SOCKS5 is a session-layer proxy protocol that forwards raw packets — TCP and UDP — between your client and the destination, without parsing the application data the way an HTTP proxy does. On Proxy4G, every SOCKS5 endpoint terminates on a physical SIM card behind carrier-grade NAT, so the exit IP belongs to a mobile network operator (AT&T, EE, Free Mobile, Jio 5G, and 39 others) and carries a 100% trust score. You get SOCKS5, HTTP and HTTPS on the same port range — no protocol upsell, no separate plan.
Why use SOCKS5 over a mobile proxy instead of HTTP?
An HTTP proxy understands web requests — it reads the request line, can rewrite headers, and is limited to HTTP/HTTPS traffic. SOCKS5 is protocol-agnostic: it relays whatever TCP or UDP stream you hand it, which is what lets it carry non-web traffic such as game clients, mail protocols, custom APIs, WebRTC/UDP flows, and the proprietary sockets that automation frameworks open.
That neutrality matters on mobile. Because SOCKS5 doesn't touch your payload or inject proxy headers, your tooling presents exactly the fingerprint you configured, exiting from a real carrier IP. The result is a clean tunnel where the only thing the destination sees is a residential-grade mobile address shared by thousands of real subscribers behind the same CGNAT pool — the property that makes mobile IPs hard to block.
SOCKS5 mobile coverage
SOCKS5 vs HTTP/HTTPS on Proxy4G
| Capability | SOCKS5 | HTTP / HTTPS |
|---|---|---|
| Traffic types | Any TCP and UDP stream Yes | HTTP/HTTPS web traffic only |
| Reads / rewrites payload | No — relays raw packets Transparent | Parses requests, can add headers |
| UDP support | Yes | No |
| DNS resolved at exit | Yes (remote DNS) | Depends on client |
| Auth methods | User/pass or IP whitelist | User/pass or IP whitelist |
| Included on every plan | Yes | Yes |
| Exit IP type | Real 4G/5G carrier IP | Real 4G/5G carrier IP |
Both protocols share the same port and the same mobile exit — pick per tool, not per plan.
Dedicated or shared SOCKS5 — which fits your workload?
Both plan tiers expose SOCKS5. A dedicated proxy gives you an exclusive port with rotation you control: trigger a new IP on demand from the dashboard or a reset link, or schedule automatic rotation on any interval from 1 to 60 minutes. That predictability suits long-lived sessions, sticky logins, and multi-account social work where you want one IP per identity.
The shared plan is the budget path: the IP auto-rotates every 5 minutes on a pool you share, which is ideal for high-volume scraping and rank tracking where fresh exits per batch are the goal. Dedicated starts at $27/mo, shared at $10.80/mo; full per-country rates are on the pricing page.
Test your SOCKS5 endpoint
# curl speaks SOCKS5 with the --socks5 flag (use socks5h to resolve DNS at the exit)
curl --socks5-hostname USER:PASS@HOST:PORT https://api.ipify.org
# Confirm the exit is a mobile carrier IP
curl --socks5-hostname USER:PASS@HOST:PORT https://ipinfo.io/jsonSet up SOCKS5 in an antidetect browser or automation tool
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Order and receive credentials
Pay in BTC, ETH, SOL or USDT (or from your balance). Host, port, username and password arrive by email within minutes — no KYC, account auto-created on first order.
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Choose your auth method
Use username/password as shown, or add your server's IP to the whitelist so tools that don't support proxy auth can connect IP-locked.
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Add the proxy in your tool
In an antidetect browser (Multilogin, GoLogin, AdsPower, Dolphin), pick proxy type SOCKS5 and enter HOST:PORT plus USER:PASS — one profile per identity. See the antidetect setup guide.
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Point automation at SOCKS5
Selenium/Playwright, Scrapy, and most bots accept a socks5:// URI. Set the proxy to socks5h://USER:PASS@HOST:PORT to keep DNS remote.
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Verify, then rotate
Hit an IP-echo endpoint to confirm the carrier exit. On dedicated, rotate on demand or every 1–60 min; on shared, the IP cycles every 5 minutes automatically.
What you get with Proxy4G SOCKS5
- Full TCP and UDP relay — game traffic, custom protocols, WebRTC, and any socket your tooling opens
- Real carrier IPs via physical SIMs on 43 operators, including 5G on select networks (T-Mobile 5G, Three 5G, Jio 5G, Orange 5G, Movistar 5G, Vodafone 5G)
- Same SOCKS5 endpoint usable for antidetect profiles, scrapers, and AI agents — no per-protocol fee
- No-KYC and crypto-only: no ID, name, phone or card; we do not log destination traffic
- Username/password or IP-whitelist auth, switchable per port
Where SOCKS5 mobile proxies shine
Web scraping
UDP-capable, low-overhead tunnels for high-throughput crawlers and parsers.
AI agents & automation
Programmatic SOCKS5 access — agents can even fund and buy via x402.
Social multi-accounting
One dedicated SOCKS5 exit per antidetect profile for clean identities.
Account creation
Real mobile IPs that pass the trust checks new-account flows run.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. SOCKS5, HTTP and HTTPS are available on both the dedicated and the shared plan, across all 18 countries and 43 carriers. There is no separate SOCKS5 tier or surcharge — you choose the protocol per tool, and every connection exits from the same real 4G/5G carrier IP with a 100% trust score.
Yes. Unlike an HTTP proxy, which only forwards web requests, SOCKS5 relays both TCP and UDP. That lets it carry traffic an HTTP proxy can't — game clients, certain WebRTC and DNS flows, and custom socket protocols used by automation frameworks — all tunneled through the mobile exit.
Two ways. Use the username and password emailed with your credentials, or add your machine's public IP to the whitelist so the port accepts you without credentials. IP whitelisting is useful for tools that don't support SOCKS5 auth. You can switch methods per port from the dashboard.
The socks5h scheme (or curl's --socks5-hostname) resolves DNS at the mobile exit rather than on your local machine. Local resolution can leak your real location and signal that traffic is proxied. Resolving remotely keeps the whole request consistent with the carrier IP.
Yes. On a dedicated port you rotate on demand — instantly via the dashboard or a reset link — or set automatic rotation on any interval from 1 to 60 minutes. On the shared plan the SOCKS5 IP auto-rotates every 5 minutes on a shared pool.
Payment is cryptocurrency only — Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana or USDT — plus a wallet/balance top-up. No cards or PayPal. There is no KYC: no government ID, name, address, phone or email verification. Your account is auto-created on the first order and credentials arrive within minutes.