One gateway. Four proxy pools.

Choose standard residential, budget Residential Flex, mobile-carrier, or datacenter routing without changing the gateway address. Network and location controls are set in the proxy credentials.

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One account for all four poolsOpt-in residential sourcing

Setup guides for commonly used proxy browsers

Proxy networks

Three network types. Four routing pools.

Compare 34M+ residential addresses with mobile-carrier and server-hosted datacenter routes, each with product-specific controls.

Home and ISP-assigned addresses
Residential
Use residential-origin traffic when granular location controls and an ISP origin matter.
- Country, state, city, ZIP, coordinate, or ASN targeting (one at a time)
- Benchmark valid responses on the exact route and destination
- Requested sticky window up to 120 min; continuity can end early
- Residential-zone-residential34M+ published IPs · product-specific locationsPrecise location controls from ISP-origin routes.Live pricingCurrent quantities, limits, and totals
- Residential Flex-zone-residential_FLEX9M+ IPs · 90+ countriesReview the published Flex pool and source-dependent controls.Live pricingCurrent quantity range and total
Carrier 4G and 5G addresses
Mobile
Use carrier-origin traffic for mobile-first apps and platforms.
- Carrier-network origin
- Real 4G / 5G carrier ASNs in 155+ countries
- Rotating or requested sticky window up to 120 min; continuity can end early
- Mobile-zone-mobile800K+ IPs · 155+ countriesGenuine mobile-network exits with rotating or sticky sessions.Live pricingCurrent quantities, limits, and totals
Hosted datacenter addresses
Datacenter
Use when a hosting-network origin and country or continent controls fit the workload; benchmark first.
- ~780ms published network-wide reference
- 99.9% best-effort uptime target (not an SLA)
- Current order terms on the live pricing page
- Datacenter-zone-datacenter80K+ IPs · major marketsHosting-network routes for authorized collection and monitoring.Live pricingCurrent packages, limits, and totals

HTTP(S) / SOCKS5Credentials select network and session modePlan details state the session controls for each pool

Compare full specifications

Network controls in one account

Choose the network, location, and session behavior the workload requires, then connect through the same gateway format.

Coverage

195 Published Route Pages

The paid-location catalogue contains 195 route pages. Current exits, pool depth, network type, and targeting controls vary by product and location.

Rotation

Sticky or Rotating

Requested sticky session max 120 min · can end early

173.244.51.8173.244.51.8

illustrative requested window 120:00

Rotating gateway-selected

200.7.114.90200.7.114.90

new connections can request another exit

Request gateway-selected exits or a bounded sticky window through the proxy credentials. Rotation does not promise a fresh IP per request, and sticky continuity can end early.

Targeting

Product-specific geo-targeting

Standard residential offers one active country, state, city, ZIP, coordinate, or ASN control at a time. Other pools accept one country or continent control at a time.

Protocols

HTTP proxying, HTTPS CONNECT, and SOCKS5

Username/password or IP whitelist auth. Works with Puppeteer, Playwright, Scrapy, Selenium, and any HTTP client.

Developer

Full REST API

Create proxy users, monitor bandwidth, manage whitelists, and query locations via REST.

Published service controls

Traffic billed by product Session controls by pool HTTP proxying, HTTPS CONNECT, and SOCKS5 99.9% best-effort uptime target (not an SLA)

Connect with a standard proxy client

Provide the gateway host, port, username, and password to a client that supports HTTP(S) or SOCKS5 proxies. Test one request before increasing traffic.

Complete documentation & code examples
Python, Node.js, PHP, Go, Java, C# & more
Built-in IP rotation & sticky session options

View Documentation

import requests

proxy = "http://USER:PASS@gw.databay.co:8888"
response = requests.get(
    "https://example.com",
    proxies={"http": proxy, "https": proxy}
)
print(response.text)

const axios = require('axios');

const response = await axios.get('https://example.com', {
  proxy: {
    host: 'gw.databay.co',
    port: 8888,
    auth: { username: 'USER', password: 'PASS' }
  }
});
console.log(response.data);

curl -x http://USER:PASS@gw.databay.co:8888 \
  https://example.com

Use REST endpoints for supported account operations

The published API examples cover proxy users, bandwidth records, IP whitelists, and available locations. Use the documentation and Swagger schema as the current contract.

