# Free Proxy List Scraper - HTTP, HTTPS & SOCKS5 Proxy Checker (`madeingermany/ultimate-proxy-scraper`) Actor

Scrape thousands of verified proxies from 30+ sources. Retrieve free, fast, and anonymous HTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS4, and SOCKS5 proxies with latency and country codes.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/madeingermany/ultimate-proxy-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Made In Germany](https://apify.com/madeingermany) (community)
- **Categories:** Developer tools, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.00 / 1,000 proxy server records

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## 🌐 Free Proxy List Scraper - HTTP, HTTPS & SOCKS5 Proxy Checker

A high-speed, enterprise-grade proxy aggregator and live validation engine. Scrape thousands of free, public, and anonymous HTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS4, and SOCKS5 proxies from over 30+ verified global proxy sources in real-time.

Whether you need rotating proxies for web scraping, network penetration testing, privacy routing, or automated load testing, the **Free Proxy List Scraper** continuously validates and outputs high-uptime IP addresses with full latency and geolocation metadata.

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### 🌟 Key Features & Extracted Data

| Field | Type | Description | Example |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| `ip` | String | Public IPv4 address | `"185.199.229.156"` |
| `port` | Number | Active connection port | `8080` |
| `protocol` | String | Supported network protocol | `"HTTP"`, `"HTTPS"`, `"SOCKS4"`, `"SOCKS5"` |
| `country` | String | Two-letter ISO country code | `"US"`, `"DE"`, `"GB"` |
| `anonymity` | String | Proxy privacy level | `"Elite"`, `"Anonymous"`, `"Transparent"` |
| `latencyMs` | Number | Verified connection ping (ms) | `142` |
| `uptime` | Number | Historic uptime percentage | `98.4` |
| `lastChecked` | String | ISO 8601 timestamp of validation | `"2026-10-15T12:00:00.000Z"` |

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### 💼 High-Value Commercial Use Cases

1. **Distributed Web Scraping**: Feed verified rotating proxies directly into Crawlee, Puppeteer, Playwright, or Scrapy pipelines to bypass basic IP rate-limiting.
2. **Geo-Targeting & Localization Testing**: Test international e-commerce checkouts, ad impressions, and multi-regional content delivery from 50+ countries.
3. **Cybersecurity & Network Auditing**: Verify whether company firewalls properly block known open relay and public proxy traffic.
4. **Budget-Friendly Scraping**: Avoid paying expensive proxy provider subscriptions for low-risk, public data extraction tasks.

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### 🚀 How to Use

1. **Configure Protocol Filters**: Choose whether you need HTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS4, or SOCKS5 proxies.
2. **Set Geolocation & Latency**: Optionally filter by country code (e.g., US, DE) and maximum ping latency (e.g. < 500ms).
3. **Run the Scraper**: Start the run on Apify Cloud.
4. **Export Your Proxy List**: Download in **JSON**, **CSV**, **TXT** (IP:PORT format), or pipe directly into your scraping infrastructure via Apify API.

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### ⚙️ Input Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description |
| :--- | :---: | :---: | :---: | :--- |
| `protocol` | String | No | `"ALL"` | Target proxy protocol (`HTTP`, `HTTPS`, `SOCKS4`, `SOCKS5`, or `ALL`). |
| `maxLatencyMs` | Integer | No | `1000` | Maximum acceptable response latency in milliseconds. |
| `countryCode` | String | No | `""` | Filter proxies by country (e.g., `"US"`, `"GB"`). Leave empty for global. |
| `maxItems` | Integer | No | `100` | Maximum number of verified proxies to extract. |

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### 📊 Sample Output (JSON)

```json
{
  "ip": "185.199.229.156",
  "port": 8080,
  "protocol": "HTTPS",
  "country": "US",
  "anonymity": "Elite",
  "latencyMs": 142,
  "uptime": 99.2,
  "lastChecked": "2026-10-15T12:00:00.000Z"
}
```

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### ❓ Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

#### Are these proxies free to use?

Yes! All extracted proxies originate from open, public proxy lists. However, because public proxies can fluctuate, this Actor continuously validates live connectivity before exporting.

#### Can I format the output as IP:PORT for easy copy-pasting?

Yes. You can export as a TXT or CSV file where each line contains the standard `ip:port` format for direct input into tools like FoxyProxy or scraper configurations.

#### How often are new proxies added?

The scraper queries 30+ active upstream proxy feeds in real-time on every execution, ensuring you always receive the freshest available IP addresses.

# Actor input Schema

## `protocols` (type: `array`):

Proxy protocols to retrieve.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum proxy servers to scrape.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "protocols": [
    "http",
    "https"
  ],
  "maxItems": 50
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("madeingermany/ultimate-proxy-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("madeingermany/ultimate-proxy-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call madeingermany/ultimate-proxy-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,madeingermany/ultimate-proxy-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/haVpHNcxDd3yV1s7z/builds/8qjhljN6IYxNiXLjm/openapi.json