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Anchor Browser lets you use your own proxy servers, giving you complete control over your proxy infrastructure. This is particularly useful when you have existing proxy solutions or need to comply with specific network policies.

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Configuration

To use your own proxy, set type to "custom" and provide:
  • active: Set to true to enable the proxy
  • type: Set to "custom" to indicate you’re using your own proxy
  • server: The full proxy URL in the format protocol://hostname:port
  • username: Your proxy authentication username (if required)
  • password: Your proxy authentication password (if required)

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Supported protocols

Anchor Browser supports the following proxy protocols:
  • HTTP Proxy: Standard HTTP proxy with optional authentication (e.g., http://proxy.example.com:8080)
  • HTTPS Proxy: Secure HTTPS proxy connections (e.g., https://proxy.example.com:443)
  • SOCKS5 Proxy: SOCKS5 proxy for enhanced privacy and flexibility (e.g., socks5://proxy.example.com:1080)

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Examples

import AnchorBrowser from 'anchorbrowser';

const anchorClient = new AnchorBrowser({apiKey: process.env.ANCHOR_API_KEY});

const response = await anchorClient.sessions.create({
  session: {
    proxy: {
      active: true,
      type: 'custom',
      server: 'https://proxy.example.com:443',  // Supported protocols: http, https, socks5
      username: 'myUser',
      password: 'myPassword',
    }
  }
});
  
console.log('Session created:', response.data);

import os
import json
from anchorbrowser import Anchorbrowser

anchor_client = Anchorbrowser(api_key=os.getenv('ANCHOR_API_KEY'))

response = anchor_client.sessions.create(
  session={
    'proxy': {
        'active': True,
        'type': 'custom',
        'server': 'https://proxy.example.com:443',  # Supported protocols: http, https, socks5
        'username': 'myUser',
        'password': 'myPassword',
    }
  }
)

print('Session created:')
print(response.data)
For Anchor’s built-in proxy with country, region, and city targeting, see Proxy.