Learn about the different integration methods for your residential proxy network, what are the guidelines, and some tips for best use.
Sending requests using your residential proxy network
Bright Data's Residential proxies can be accessed via API request, browser, mobile, Proxy Manager, or 3rd party integrations.
For an in-depth interactive UI display of all our API use cases, code integrations, and advanced configurations see our Dynamic Proxy Integration Tool.
API requests
Here's an example of the simplest Residential proxy request using cURL that returns a JSON:
curl--proxy brd.superproxy.io:22225 --proxy-user brd-customer-<CUSTOMER_ID>-zone-<ZONE_NAME>:<ZONE_PASSWORD> "http://lumtest.com/myip.json"
The expected output should look like the following:
{"ip":"ALLOCATED_IP","country":"PK","asn":{"asnum":203020,"org_name":"HostRoyale Technologies Pvt Ltd"},"geo":{"city":"Islamabad","region":"IS","region_name":"Islamabad","postal_code":"44040","latitude":33.7233,"longitude":73.0435,"tz":"Asia/Karachi","lum_city":"islamabad","lum_region":"is"}}
For an in-depth look into our API, see our API Documentation.
Integration Options
Learn more about the variety of integration options available to you, when using Bright Data's Residential proxies.
- Browser - Learn how to integrate Bright Data Residential proxies with Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Microsoft Edge.
- Mobile - Learn how to integrate Bright Data Residential proxies with your iPhone or Android device.
- Browser extension - Learn how to integrate your Residential proxy with Bright Data's browser extension.
- Bright Data's proxy manager - Learn how to integrate your Residential proxy with Bright Data's proxy manager.
- Third-Party And Browser Automation - Learn about the different third-party and browser automation integration options.