the user API (English) |
| proxyshard-api-examples-ru | Python cookbook for the user API (Russian) |
| awesome-proxy | Curated proxy, automation and scraping resources |

🔌 User API

Use the User API to manage profile data, orders, balance, sub-users, proxy generation, Datacenter / ISP active proxy lists, Mobile proxy rotation links, p0f add-ons and reference data.

| Resource | Link |
| --- | --- |
| API documentation and Try-it-out | docs.proxyshard.com/eng/user-api |
| Python examples and references | proxyshard-api-examples |
| Russian examples | proxyshard-api-examples-ru |

📦 Supported proxy formats

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http://username:password@host:port
https://username:password@host:port
socks5://username:password@host:port
host:port:username:password
username:password@host:port

🚀 Quickstart

Take a proxy from the ProxyShard dashboard and use it as a standard HTTP or SOCKS5 proxy:

bash
curl -x http://USERNAME:PASSWORD@HOST:PORT https://api.ipify.org?format=json

For ready-to-run Python recipes — generating residential proxy URLs with country / region / city targeting, listing Datacenter and ISP active proxies, health-checking through ipapi.co, resolving relay IPs — see the cookbooks:

| Cookbook | Repo |
| --- | --- |
| 🇺🇸 English | proxyshard-api-examples |
| 🇷🇺 Русский | proxyshard-api-examples-ru |

📚 Setup guides

Step-by-step configuration in the docs:

• Antidetect browsers: Vision Browser
• Browsers: Chrome + ZeroOmega · Firefox + FoxyProxy · Safari · Opera · Edge
• System-level: Windows · macOS · Linux · iOS / Android
• Routers: MikroTik (RouterOS)
• Telegram: setup guide

⚖️ Responsible use

ProxyShard is intended for legitimate automation, testing, monitoring and data access. We do not support spam, credential attacks, fraud, malware or any activity that violates applicable laws or third-party terms.

• Business: [email protected]
• Abuse: [email protected]

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🇷🇺 Русский

ProxyShard — прокси-инфраструктура для маркетологов, affiliate-команд, разработчиков, SEO-специалистов и команд автоматизации, которым нужны стабильные IP, предсказуемые сессии и гибкие сетевые настройки для рабочих процессов.

🌐 Типы прокси

| Тип | Особенности |
| --- | --- |
| Residential | Реальные домашние IP от интернет-провайдеров, большой ротационный пул, геотаргетинг по стране, региону и городу |
| Premium Residential | Отобранный residential-пул с фильтрацией по ISP, для строгих traffic-сценариев и задач, где важен высокий уровень доверия к IP |
| ISP | Статические IPv4 из настоящих ISP-выделений (а не серверные подсети с переклеенным ярлыком ISP, как у многих на рынке), выдаются в одни руки — как и Datacenter |
| Datacenter | Быстрые выделенные IPv4-прокси, низкая задержка, 10 Гбит/с каналы, высокая скорость для автоматизации и больших объёмов |
| Mobile | IP из 3G, 4G, 5G и LTE-сетей, таргетинг по стране и оператору, sticky и rotating sessions |

Полный прайс →

⚡ Протоколы и возможности

• Протоколы: HTTP, SOCKS5, SOCKS5h и UDP
• SOCKS5h: DNS-имена разрешаются на стороне прокси, локальный резолвер не видит адрес назначения, DNS не утекает
• UDP через SOCKS5 UDP ASSOCIATE по RFC 1928 §6 — продуктовое покрытие см. в секции UDP ниже
• p0f network fingerprint switching для Datacenter, ISP и Mobile proxies, на всех локациях Datacenter и ISP
• Геотаргетинг по стране, региону, городу и мобильному оператору, где доступно; фильтрация по ISP только на Premium Residential
• Выделенные IP для Datacenter и ISP proxies, не шарятся между клиентами
• Sticky и rotating sessions
• API для заказов, биллинга и баланса, управления суб-юзерами, генерации прокси, p0f-аддонов и полной автоматизации workflow

🎭 p0f network fingerprint switching

Антифрод-системы могут смотреть не только на браузерный fingerprint. Сетевые сигналы уровня TCP/IP, включая MSS, TTL, TCP options, window size и TOS, тоже могут использоваться для определения профиля операционной системы за подключением.

ProxyShard позволяет переключать p0f network fingerprint profile для поддерживаемых типов прокси. Это помогает согласовать прокси, браузерный профиль и ожидаемую среду устройства на сетевом уровне.

> На данный момент ProxyShard — единственный провайдер, у которого подмена p0f работает на ISP и Datacenter прокси, и реализована она по-настоящему: подменяется реальный TCP/IP-отпечаток, а не просто ярлык в дашборде.

Доступные профили p0f:

Windows 10 / 11 · macOS · Linux · iOS · Android

Доступно для: Datacenter · ISP · Mobile.

Как это работает на практике: регистрация Google-аккаунта без p0f почти всегда просит подтверждение по телефону. С переключением p0f на Windows 10 / 11 тот же флоу чаще показывает QR-код, путь «доверенного пользователя». Другие антифрод-системы, которые читают сетевые сигналы, ведут себя так же.

Рекомендуемая связка: Static ISP-прокси + p0f + Vision Browser. Резидентное доверие к IP, совпадение сетевого отпечатка и покрытие fingerprint на уровне браузера в одном стеке.

Гайд по p0f →

💡 Почему UDP важ

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