Create, update & delete proxy users
Monitor bandwidth usage & traffic logs
IP whitelist management
Query available countries, cities & ASNs

API Documentation Swagger

# Create a new proxy user
$ curl -X POST \
  https://api.databay.com/api/v1/accounts/{accountId}/proxy-users \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"username": "scraper_us", "password": "securePass123"}'

# Get proxy user bandwidth
$ curl \
  https://api.databay.com/api/v1/accounts/{accountId}/proxy-users/{proxyUserId}/bandwidths \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

# List available countries
$ curl \
  https://api.databay.com/api/v1/proxyserver/countries \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Where proxy routing can help

Use a proxy when the task genuinely needs a different network origin, a regional view, or requests distributed across an address pool. The activity still has to respect applicable law, contracts, and target-site rules.

Web Scraping

Collect permitted public data while distributing requests across the network and locations the project requires.

Ad Verification

Verify regional creative, language, landing pages, and redirect paths for campaigns you own or are authorized to assess.

Market Research

Access localized search results and accurate competitor pricing data from any country.

Social Media

Keep authorized account workflows on a consistent, appropriate network origin while following platform rules.

SEO Monitoring

Check regional search visibility with Search Console and licensed rank data first, plus documented regional samples.

E-commerce

Compare public prices, availability, and listings across the markets included in the collection plan.

Browse all use cases

195 published paid-location routes

The catalogue contains 195 paid-location route pages. This page count is not a claim that every product currently has an exit in every catalogue location. Per-country figures below are historical IPs seen across Residential, Datacenter, and Mobile origins in the June 9, 2026 snapshot, refreshed manually once per year; they are not current inventory or residential-only counts. Geo-targeting controls and route availability are product-specific.

United States approx. 3.2M historical cross-origin IPs seen

Brazil approx. 2.8M historical cross-origin IPs seen

Indonesia approx. 2.6M historical cross-origin IPs seen

India approx. 1.9M historical cross-origin IPs seen

Mexico approx. 1.5M historical cross-origin IPs seen

Italy approx. 1.2M historical cross-origin IPs seen

Spain approx. 1.2M historical cross-origin IPs seen

Argentina approx. 1.2M historical cross-origin IPs seen

UK approx. 1.2M historical cross-origin IPs seen

Vietnam approx. 1.1M historical cross-origin IPs seen

Germany approx. 1.1M historical cross-origin IPs seen

France approx. 916K historical cross-origin IPs seen

Browse the 195-route-page catalogue

Review usage and manage proxy users

The dashboard brings usage reporting, proxy-user settings, and account controls into one interface.

Real-Time Analytics

Review bandwidth consumption, request counts, and reported success rates by the dimensions available in your account.

Live bandwidth and request tracking
Per-user and per-session reporting
On-demand usage reports available

Bandwidth · total requests

Proxy User Management

Create proxy users, allocate traffic, and configure the network and location options that the selected product supports.

Sub-user creation and management
Allocate data per proxy user
Auto top-up support for uninterrupted data flow
Per-user credentials for separating workloads

scraper-01Residential · 4.2 GB used

Active

api-user-02Datacenter · 12.8 GB used

Active

mobile-teamMobile · 0.9 GB used

Active

Sourcing, account screening, and abuse reporting

Residential peers join through consent-based partnerships, accounts are screened, and suspected misuse can be reported through the public abuse channel.

Consent-Based Sourcing

Residential peers join through consent-based partnerships and can opt out at any time.

Enforced Acceptable Use

Accounts are screened, and AUP violations are enforced up to suspension and termination.

Privacy-First Handling

Data minimization is a design principle across the whole platform.

Abuse reporting

Anyone can report suspected misuse of the network and provide evidence for review.

Real humans behind the network: support is included on every plan.

Product support via email and Discord
Setup and integration help
Active Discord community

Visit the Trust Center Report abuse

How Rotating Proxies Work

The gateway reads the network, location, and session instructions in your proxy credentials. Rotating mode may select another available address for a new proxy connection; a fresh IP is not guaranteed. Sticky mode asks the pool to retain one address for a bounded session window, but availability can end continuity early.

Rotating mode

Use rotating mode when requests do not need to share one network identity. A new proxy connection may select an available address from the chosen pool and location; it may also select an address seen before.

Sticky mode

Request the same exit for a maximum of 120 minutes on Premium Residential, Datacenter, and Mobile, or 30 minutes on Flex. Continuity is not guaranteed and can end early.

