def make_request_with_proxy(url, proxy_list): proxy = random.choice(proxy_list) proxies = 'http': f'http://proxy', 'https': f'https://proxy' try: response = requests.get(url, proxies=proxies, timeout=10) return response.json() # expecting "origin": "x.x.x.x" except Exception as e: print(f"Proxy proxy failed: e") return None
for _ in range(5): result = make_request_with_proxy('https://httpbin.org/ip', proxies) if result: print(f"Masked IP: result.get('origin')") time.sleep(2) ⚠️ Free proxies are slow, unreliable, and may log your traffic. Use residential or datacenter proxies for production. | ✅ Acceptable Use | ❌ Unacceptable Use | |----------------|------------------| | Privacy protection from advertisers | Bypassing geo-restrictions of streaming services (ToS violation) | | Web scraping public data (rate-limited) | Attacking websites (DDoS, SQLi, brute force) | | Bypassing workplace/school network blocks (if allowed) | Hiding identity for fraud, harassment, or crime | | Security research on your own infrastructure | Impersonation or identity theft | Hide My Ip Code
# Production-ready pattern import os from brightdata import BrightDataClient # hypothetical SDK client = BrightDataClient(api_key=os.environ['BRIGHTDATA_KEY']) session = client.new_session(country="US") response = session.get('https://api.ipify.org') print(response.text) # US IP address def make_request_with_proxy(url, proxy_list): proxy = random
if == " main ": proxies = get_free_proxies() print(f"Loaded len(proxies) proxies") 'https': f'https://proxy' try: response = requests.get(url
import requests from bs4 import BeautifulSoup import random import time def get_free_proxies(): url = 'https://free-proxy-list.net/' response = requests.get(url) soup = BeautifulSoup(response.text, 'html.parser') proxies = [] table = soup.find('table', id='proxylisttable') for row in table.find_all('tr')[1:]: cols = row.find_all('td') if len(cols) > 0: ip = cols[0].text port = cols[1].text proxies.append(f'ip:port') return proxies
vpn_ip = response.json()['assigned_ip'] print(f"Now routing through: vpn_ip") proxies = 'https': f'socks5://user:pass@vpn_ip:1080' Most premium VPNs provide OpenVPN/WireGuard configs instead of direct code APIs. 5. Method 4: User-Side Spoofing (Limitations) #spoof You cannot change your public IP from client-side code (JavaScript in browser). Browsers only reveal your real IP to servers — no window.hideMyIp() function exists.