Create new proxy port

Use the Bright Data Proxy Manager API to create new Proxy Port. Calls POST /api/proxies on the local Proxy Manager port 22999.

API endpoint: POST /api/proxies

POST body

proxy · User Object

Show properties

port · integer

Port for the HTTP proxy

proxy_type · string

Set to persist to save proxy into the configuration file.

multiply · integer

Multiply the port definition given number of times

multiply_users · boolean

users · array

List of users [string]. This option has to be used along with multiply_users

ssl · boolean

Enable SSL analyzing

tls_lib · string

Choose the SSL library

value	description
open_ssl	Open SSL Library
flex_tls	Flex TLS Library

iface · string

Interface or IP to listen on

customer · string

Customer name

zone · string

Zone name

password · string

Zone password

proxy · string

Hostname or IP of super proxy

proxy_port · integer

Super proxy port

proxy_connection_type · string

Determines what kind of connection will be used between Proxy Manager and Super Proxy

http
https
socks

proxy_retry · integer

Automatically retry on super proxy failure

insecure · boolean

Enable SSL connection/analyzing to insecure hosts

country · string

Country

state · string

State

city · string

City

asn · string

ASN

ip · string

Data Center IP

vip · integer

gIP

ext_proxies · array

A list of proxies from external vendors. Format: [username:password@]ip[:port]

• proxy[string]

ext_proxy_username · string

Default username for external vendor ips

ext_proxy_password · string

Default password for external vendor ips

ext_proxy_port · integer

Default port for external vendor ips

dns · string

DNS resolving

local
remote

reverse_lookup_dns · boolean

Process reverse lookup via DNS

reverse_lookup_file · string

Process reverse lookup via file

reverse_lookup_values · array

Process reverse lookup via value

session · string

Session for all proxy requests

sticky_ip · boolean

Use session per requesting host to maintain IP per host

pool_size · integer

rotate_session · boolean

Session pool size

throttle · integer

Throttle requests above given number

rules · array

Proxy request rules

route_err · string

Block or allow requests to be automatically sent through super proxy on error

smtp · array

override_headers · string

os · string

Operating System of the Peer IP

headers · array

Request headers

• name[string]
• value[string]

debug · string

Request debug info

full
none

lpm_auth · string

x-lpm-authorization header

const · boolean

socket_inactivity_timeout · integer

multiply_ips · boolean

multiply_vips · boolean

max_ban_retries · integer

preset · string

ua · boolean

Unblocker Mobile UA

timezone · string

Timezone ID to be used by the browser

resolution · string

Browser screen size

webrtc · string

WebRTC plugin behavior in the browser

bw_limit · object

BW limit params

• days [integer]
• bytes [integer]
• renewable[boolean] - Renew limit of bytes each period or use single period and stop usage once last day of period is reached. Default is true

create_users · boolean

Sample Response

{
	"port":24000,
	"zone":"zone_name",
	"proxy_type":"persist",
	"customer":"customer_id",
	"password":"password",
	"whitelist_ips":[]
}

Shell

curl "http://127.0.0.1:22999/api/proxies" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"proxy":{"port":24000,"zone":"ZONE","proxy_type":"persist","customer":"CUSTOMER","password":"password","whitelist_ips":[]}}'

#!/usr/bin/env node

(async () => {
  const response = await fetch('http://127.0.0.1:22999/api/proxies', {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
    body: JSON.stringify({'proxy':{'port':24000,'zone': 'ZONE','proxy_type':'persist','customer':'CUSTOMER','password':'password','whitelist_ips':[]}}),
  });
  const data = await response.text();
  console.log(data);
})();

package example;

import org.apache.http.HttpHost;
import org.apache.http.client.fluent.*;


public class Example {
  public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
   String body = "{\"proxy\":{\"port\":24000,\"zone\":\"ZONE\",\"proxy_type\":\"persist\",\"customer\":\"CUSTOMER\",\"password\":\"password\",\"whitelist_ips\":[]}}";
    String res = Executor.newInstance()
     .execute(Request.Post("http://127.0.0.1:22999/api/proxies")
     .bodyString(body, ContentType.APPLICATION_JSON))
     .returnContent().asString();
    System.out.println(res)
  }
}