How to Set Up a Rotating Proxy in Python, Node.js, and Bash (2025 Guide)

import requests

proxy_url = "http://USER:PASS@basic.resi.zentislabs.com:12321"
proxies = {"http": proxy_url, "https": proxy_url}

# Each request gets a different IP
for i in range(5):
    r = requests.get("https://httpbin.org/ip", proxies=proxies, timeout=10)
    print(f"Request {i+1}: {r.json()['origin']}")

# Sticky IP (same IP for 10 minutes): paste a sticky line exactly as generated
# in the dashboard or API. Generated sticky lines are pinned to one gateway node.
host, port, user, password = "NODE_IP:12321:USER:PASS_country-us_session-abc123_lifetime-10m".split(":")
sticky_proxy = f"http://{user}:{password}@{host}:{port}"
session = requests.Session()
session.proxies = {"http": sticky_proxy, "https": sticky_proxy}

for i in range(3):
    r = session.get("https://httpbin.org/ip", timeout=10)
    print(f"Sticky {i+1}: {r.json()['origin']}")  # Same IP each time

const axios = require('axios');
const { HttpsProxyAgent } = require('https-proxy-agent');

const agent = new HttpsProxyAgent('http://USER:PASS@basic.resi.zentislabs.com:12321');

async function fetchWithProxy() {
  const { data } = await axios.get('https://httpbin.org/ip', {
    httpsAgent: agent,
    proxy: false,
    timeout: 10000,
  });
  console.log('IP:', data.origin);
}

// Rotate through 5 requests
(async () => {
  for (let i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
    await fetchWithProxy();
  }
})();

# Simple rotating proxy request
curl -x http://USER:PASS@basic.resi.zentislabs.com:12321 https://httpbin.org/ip

# Loop with different IPs
for i in {1..5}; do
  echo "Request $i:"
  curl -s -x http://USER:PASS@basic.resi.zentislabs.com:12321 https://httpbin.org/ip
  echo ""
done

# With geo-targeting (US only)
curl -x http://USER:PASS_country-us@basic.resi.zentislabs.com:12321 https://httpbin.org/ip

Country: PASS_country-us
State:   PASS_country-us_state-california
City:    PASS_country-de_state-berlin-city-berlin

import time
import requests
from requests.exceptions import ProxyError, Timeout

def fetch_with_retry(url, proxies, max_retries=3):
    for attempt in range(max_retries):
        try:
            return requests.get(url, proxies=proxies, timeout=15)
        except (ProxyError, Timeout) as e:
            wait = 2 ** attempt
            print(f"Retry {attempt+1} in {wait}s: {e}")
            time.sleep(wait)
    raise Exception("Max retries exceeded")