cURL

This guide shows how to use Evomi proxies with cURL, the command-line tool for making HTTP requests. cURL is the fastest way to test your proxy connection and is available by default on macOS, Linux, and Windows 10+.

Quick Start

HTTP Proxy

curl -x http://your_username:[email protected]:1000 https://ip.evomi.com/s

HTTPS Proxy

curl -x https://your_username:[email protected]:1001 https://ip.evomi.com/s

SOCKS5 Proxy

curl -x socks5h://your_username:[email protected]:1002 https://ip.evomi.com/s

Replace your_username and your_password with your actual Evomi credentials (keep the _session-anychars_mode-speed parameters).

The output should display the proxy server’s IP address, not your real IP.

Syntax Options

cURL provides several ways to specify proxy settings:

Inline credentials (most common)

curl -x http://user:pass@host:port https://example.com

Separate credentials flag

curl -x http://rp.evomi.com:1000 -U your_username:your_password_session-anychars_mode-speed https://ip.evomi.com/s

Long-form flags

curl --proxy http://rp.evomi.com:1000 --proxy-user your_username:your_password_session-anychars_mode-speed https://ip.evomi.com/s

Environment variable

export https_proxy=http://your_username:[email protected]:1000
curl https://ip.evomi.com/s

This sets the proxy for all subsequent cURL requests in the current shell session.

SOCKS5: Local vs Remote DNS

• socks5h:// – DNS is resolved by the proxy server (recommended, prevents DNS leaks)
• socks5:// – DNS is resolved locally before sending through the proxy

# Recommended: proxy resolves DNS
curl -x socks5h://your_username:[email protected]:1002 https://ip.evomi.com/s

# Local DNS resolution
curl -x socks5://your_username:[email protected]:1002 https://ip.evomi.com/s

Common Options

# Verbose output (shows proxy connection details)
curl -v -x http://user:[email protected]:1000 https://ip.evomi.com/s

# Set a timeout (30 seconds)
curl --connect-timeout 30 -x http://user:[email protected]:1000 https://ip.evomi.com/s

# Follow redirects
curl -L -x http://user:[email protected]:1000 https://example.com

# Custom User-Agent
curl -A "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64)" -x http://user:[email protected]:1000 https://example.com

# Save response to file
curl -o output.html -x http://user:[email protected]:1000 https://example.com

Evomi Proxy Endpoints

Tips and Troubleshooting

• Special characters in password: If your password contains special characters (@, :, !), URL-encode them or use the -U flag to pass credentials separately.
• Verbose mode: Use -v to see the full connection flow, including proxy handshake and authentication.
• Connection refused: Verify the hostname and port. Make sure you are using the correct protocol (http:// vs socks5h://) for the port.
• Timeout errors: Increase the timeout with --connect-timeout and --max-time. Proxy connections may be slower than direct connections.
• Unset proxy: If you set a proxy via environment variable and want to bypass it for a single request, use --noproxy "*".