Set Proxy from API

We recommend that you read the Getting started with Kameleo Automation article before reading this one.

In this article, we'll demonstrate how to set up a proxy for a Kameleo profile using the Local API Clients. Setting up a proxy allows you to route your browsing traffic through a designated proxy server, which can be useful for various web-scraping or browser automation tasks. We have a separate article about why you need to use a good residential proxy to have the best protection while you are using Kameleo, and we also have an article if you are not familiar with the proxy providers:

• Why is a proxy important? How to change your IP address?
• Proxy Integrations

Concept

When creating a new profile via the Kameleo Local API, you can specify a proxy configuration using the setProxy method. This method accepts the following proxy types

• HTTP
• SOCKS5
• SSH

Furthermore, once you select your desired proxy type, you also need to fill in the follow-up information on the proxy details such as Host, Port, Username, and Password.

With the built-in proxy manager, you can easily integrate any proxy provider with Kameleo even through the Local API.

Below are examples of how to set up a proxy using the Local API Clients in different programming languages:

• const createProfileRequest = BuilderForCreateProfile
    .forBaseProfile(chromeBaseProfileList[0].id)
    .setRecommendedDefaults()
    .setProxy(
      'socks5', # Options ('http', 'socks5', 'ssh')
      {
        host: '<proxy_host>',
        port: <proxy_port>,
        id: '<username>',
        secret: '<password>',
      },
    )
    .build();
  const profile = await client.createProfile({ body: createProfileRequest });

• var createProfileRequest = BuilderForCreateProfile
    .ForBaseProfile(baseProfileList[0].Id)
    .SetRecommendedDefaults()
    .SetProxy("socks5", new Server("<proxy_host>", <proxy_port>, "<username>", "<password>"))
    .Build();
  
  var profile = await client.CreateProfileAsync(createProfileRequest);

• create_profile_request = BuilderForCreateProfile \
    .for_base_profile(base_profiles[0].id) \
    .set_recommended_defaults() \
    .set_proxy('socks5', Server(host='<proxy_host>', port=<proxy_port>, id='<username>', secret='<password>')) \
    .build()
  profile = client.create_profile(body=create_profile_request)

Make sure to replace the placeholders (<proxy_host>, <proxy_port>, <username>, <password>) with the actual values of your proxy server.

For your convenience, this functionality is provided by the Python Builder , JavaScript Builder and C# Builder for Setting the proxy durin Profile Creation in the Local API Clients.