How to Find Your Proxy Server Address and Port

The address has two parts, the server and the port, and every device shows them in its network or proxy settings.

Step-by-step guides for each device: Windows, Mac, iPhone, Android, Chrome, Firefox and Linux.

The command line shows the same values without clicking through menus, and some show settings the panels hide.

Windows (Command Prompt or PowerShell):

reg query "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings" /v ProxyServer
reg query "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings" /v AutoConfigURL
netsh winhttp show proxy

The first two read your user's proxy (the one in Settings and used by browsers); ProxyEnable in the same key is 1 when it is on. netsh winhttp show proxy reads the separate machine-wide proxy that Windows services use, and "Direct access (no proxy server)" means none.

Mac (Terminal):

scutil --proxy
networksetup -getwebproxy "Wi-Fi"
networksetup -getsecurewebproxy "Wi-Fi"

scutil --proxy prints everything the system uses, including HTTPProxy, HTTPPort and ProxyAutoConfigURLString; an Enable : 1 line means that proxy is on.

Linux:

env | grep -i _proxy
gsettings get org.gnome.system.proxy mode
gsettings get org.gnome.system.proxy.http host
gsettings get org.gnome.system.proxy.http port

Command-line tools read the http_proxy, https_proxy and all_proxy variables; the GNOME desktop keeps its own values. More in command line proxy.

Chrome: Chrome uses the system values above unless an extension or a policy sets the proxy. Settings > System says so when an extension controls it, and chrome://policy lists any proxy policy.

"Automatic", "Use setup script" or "Proxy Auto-Config" means a PAC file chooses the proxy, so there is no address in the panel. Copy the script URL from the setting and open it in a browser: it is a short text file, and the address appears in its return lines, for example return "PROXY proxy.corp.example:8080; DIRECT";. A PAC file can name different proxies for different sites.

"Automatically detect settings" (Windows) or "Auto proxy discovery" (Mac) means the device looks for a script the network announces (WPAD). On a home network there usually is none. On Windows, this PowerShell line asks the system which proxy it would use for one URL, script included:

[System.Net.WebRequest]::GetSystemWebProxy().GetProxy("https://example.com")

If it prints the URL you passed in, that URL is reached directly. See PAC and automatic proxy setup for how scripts work.

A proxy you pay for is not on your device until you enter it, so look in the provider's account, not in your settings. Providers show a host, a port and the login, or a list of ready-made lines.

With ProxyField, the address is one gateway for everyone, and the login decides what you get:

The same gateway serves a new IP on every request or a sticky session from 30 s to 36 h, with country, region and city targeting. To paste it into a tool, see proxy format for the host:port:user:pass and URL styles.

The proxy address is where your device connects; the IP websites see is the proxy's exit IP, and the two are often different. With a rotating residential proxy you always connect to the same gateway hostname, while the exit IP changes on every request. To see the exit IP, open the proxy checker through the proxy, or run:

curl -x gate.proxyfield.io:7000 -U "<login>-country-us-city-new_york:<password>" https://api.ipify.org

The proxy server address explainer covers hostnames, IPs and exit IPs in detail.

Empty fields with the proxy set to Off, None or "Direct access" mean your device connects directly, and there is no proxy address to find. That is the normal setup on a home network.

On a work or school computer, the proxy may be pushed by the administrator, so the panels can be greyed out or show only a script address. Ask the IT team for the address rather than guessing; on managed Chrome, chrome://policy lists any proxy policy.