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Buy SOCKS5 Proxies
Buy SOCKS5 proxies from Webshare for scraping, automation, apps, and other proxy-enabled workflows. SOCKS5 is included on every plan at no extra cost.
Why Buy SOCKS5 Proxies From Webshare
One simple dashboard, trusted by 650,000+ customers
Clear usage stats to keep spending in check
Up to unlimited bandwidth, under fair use
Static or rotating IPs, switch any time
SOCKS5 Proxy Pricing
SOCKS5 doesn't change the price. You pay for the proxy type and plan size, and both SOCKS5 and HTTP are included.
SOCKS5 Proxy Features
What you get with every Webshare SOCKS5 proxy, on every plan.
SOCKS5 and HTTP on the same port
Every proxy accepts both protocols on the same port. Switch by changing the protocol in your tool, with no new plan or credentials.
Your IP stays hidden
Target sites see the proxy's IP, not yours. To keep DNS lookups off your own connection too, use socks5h:// in curl or Python requests.
Performance you can tune
Once connected, SOCKS5 and HTTP move data at about the same speed, so performance comes down to the network. Pick proxies in or near your target's country for lower latency.
No extra fees
SOCKS5 is included on Proxy Server, Static Residential and Rotating Residential plans, including the free plan.
Two ways to authenticate
Connect with a username and password, or add your server's IP under IP authorization and connect without credentials.
Your proxy list, ready for any tool
Copy or download your proxy list from the dashboard, or fetch it with the API, then paste the address, port and credentials into any SOCKS5 client.
SOCKS5 Proxy Locations
SOCKS5 works in every location we offer: Rotating Residential in 195 countries and Proxy Server in 50+
United States
Australia
Germany
China
Canada
Japan
France
United KingdomSOCKS5 Proxies for AI Agents and Automation
Let agents manage their own proxies
Pull your proxy list, refresh it and change settings from code with the Webshare API, SDK or CLI. The Webshare MCP server gives AI assistants and agents the same access, with tools to list proxies, refresh the list and add authorized IPs.
Pick the protocol your tool expects
Use SOCKS5 when a tool requires it or sends non-HTTP traffic, such as custom TCP clients and desktop apps. Use HTTP when your library expects an HTTP proxy. Both run over TCP; UDP isn't supported.
Headless browsers and authentication
Chromium-based browsers, including headless Chrome in Puppeteer and Playwright, don't support username and password authentication for SOCKS5. Add your server's IP under IP authorization and connect without credentials, or switch to HTTP with username and password.
Scale Your Workflows With Webshare SOCKS5 Proxies
Social Media
Most antidetect browsers and multi-account tools let you set a SOCKS5 or HTTP proxy per profile. Pair each profile with a Static Residential or dedicated proxy when an account needs the same IP across sessions.
SEO
Run SERP scrapers and rank-tracking scripts over SOCKS5 or HTTP, whichever your client supports. Assign proxies by country to see results the way local searchers do.
Market Research
Check localized pages, prices and ads market by market. Set a SOCKS5 proxy per browser profile or script, so each check runs from a local IP while the rest of your machine connects normally.
Frequently Asked Questions
By default, your plan will auto-renew at the end of your subscription term. If this auto-renewal fails, you will receive an email with a link to make your renewal payment manually in 48 hours.
If you wish to renew your account manually, you can use the link below:
https://dashboard.webshare.io/subscription/customize/checkout?renew=true
SOCKS is an internet protocol; it stands for Socket Secure and is most often used for heavy traffic tasks, like P2P sharing and streaming. Meanwhile, SOCKS5 is the latest version of the SOCKS protocol. SOCKS5 supports TCP connections and offers enhanced security online.
While SOCKS4 doesn’t allow any authentication methods, SOCKS5 proxy servers do and Webshare SOCKS5 proxy implements secure authentication.
Offering fast speed and high performance, SOCKS5 proxies are best suited for traffic-intensive tasks: video streaming, live calls, gaming, accessing geo restricted content. By offering faster download speeds, these proxies are great when fast pace is more important than data precision.
If you have any Webshare plan – for datacenter, static residential or residential proxies – SOCKS5 protocol is a complementary feature and you can use it for free.
Webshare supports payments through
- Google Pay
- Apple Pay
- Card-based payment methods such as Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover and Diners, China UnionPay, JCB, Cartes Bancaires, and Interac
Google Pay and Apple Pay options are only accessible through mobile devices.
Please contact us if you need help making payments with these supported payment methods. Unfortunately, we don't have plans to support other payment methods right now, but we're always looking for ways to improve our service.
At Webshare, we want to make sure you are satisfied with our service, so we offer refunds to customers who cancel their subscriptions within 2 days of the original payment transaction, as long as the following conditions are met:
- Your active subscription bandwidth usage must be below 1GB for proxy server or static residential plans, or below 0.1GB for rotating residential plans
- The number of proxies used in the subscription must be below 1,000
You can find our complete refund policy on our Terms and Conditions page.
To request a refund, please get in touch with our customer success team at support@webshare.io. We're here to help!
Here's what makes Webshare a top proxy provider:
- Affordable, scallable pricing
- Premier technical customer support
- Highly customizable proxy plans - pay for what you need
- All popular proxy types available
- Large IP pool & global coverage
- Reliable - 99.97% uptime
- Easy rotating proxy setup
- Ethical provider - only ethically sourced residential proxies
A SOCKS5 proxy typically routes traffic from the applications you configure through a proxy server. A VPN routes all of your device's traffic through an encrypted tunnel.
That difference determines when you'd use each one:
- SOCKS5 gives you per-application control, so you can send a scraper through a proxy while the rest of your system connects normally.
- A VPN covers your whole device and is built for broader privacy and remote access.
- SOCKS5 doesn't encrypt traffic on its own, although HTTPS connections you send through it stay encrypted between your application and the target.
- You can assign a different SOCKS5 proxy IP to each tool, task, or account, which a single VPN connection doesn't give you.