FoxyProxy
Set up FoxyProxy with Oxylabs Proxies for Chrome and Firefox. Step-by-step browser extension configuration guide.
FoxyProxy is a third-party extension that enables configuring proxies directly for Chrome, Firefox, and other Chromium-based browsers. Follow the guides below to configure FoxyProxy with the following Oxylabs proxies:
Residential & Mobile Proxies
Datacenter Proxies
Dedicated Datacenter Proxies (Enterprise)
Dedicated Datacenter Proxies (Self-service)
ISP Proxies
Dedicated ISP Proxies
Set up FoxyProxy on Google Chrome
Enter proxy details
In the Proxies tab, click the Add button located on the left to open proxy settings. Then, fill in your Oxylabs Proxies configuration:
Residential & Mobile Proxies
Type: HTTP, HTTPS, or SOCKS5
Hostname: pr.oxylabs.io
Port: 7777
Username: customer-USERNAME
Password: PASSWORD
Make sure to add the customer- part to your username.
Datacenter Proxies
Type: HTTP, HTTPS, or SOCKS5
Hostname: dc.oxylabs.io
Port: 8001
Username: user-USERNAME
Password: PASSWORD
Make sure to add the user- part to your username.
Pay-per-IP subscription
The port is the sequential number assigned to an IP address from the proxy list. Thus, port 8001 uses the first IP address from your proxy list. You may also enable proxy IP rotation by setting the port to 8000.
Pay-per-traffic subscription
Port 8001 picks a random IP address but stays consistent during a session. Alternatively, you can rotate proxy IPs with each request by using port 8000.
You can also specify geo-location, for example, the US, by setting the Proxy account to user-USERNAME-country-US.
Dedicated Datacenter Proxies (Enterprise)
Type: HTTP, HTTPS or SOCKS5
Hostname: 1.2.3.4 (IP address from your proxy list)
Port: 60000 (HTTP and HTTPS), 1180 (SOCKS5)
Username: USERNAME
Password: PASSWORD
Dedicated Datacenter Proxies (Self-service)
Type: HTTP, HTTPS or SOCKS5
Hostname: ddc.oxylabs.io
Port: 8001
Username: user-USERNAME
Password: PASSWORD
Make sure to add the user- part to your username.
For Self-Service Dedicated Datacenter Proxies, the port indicates the sequential number of an IP address from the acquired proxy list.
ISP Proxies
Type: HTTP, HTTPS, or SOCKS5
Hostname: isp.oxylabs.io
Port: 8001
Username: user-USERNAME
Password: PASSWORD
Make sure to add the user- part to your username.
The port number indicates which IP address from your acquired proxy list will be used. Use port 8000 for automatic proxy IP rotation.
Dedicated ISP Proxies
Type: HTTP, HTTPS, or SOCKS5
Hostname: disp.oxylabs.io
Port: 8001
Username: user-USERNAME
Password: PASSWORD
Make sure to add the user- part to your username.
The port number indicates which IP address from your acquired proxy list will be used. Use port 8000 for automatic proxy IP rotation.
Activate proxies
To activate a proxy server, click on the FoxyProxy extension icon and then click again on your proxy profile from the drop-down menu.
That’s it! To test if everything is working properly, you can check if your IP has changed by visiting ip.oxylabs.io.
Set up FoxyProxy on Mozilla Firefox
The process of setting up FoxyProxy on Firefox is the same as on Chrome.
Enter proxy details
In the Proxies tab, click the Add button located on the left to open proxy settings. Then, fill in your Residential Proxies configuration:
In the Proxies tab, click the Add button located on the left to open proxy settings. Then, fill in your Oxylabs Proxies configuration:
Residential & Mobile Proxies
Type: HTTP, HTTPS, or SOCKS5
Hostname: pr.oxylabs.io
Port: 7777
Username: customer-USERNAME
Password: PASSWORD
Make sure to add the customer- part to your username.
Datacenter Proxies
Type: HTTP, HTTPS, or SOCKS5
Hostname: dc.oxylabs.io
Port: 8001
Username: user-USERNAME
Password: PASSWORD
Make sure to add the user- part to your username.
Pay-per-IP subscription
The port is the sequential number assigned to an IP address from the proxy list. Thus, port 8001 uses the first IP address from your proxy list. You may also enable proxy IP rotation by setting the port to 8000.
Pay-per-traffic subscription
Port 8001 picks a random IP address but stays consistent during a session. Alternatively, you can rotate proxy IPs with each request by using port 8000.
You can also specify geo-location, for example, the US, by setting the Proxy account to user-USERNAME-country-US.
Dedicated Datacenter Proxies (Enterprise)
Type: HTTP, HTTPS or SOCKS5
Hostname: 1.2.3.4 (IP address from your proxy list)
Port: 60000 (HTTP and HTTPS), 1180 (SOCKS5)
Username: USERNAME
Password: PASSWORD
Dedicated Datacenter Proxies (Self-service)
Type: HTTP, HTTPS or SOCKS5
Hostname: ddc.oxylabs.io
Port: 8001
Username: user-USERNAME
Password: PASSWORD
Make sure to add the user- part to your username.
For Self-Service Dedicated Datacenter Proxies, the port indicates the sequential number of an IP address from the acquired proxy list.
ISP Proxies
Type: HTTP, HTTPS, or SOCKS5
Hostname: isp.oxylabs.io
Port: 8001
Username: user-USERNAME
Password: PASSWORD
Make sure to add the user- part to your username.
The port number indicates which IP address from your acquired proxy list will be used. Use port 8000 for automatic proxy IP rotation.
Dedicated ISP Proxies
Type: HTTP, HTTPS, or SOCKS5
Hostname: disp.oxylabs.io
Port: 8001
Username: user-USERNAME
Password: PASSWORD
Make sure to add the user- part to your username.
The port number indicates which IP address from your acquired proxy list will be used. Use port 8000 for automatic proxy IP rotation.
Activate proxies
To activate a proxy server, click on the FoxyProxy extension icon and then click again on your proxy profile from the drop-down menu.
Now if you wish to find out if your internet traffic is now routed through a proxy, check if your IP has changed at ip.oxylabs.io.
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