Integrations

Any client that speaks HTTP or SOCKS5 works with the Shifter gateway. Below are copy-paste configs for the tools most customers use.

Command line

curl

curl -x customer-USERNAME-country-us-sid-9f3a2b7c-ttl-600:PASSWORD@p.shifter.io:443 \
  https://ipinfo.io/json

wget

https_proxy=customer-USERNAME-country-us-sid-9f3a2b7c-ttl-600:PASSWORD@p.shifter.io:443 \
  wget -qO- https://ipinfo.io/json

Scrapy

Middleware that rotates the proxy URL per request and lets spiders override country via request.meta:

settings.py

DOWNLOADER_MIDDLEWARES = {
    "scrapy.downloadermiddlewares.httpproxy.HttpProxyMiddleware": 110,
    "your_project.middlewares.ShifterProxyMiddleware": 100,
}

# middlewares.py
import os

class ShifterProxyMiddleware:
    def process_request(self, request, spider):
        username = os.environ["SHIFTER_USERNAME"]
        password = os.environ["SHIFTER_PASSWORD"]
        country = request.meta.get("shifter_country", "us")
        request.meta["proxy"] = (
            f"http://{username}-country-{country}:{password}@p.shifter.io:443"
        )

Override per request with request.meta["shifter_country"] = "de".

Puppeteer

import puppeteer from 'puppeteer';

const browser = await puppeteer.launch({
  args: ['--proxy-server=http://p.shifter.io:443'],
});
const page = await browser.newPage();

await page.authenticate({
  username: 'customer-USERNAME-country-us-sid-s1-ttl-600-sid-9f3a2b7c-ttl-600',
  password: 'PASSWORD',
});

await page.goto('https://ipinfo.io/json');
console.log(await page.content());
await browser.close();

Playwright

import { chromium } from 'playwright';

const browser = await chromium.launch({
  proxy: {
    server: 'http://p.shifter.io:443',
    username: 'customer-USERNAME-country-us-sid-s1-ttl-600-sid-9f3a2b7c-ttl-600',
    password: 'PASSWORD',
  },
});
const page = await browser.newPage();
await page.goto('https://ipinfo.io/json');

SwitchyOmega

1. Open Options → New Profile → Proxy Profile.
2. Protocol: HTTP, Server: p.shifter.io, Port: 443.
3. Username: customer-USERNAME-country-us. Password: PASSWORD.
4. Apply changes and switch to the new profile.

Multilogin / GoLogin

In the browser profile settings:

• Connection type: HTTP Proxy
• Host: p.shifter.io
• Port: 443
• Username: customer-USERNAME-country-us-sid-<profile-id>-ttl-1800
• Password: PASSWORD

Use the profile id as the session id so each managed browser holds a consistent IP throughout its session.

Tip

For any tool not listed here, the rule is simple: HTTP proxy p.shifter.io:443, username and password as documented. If the tool accepts HTTP proxy auth, it works with Shifter.

Next

• Sessions, how to build session ids that play well with browser profiles.
• FAQ, what to do when a target site still blocks.