Create Your First Residential Proxy

Follow these steps to set up your Residential Proxy with Bright Data. Sign in, create a proxy zone, and verify your account to start.

Verify your account and get $5 credit

Add a payment method to verify your account and receive a $5 credit. You won’t be charged at this stage.

2. Navigate to Create Proxy under the Proxy section in the left menu.

   
3. Choose Residential Proxy

   Select Residential Proxy and click Continue.

   
4. Assign a name to your proxy

   Enter a meaningful name. Optionally, add a short description.

   The proxy name cannot be changed once created.

   All other settings can be modified later. For details, see Configure your Proxy.

   
5. Add payment method (free trial users only)

   If you signed up with a personal email (e.g., Gmail, GitHub) and have not yet added a payment method, the primary button will read Add payment method instead of Create Proxy.

   Click the button to open the payment verification form and complete the process. You will not be charged, this is for identity verification only.

   Already have a payment method on file? This step is skipped automatically. For full details, see Payment Verification.

6. Finalize proxy creation

   Click Create Proxy. If you were redirected to add a payment method, your zone is created automatically once verification completes. Your proxy is now ready to use.