Launch of our Proxy Tester API

Oliver MarshSoftware Engineer

04.09.20255 minutes

Nothing disrupts a workflow faster than unreliable proxies. The last thing you want on your project is to be unsure about your proxies' reliability and performance. But how do you figure this out before it leads to undesirable outcomes?

We’ve considered it and built an online proxy tester that helps test proxies globally, measure real-world latency, and obtain reliable and shareable performance data. It has been well-received, with over 4,600,000 test results being completed since launch.

Why do you need a Proxy Checking API?

As workflows grew more complex, many of you wanted a way to automate testing and integrate it directly into your pipelines. That’s why we’re excited to release our industry-first comprehensive Proxy Tester Public API, making it easier than ever to validate proxies at scale, on your terms.

With our detailed documentation and ready-to-use Python workflows, integrating our industry-leading proxy tester into your projects is easier than ever. Test proxies from a text file, export results to CSV, and automate validation directly within your pipelines.

It’s as easy as…

import requests
import sys

# API credentials
API_PUBLIC_KEY = "your_public_key"
API_PRIVATE_KEY = "your_private_key"
BASE_URL = "https://api.pingproxies.com/1.0/public"

# Headers
headers = {"X-API-Public-Key": API_PUBLIC_KEY, "X-API-Private-Key": API_PRIVATE_KEY, "Content-Type": "application/json"}

# Hardcoded proxy and test configuration

PROXY_STRING = "192.168.1.100:8080:username:password"  # Replace with your actual proxy
TARGET_URL = "https://pingproxies.com"
TEST_SERVER_ID = "newyork-3-digitalocean-proxytester-1"  # Replace with actual server ID


def test_single_proxy():
    """Test a single proxy against a target URL"""

    # Create the test payload
    payload = {
        "proxies": [{"proxy_string": PROXY_STRING}],
        "proxy_tester_server_id": [TEST_SERVER_ID],
        "urls": [TARGET_URL],
    }

    try:
        response = requests.post(f"{BASE_URL}/proxy_tester/proxy_test_run/create", json=payload, headers=headers)

        if response.status_code != 200:
            print(f"❌ Error: {response.status_code}")
			print(f"Response: {response.text}")
			sys.exit(1)

        result = response.json()
        print("\n✅ Proxy test created successfully!")
        print(f"Response: {result}")

        # Extract and display key results
        if "data" in result:
            for run_id, test_data in result["data"].items():
                if "results" in test_data:
                    for test_result in test_data["results"]:
                        status_code = test_result.get("proxy_test_result_status_code", "N/A")
                        response_time = test_result.get("proxy_test_result_response_time", "N/A")
                        city = test_result.get("proxy_tester_proxy_city_name", "N/A")
                        country = test_result.get("proxy_tester_proxy_country_id", "N/A")

                        print(f"\nTest Results:")
                        print(f"Status Code: {status_code}")
                        print(f"Response Time: {response_time}ms")
                        print(f"Location: {city}, {country}")

    except Exception as e:
        print(f"❌ Unexpected error: {e}")


if __name__ == "__main__":
    test_single_proxy()

Here’s what you can do with the API:

Create proxy tests in seconds to validate your IPs
Search test servers across multiple global regions
Retrieve results instantly with clear, actionable data

But we don’t just test whether proxies are online…Instead, we go the extra mile and allow you to:

Run multi-region tests to monitor global performance
Verify geolocation accuracy for every proxy
Measure latency to detect slow or failing proxies
Test against any website for real-world scenarios
Protect your results with secure API key access

Start testing your proxies today with our Proxy Tester API, explore our detailed docs.