Mobile proxies: how they work and how they are billed
Updated 2 min read
Mobile proxies are coming soon and cannot be ordered yet. This article describes how they work.
Mobile proxies route your requests through addresses that mobile network operators assign to handsets and modems. Because carriers place many subscribers behind each address, targets tend to treat these addresses differently from broadband ones. Like residential, you buy traffic by the gigabyte.
Specification
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
Billing |
Per GB of traffic |
Minimum order |
1 GB, with no monthly minimum |
Authentication |
Username and password; IP allowlist where the proxy offers it |
Protocols |
HTTP and SOCKS5; HTTPS where the proxy offers it |
Sessions |
Rotating: each new connection can leave from a different address |
Location |
Network-wide; a country cannot be selected at checkout |
Mobile and residential share one rate ladder. Rates are on the mobile pricing page.
Who it is for
Workloads where the target behaves differently for a mobile carrier connection: mobile ad verification, app store ranking and availability, and testing mobile-first products. For desktop storefronts and search results, residential is usually the better fit.
Exit address changes
A mobile exit address can change at any time, because handsets and modems change address and drop off the network more often than broadband lines. Keep each multi-step task short, check the exit address at task boundaries, and make tasks restartable.