Residential vs Datacenter vs Mobile Proxies

Feature	Residential	Datacenter	Mobile
Pool size	34M+ IPs	80K+ IPs	800K+ IPs
Published network reference	~1.1 s	~780 ms	Benchmark required
Published volume rate	$0.90/GB (1 TB)	$0.50/GB (1 TB)	$2.50/GB (512 GB)
Entry order	$2.75/GB from 5 GB	$1.25/GB at 10 GB	$3.55/GB from 5 GB ($17.75 total)
Targeting (one active constraint)	Country, state, city, ZIP, coordinate, or ASN	Country or continent	Country or continent
Network origin	ISP and home networks	Hosted infrastructure	Mobile carriers
Typical fit	Location-sensitive collection	Compatible bulk workloads	Mobile QA and verification
Protocols	HTTP proxying, HTTPS CONNECT, and SOCKS5	HTTP proxying, HTTPS CONNECT, and SOCKS5	HTTP proxying, HTTPS CONNECT, and SOCKS5

Residential proxies

ISP-assigned network addresses with the broadest published pool and the most granular location controls.

Datacenter proxies

Hosted addresses with volume pricing from $0.50/GB at 1 TB for compatible collection and monitoring workloads.

Mobile proxies

4G and 5G carrier-network addresses for mobile app QA, regional checks, and authorized workflows where mobile origin matters.

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What one Databay account includes

Four routing pools share one gateway and account, while pricing, targeting, and session limits remain product-specific.

Pay-as-you-go from a flat $0.55/GB (Flex), no monthly commitment
Granular location controls on standard residential; narrower controls on other pools
HTTP proxying, HTTPS CONNECT, and SOCKS5
Dashboard and REST endpoints for supported account operations

Questions to resolve before choosing a proxy pool

Compare network origin, targeting, session controls, price, and permitted use before you commit traffic.

What are rotating proxies and how do they work?

A rotating proxy asks the gateway to select an address from the chosen pool for a request or session. The route is controlled through the proxy credentials. Rotation reduces dependence on one address, but address availability and target-site rules still affect each result.

What is the difference between residential and datacenter proxies?

Residential routes use ISP-assigned network addresses and publish granular location controls, while datacenter routes use hosting-network addresses with country and continent controls. At the stated 1 TB tiers, residential is $0.90/GB and datacenter is $0.50/GB. Choose from the authorized network-origin requirement and benchmark the actual route, destination, and load.

How do I choose a proxy type for my use case?

Start with the least expensive network that meets the target and location requirements. Use datacenter for compatible collection and monitoring jobs, standard residential for granular location control, Residential Flex for country or continent residential traffic at a flat rate, and mobile when a carrier-network origin is part of the test. Flex available IP count, observed geo precision, and success can be lower than Premium Residential, so validate the choice against a small sample before increasing traffic.

Are rotating proxies legal to use?

A proxy is a general-purpose networking tool. Whether a particular use is permitted depends on the activity, jurisdiction, data, contracts, and target website terms. Review those requirements before collecting data or operating accounts. Databay also applies its Acceptable Use Policy. This is general information, not legal advice.

How much do Databay proxy networks cost?

Residential Flex is a flat $0.55/GB. Standard residential volume pricing reaches $0.90/GB at 1 TB; datacenter reaches $0.50/GB at 1 TB; and mobile reaches $2.50/GB at 512 GB. Mobile PAYG starts with 5 GB at $3.55/GB ($17.75 total). Minimum order sizes and traffic-validity periods differ by product, so compare the product pricing page before ordering.

What protocols do Databay proxies support?

Databay publishes HTTP proxying, HTTPS CONNECT, and SOCKS5 across its proxy products. Any client that accepts a standard proxy host, port, username, and password can use the gateway. The documentation includes examples for Python, Node.js, cURL, and common browser tools.

How does geo-targeting work?

Targeting is encoded in the proxy username or selected in the dashboard. Standard residential accepts one country, state, city, ZIP, coordinate, or ASN control at a time. Residential Flex, mobile, and datacenter accept one country or continent control at a time. Check the relevant product page before designing a location-dependent workflow.

Can I use sticky sessions?

Yes. Premium Residential, Datacenter, and Mobile accept requested sticky windows up to 120 minutes, while Residential Flex accepts up to 30 minutes. These are maximum requests, not continuity guarantees; upstream availability can end a session early.

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Create an account, choose a pool, and use the gateway example above to validate the route against your own target.

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Self-serve pricing starts at $0.55/GB for Residential Flex. Product minimums and validity periods vary.