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# Dedicated Sticky IP

> Reserve a fixed IP address for a specific profile.

A **Dedicated Sticky IP** ensures that a specific profile uses by default the same IP address, reserved exclusively for that profile. This is helpful when IP consistency is required across sessions.

<Note>
  [Extra Stealth](/essentials/stealth) mode is automatically enabled for all sessions using a Dedicated Sticky IP profile.
</Note>

<Steps>
  <Step title="Create a profile with a dedicated sticky IP">
    Use the [Create Profile API](https://docs.anchorbrowser.io/api-reference/profiles/create-profile?playground=open) to create a profile with a dedicated sticky IP by setting `dedicated_sticky_ip` to `true`:

    <CodeGroup>
      ```javascript node.js theme={null}
      import AnchorBrowser from 'anchorbrowser';

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

      const profile = await anchorClient.profiles.create({
        name: 'my-sticky-profile',
        dedicated_sticky_ip: true,
      });

      console.log('Profile created:', profile.data);
      ```

      ```python python theme={null}
      from anchorbrowser import Anchorbrowser
      import os

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

      profile = anchor_client.profiles.create(
          name="my-sticky-profile",
          dedicated_sticky_ip=True,
      )

      print("Profile created:", profile.data)
      ```

      ```bash cURL theme={null}
      curl -X POST https://api.anchorbrowser.io/v1/profiles \
        -H "anchor-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
        -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
        -d '{
          "name": "my-sticky-profile",
          "dedicated_sticky_ip": true
        }'
      ```
    </CodeGroup>

    This allocates a dedicated IP that is not shared with other profiles.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Start a session using the profile">
    Start a browser session with the profile. Set `persist` to `true` so the browser state (cookies, localStorage, etc.) is saved when the session ends.

    <CodeGroup>
      ```javascript node.js theme={null}
      import AnchorBrowser from 'anchorbrowser';

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

      const session = await anchorClient.sessions.create({
        browser: {
          profile: {
            name: 'my-sticky-profile',
            persist: true,
          },
        },
      });

      console.log('Session created:', session.data);
      ```

      ```python python theme={null}
      from anchorbrowser import Anchorbrowser
      import os

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

      session = anchor_client.sessions.create(
          browser={
              "profile": {
                  "name": "my-sticky-profile",
                  "persist": True,
              }
          }
      )

      print("Session created:", session.data)
      ```

      ```bash cURL theme={null}
      curl -X POST https://api.anchorbrowser.io/v1/sessions \
        -H "anchor-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
        -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
        -d '{
          "browser": {
            "profile": {
              "name": "my-sticky-profile",
              "persist": true
            }
          }
        }'
      ```
    </CodeGroup>

    The session will automatically use the reserved sticky IP and Extra Stealth mode.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Do your work in the session">
    Connect to the session via live view, CDP, or the session view in the dashboard. Log in to accounts, configure settings, or perform any actions you need.

    When you're done, close the session. The profile state (cookies, localStorage, etc.) will be persisted automatically because `persist` was set to `true`.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Start future sessions with the same profile">
    Any new session started with this profile will use the same dedicated sticky IP and have all the saved browser state from previous sessions.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Override the IP with a custom proxy (optional)">
    To override the default sticky IP, set the `proxy` field when using the [Start Browser Session API](https://docs.anchorbrowser.io/api-reference/browser-sessions/start-browser-session).
  </Step>
</Steps>