SOCKS5 Protocol Guide

Overview

SOCKS5 proxies support any TCP/UDP traffic, not just HTTP. Use SOCKS5 for:

• Non-HTTP applications (email, FTP, gaming)
• UDP traffic (DNS, VoIP)
• Applications that need raw socket connections

Connection Details

Python Example

import requests

proxies = {
    "http": "socks5h://customer-YOUR_ID-cc-US:[email protected]:1080",
    "https": "socks5h://customer-YOUR_ID-cc-US:[email protected]:1080"
}

response = requests.get("https://ip.iploop.io/location", proxies=proxies)
print(response.json())

Node.js Example

const { SocksProxyAgent } = require("socks-proxy-agent");

const agent = new SocksProxyAgent(
  "socks5://customer-YOUR_ID-cc-US:[email protected]:1080"
);

const response = await fetch("https://ip.iploop.io/location", { agent });
console.log(await response.json());

cURL Example

curl --socks5-hostname proxy.iploop.io:1080 \
  --proxy-user "customer-YOUR_ID-cc-US:API_KEY" \
  https://ip.iploop.io/location

SOCKS5 vs HTTP Proxy