What an HTTP proxy does
An HTTP proxy sits between your client and the web, forwarding your requests and passing the responses back through a different IP address. Because it understands the web protocol, it slots naturally into browsers, headless automation frameworks, and any library that speaks HTTP. The HTTPS side carries the same traffic over an encrypted connection to the destination, which is what almost every modern site expects.
Nefo routes those requests through residential IPs on real consumer devices, so requests look like an ordinary home visitor rather than a datacenter. You configure it with a host, port, username, and password, then point your tool at that single endpoint.
HTTP(S) vs SOCKS5: which protocol to use
HTTP(S) is the right default for web work. If your tool is a browser, a headless browser, a scraping framework or an HTTP client library, it almost certainly expects an HTTP proxy, and setup is a single endpoint plus credentials.
SOCKS5 is a lower-level tunnel that forwards raw TCP and UDP without reading the payload, which suits non-web protocols or apps that default to SOCKS. Both protocols come with the same account, so you can generate whichever your client needs, or both. The HTTP vs SOCKS5 comparison goes deeper.
Choose HTTP(S) when:
- You are routing browser or headless-browser traffic
- Your scraper or HTTP client library asks for an HTTP/HTTPS proxy
- You want standard web requests to come from a residential IP
- You prefer the simplest single-endpoint setup
Targeting, sticky sessions and rotation
Every HTTP(S) credential can be scoped to a location. Residential proxies cover 227 countries, 22,417 cities and 14,252 ISPs. Targeting lives in the username, for example -country-us or -city-losangeles on the gateway gw.nefo.net:9000.
You also choose how IPs behave. Rotating sessions give you a new IP on each request, which spreads a large job across many addresses. Sticky sessions keep the same IP for a period you choose, from 1 minute up to 24 hours, for workflows that need one identity across several steps. Read how sticky sessions work.
How to set up an HTTP proxy
- Create an account and add bandwidth. Residential packages start at $4.50 for 5 GB, and the bandwidth never expires.
- Open the proxy generator, select HTTP(S), and pick your location and session mode.
- Copy the host, port, username and password into your browser or client. Samples for Python Requests and cURL are in the integrations section.
You can pay by card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, Alipay, Binance Pay or crypto. The dashboard tracks usage per proxy line, a REST API is available, and 24/7 live chat support is on hand. Use the proxies for lawful work and stay within each site's terms and the acceptable use policy.
Frequently asked questions
Both describe the same web-proxy setup. The proxy relays plain HTTP requests and tunnels encrypted HTTPS connections through to their destination. You point your browser or client at one endpoint and it handles both.
Yes. Every plan can generate HTTP(S) credentials as well as SOCKS5, so you pick whichever protocol your tool expects. You receive a host, port, username and password, or you can authenticate by IP allowlist.
Yes. When you generate credentials you choose rotating sessions (a new IP per request) or sticky sessions (the same IP for 1 minute up to 24 hours), and either mode works over HTTP(S).
Residential HTTP(S) proxies cover 227 countries and territories, with city targeting in 22,417 cities and ISP targeting across 14,252 ISPs. Country pages such as US proxies list what is available.
Residential bandwidth starts at $4.50 for 5 GB and falls to $0.53/GB at 10 TB; it never expires. Datacenter proxies with HTTP(S) support cost $0.29/GB at 10 TB. See pricing for every package.
Lawful web-data tasks such as public data collection, price and ad verification, SEO monitoring and QA, always within the target site's terms and applicable law.