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Proxies in Dolphin Anty

Dolphin Anty takes a proxy per browser profile. This page shows what to enter so each profile leaves from its own residential or mobile IP.

Written from Dolphin Anty's documentation. The steps and formats follow the Dolphin Anty help center. We have not clicked through this in the app ourselves, and menu names can change between versions. The values to enter stay the same.

What to enter

Field	Value
Proxy type	`HTTP` (or `SOCKS5`)
Host	`proxy.privatebyte.com`
Port	`3128` for HTTP, `1080` for SOCKS5
Username (login)	Your proxy API key
Password	A tier, plus a session so the profile keeps its IP

Choose the password

The password picks the tier and the session. A browser profile should keep one IP while you work in it, so give each profile its own session name:

standard_country-US_session-profile1_ttl-120

standard is the tier. Use sticky_clean for long, multi-step work on strict sites, or mobile for a carrier IP.
country-US is the country, as a two-letter code.
session-profile1 is any name you choose. Use a different name for every profile.
ttl-120 asks for the IP to be held for up to 120 minutes.

The datacenter tier has no sessions, so it changes IP on every new connection. Do not use it for profiles that stay signed in. See sticky sessions and connection format.

Add it to a profile

Add the proxy while creating a profile, while editing one, or from the Proxy screen.
Choose New Proxy.
Paste the proxy in one of the formats below.
Save, then open the profile.

One-line format

The Dolphin Anty help center lists host:port:login:password as a supported format. Put the type in front for SOCKS5, for example socks5://proxy.privatebyte.com:1080:YOUR_KEY:PASSWORD. For HTTP:

proxy.privatebyte.com:3128:YOUR_KEY:standard_country-US_session-profile1_ttl-120

Check it worked

Open the profile and visit What is my IP. The address and country should match the proxy, not your own connection.

A residential IP can still drop. When it does, the session moves to a new address, so check you are still signed in before you carry on.

If the check fails

Authentication error (407): the username must be your proxy API key, with no spaces. Copy it again from the Proxies page in the portal.
Bad request (400): the password has a typo, or a modifier the tier does not support.
No balance: add proxy credit, then try again.
Wrong protocol: HTTP uses port 3128 and SOCKS5 uses port 1080. They are not interchangeable.

Use it within the rules

Follow our acceptable use policy and the terms of the sites you sign in to. A proxy changes where a profile connects from. It does not give you the right to hold accounts a platform has not allowed you to hold.

Proxy credit is billed per GB and never expires. See the tiers and rates, or start with the quickstart.

Proxies: your first requestFind your credentials, copy a cURL or Python example, and check the response.Proxy connection format and tiersWhat goes in the username and password, and what each tier is for.Using SOCKS5Port 1080, the same credentials, and the two things SOCKS5 cannot do.

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Proxies in Dolphin Anty

Dolphin Anty takes a proxy per browser profile. This page shows what to enter so each profile leaves from its own residential or mobile IP.

What to enter

Field	Value
Proxy type	`HTTP` (or `SOCKS5`)
Host	`proxy.privatebyte.com`
Port	`3128` for HTTP, `1080` for SOCKS5
Username (login)	Your proxy API key
Password	A tier, plus a session so the profile keeps its IP

Choose the password

The password picks the tier and the session. A browser profile should keep one IP while you work in it, so give each profile its own session name:

standard_country-US_session-profile1_ttl-120

standard is the tier. Use sticky_clean for long, multi-step work on strict sites, or mobile for a carrier IP.
country-US is the country, as a two-letter code.
session-profile1 is any name you choose. Use a different name for every profile.
ttl-120 asks for the IP to be held for up to 120 minutes.

The datacenter tier has no sessions, so it changes IP on every new connection. Do not use it for profiles that stay signed in. See sticky sessions and connection format.

Add it to a profile

Add the proxy while creating a profile, while editing one, or from the Proxy screen.
Choose New Proxy.
Paste the proxy in one of the formats below.
Save, then open the profile.

One-line format

The Dolphin Anty help center lists host:port:login:password as a supported format. Put the type in front for SOCKS5, for example socks5://proxy.privatebyte.com:1080:YOUR_KEY:PASSWORD. For HTTP:

proxy.privatebyte.com:3128:YOUR_KEY:standard_country-US_session-profile1_ttl-120

Check it worked

Open the profile and visit What is my IP. The address and country should match the proxy, not your own connection.

A residential IP can still drop. When it does, the session moves to a new address, so check you are still signed in before you carry on.

If the check fails

Authentication error (407): the username must be your proxy API key, with no spaces. Copy it again from the Proxies page in the portal.
Bad request (400): the password has a typo, or a modifier the tier does not support.
No balance: add proxy credit, then try again.
Wrong protocol: HTTP uses port 3128 and SOCKS5 uses port 1080. They are not interchangeable.

Use it within the rules

Proxy credit is billed per GB and never expires. See the tiers and rates, or start with the quickstart.

Proxies in Dolphin Anty

What to enter

Choose the password

Add it to a profile

One-line format

Check it worked

If the check fails

Use it within the rules

Next

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Proxies in Dolphin Anty

What to enter

Choose the password

Add it to a profile

One-line format

Check it worked

If the check fails

Use it within the rules

Next

Related