Adding Proxies

Every profile needs a proxy. Fingerprints hide identity. Proxies hide location. Together they create complete anonymity. Here's how to add them.

Why Proxies Are Required

You can create perfect fingerprints. Sites still see your real IP address. That links all your profiles together.

Your IP reveals:

• Geographic location: City-level accuracy
• ISP identity: Residential, datacenter, mobile
• Account correlation: Multiple accounts from same IP = instant red flag
• Session tracking: Sites track IP across visits

Use a unique proxy for each profile. Or rotating residential proxies that change IPs automatically.

Where to Get Proxies

Don't use free proxies. They're slow, unreliable, and often honeypots collecting your data.

Recommended proxy providers:

All provide residential IPs, authentication, and dashboard management. Pick based on your budget and detection tolerance.

Adding a Proxy to Your Profile

Open your profile editor. Scroll to the Proxy section.

You'll see proxy configuration fields:

1. Protocol

Choose your proxy type:

• HTTP: Basic web traffic. Fast. Least secure.
• HTTPS: Encrypted web traffic. More secure than HTTP.
• SOCKS5: Fastest. Supports all traffic types. Most compatible.
• SOCKS4: Legacy. Only use if SOCKS5 doesn't work.

Use SOCKS5 unless your provider only supports HTTP/HTTPS.

2. Host and Port

Your proxy provider gives you these. Format:

• Host: proxy.provider.com or 123.45.67.89 (IP address)
• Port: Usually 8080 for HTTP, 1080 for SOCKS5

Example: proxy.brightdata.com:22225

3. Username and Password (if required)

Most residential proxies require authentication. Your provider gives you credentials.

Format varies:

• Simple: username: johndoe, password: secretpass
• With session ID: username: johndoe-session-abc123, password: secretpass
• With country code: username: johndoe-country-us, password: secretpass

Check your provider's documentation for exact format.

4. Test Connection

Click "Test Connection" button. We send a request through your proxy.

Success: Green checkmark. Shows your proxy IP and location.

Failure: Red X. Shows error message:

• "Connection refused": Wrong host or port
• "Authentication failed": Wrong username or password
• "Timeout": Proxy is slow or down
• "Proxy error": Proxy provider issue

Fix the error and test again.

Bulk Proxy Assignment

Adding proxies to 50 profiles one-by-one? No thanks.

Bulk proxy import:

1. Dashboard → Profiles → Select multiple profiles
2. Right-click → "Bulk Operations" → "Assign Proxies"
3. Upload proxy list (CSV or TXT format)
4. Format: protocol://username:password@host:port
5. Click "Assign" - proxies distributed across selected profiles

Example CSV:

socks5://user1:pass1@proxy1.provider.com:1080
socks5://user2:pass2@proxy2.provider.com:1080
http://user3:pass3@proxy3.provider.com:8080

First proxy goes to first profile. Second to second. And so on.

Proxy Rotation Settings

Some providers offer rotating proxies. The IP changes automatically.

Two rotation modes:

Session-Based Rotation: IP changes per browser session. Launch profile = new IP. Close and reopen = different IP.

Time-Based Rotation: IP changes every X minutes (5, 10, 30). Profile stays open but IP rotates.

Session-based is safer for account management. Time-based is better for scraping.

Configure rotation in your proxy provider dashboard, not in Multilogin. We just route traffic through the proxy.

Matching Geolocation to Proxy

Critical: Browser geolocation must match proxy location.

Proxy in Dallas? Set browser geolocation to Dallas coordinates. Proxy in London? Set geolocation to London.

Mismatches trigger fraud detection. Sites compare IP geolocation with browser geolocation API.

Find coordinates:

1. Visit ipinfo.io
2. Enter your proxy IP
3. Copy lat/long coordinates
4. Paste into profile geolocation settings

Common Proxy Issues

Proxy works but sites detect it: You're using datacenter proxies. Switch to residential. Datacenter IPs are blacklisted on most platforms.

Slow loading speeds: Residential proxies are slower. Expect 2-3x longer load times. That's normal. Use datacenter for speed (but higher detection).

Proxy stops working after days: Rotating residential IPs expired. Check your proxy provider bandwidth usage. Re-authenticate if needed.

Can't access certain sites: Proxy IP is banned. Change to a different proxy or provider. Some sites ban entire proxy networks.