Overview Introduction
This guide walks you through everything you need to get started with Fusion Proxy, from creating your account to verifying your first proxied request. No prior proxy experience required. It uses residential proxies as the example, shows how to pick a country and keep the same IP, and lists the fixes for the problems new users run into most often.
Before you start What You Need
- An email address or a Google account for sign-up.
- A way to pay: a credit card or cryptocurrency. The smallest deposit is $5.
- A terminal with cURL for the first test. macOS, Linux and Windows 10 or later include it. In Windows PowerShell, type
curl.exeinstead ofcurl, becausecurlthere is a different command.
Step 1 Create Your Account
Head to the Fusion Proxy dashboard and create a free account. You can register with your email or sign up instantly with Google.
The email form asks for your first name, last name, email and a password (company is optional). After sign-up, verify your email address with the link we send you: if it is not verified yet, the payment page shows a banner asking you to verify before it takes the payment.
Once registered, you’ll land on the main dashboard where you can manage proxies, view usage, and configure settings.
Step 2 Choose a Proxy Type
Fusion Proxy offers several proxy types, each optimized for different workloads. Here’s a quick comparison to help you decide:
| Type | Use Case | Pricing Model |
|---|---|---|
| Residential | Scraping, SEO monitoring, market research | Pay-per-GB - from $0.65/GB |
| Unlimited Residential | Heavy traffic at a fixed price per speed tier | Weekly or monthly - from $39.99/week (5 Mbps) |
| Mobile | Social media automation, app testing | Temporarily unavailable for new orders |
| Datacenter | High-speed tasks, bulk automation | Pay-per-proxy - from $2.60/proxy |
| ISP | E-commerce, account management, sneaker bots | Pay-per-proxy - from $10.80/proxy |
Step 3 Add Funds & Purchase a Plan
Before you can generate proxy credentials, you’ll need a plan, and the simplest way to pay for one is from your balance:
- Click Add Funds from the dashboard sidebar (or Add funds at the top of every page)
- Select a payment method: credit card or cryptocurrency
- Enter the amount (minimum $5) and complete the payment
Once funded, navigate to the proxy type you chose and purchase bandwidth (for Residential) or select a specific proxy configuration (for Datacenter/ISP).
Adding funds first is optional: checkout also takes a card or crypto payment directly, so you can buy a plan without a balance.
Step 4 Buy Residential Traffic
Residential traffic is bought by the GB. The more you buy, the lower the price per GB:
- 1Open the order page
Click Residential Proxies in the sidebar, then Add traffic at the top right. The page lists Standard savings and Premium savings tiers with their volume discount and price per GB.
- 2Pick an amount
Click Select next to a tier, or type any whole number into Number of GB.
- 3Choose how to pay
Under Payment option, pick Subscription (5% off the Pay As You Go price, refills automatically every month) or Pay As You Go (a one-time purchase).
- 4Continue to checkout
Check the Order details card and click Continue to checkout.
- 5Complete the order
Choose Balance, Credit card or Crypto, enter a coupon under "Have a coupon?" if you have one, and click Complete order. Crypto works for one-time payments; for a subscription, switch to one-time to pay with crypto.
| Traffic | Price per GB (Pay As You Go) |
|---|---|
| 1 GB | $2.95 |
| 10 GB | $2.13 |
| 100 GB | $1.73 |
| 1,000 GB | $1.07 |
| 10,000 GB | $0.65 |
Step 5 Retrieve Your Proxy Credentials
After purchasing, open the Endpoint Generator tab inside your proxy section. Your credentials and connection details are displayed there:
1Host: resi.fusionproxy.net
2HTTP: 12286 (or any port from 13000 to 15000)
3SOCKS5: 5390
4Username: your_username (shown in dashboard)
5Password: your_password (shown in dashboard)
Step 6 Send Your First Request
Open a terminal and run the following cURL command to verify your proxy is working. Replace the credentials with the ones from your dashboard:
1curl -x http://resi.fusionproxy.net:12286 \
2 -U "your_username:your_password" \
3 https://api.ipify.org?format=json
Step 7 Try It in Python
The same request in Python with the requests library (pip install requests). Both keys of the proxies dictionary point to the same http:// proxy URL; HTTPS sites go through it in an encrypted tunnel:
1import requests
2
3proxy = "http://your_username:[email protected]:12286"
4proxies = {"http": proxy, "https": proxy}
5
6r = requests.get("https://ipinfo.io/json", proxies=proxies, timeout=30)
7print(r.json())
Step 8 Enable Geo-Targeting
Route your traffic through a specific country by appending -country-XX to your username, where XX is a 2-letter ISO country code:
1# Route through the United States
2curl -x http://resi.fusionproxy.net:12286 \
3 -U "your_username-country-us:your_password" \
4 https://api.ipify.org?format=json
5
6# Route through Germany
7curl -x http://resi.fusionproxy.net:12286 \
8 -U "your_username-country-de:your_password" \
9 https://api.ipify.org?format=json
10
11# Route through Japan with a sticky session (10 min)
12curl -x http://resi.fusionproxy.net:12286 \
13 -U "your_username-country-jp-sessid-abc123-sessTime-600s:your_password" \
14 https://api.ipify.org?format=json
Step 9 Keep the Same IP With a Sticky Session
By default every new connection on port 12286 gets a new IP. For logins, carts and anything else that must look like one visitor, add a session to the username:
-sessid-followed by any ID you choose. The same ID keeps the same IP.-sessTime-followed by the number of seconds the IP should be kept, up to7200s(120 minutes).
1# Same session ID twice: same exit IP
2curl -x http://resi.fusionproxy.net:12286 -U "your_username-country-us-sessid-shop1-sessTime-1800s:your_password" https://api.ipify.org
3curl -x http://resi.fusionproxy.net:12286 -U "your_username-country-us-sessid-shop1-sessTime-1800s:your_password" https://api.ipify.org
4
5# New session ID: new exit IP
6curl -x http://resi.fusionproxy.net:12286 -U "your_username-country-us-sessid-shop2-sessTime-1800s:your_password" https://api.ipify.org
Step 10 Find Your Way Around the Dashboard
The sidebar groups everything you need after your first request:
- Main menu: Dashboard for an overview and Account Settings for your profile, password, two-factor authentication, the API token, Pay-As-You-Go and your subscriptions.
- Payment zone: Add Funds for deposits and Transactions for your payment history.
- Proxies: Residential Proxies, Datacenter Proxies, ISP Proxies and Unlimited Residential. Each opens the list of what you own, or the product page with prices if you own nothing yet.
- Resources: Guides & Tutorials links to guides like this one.
Your wallet balance is always shown at the top of the page, next to the Add funds button.
Step 11 Check Your Exit IP and Location
Always confirm where your traffic exits before you start a real job:
https://api.ipify.org?format=jsonreturns only the IP.https://ipinfo.io/jsonreturns the IP with city, region, country and network, which is the quickest way to confirm geo-targeting.- Our free proxy checker and proxy tester test a proxy from the browser, and IP lookup shows the details of any IP.
Different IP location databases sometimes disagree about the city of an IP. If the country matches and the city is a neighboring one, that is usually the database, not the proxy.
Troubleshooting Troubleshooting
Running into issues? Here are the most common problems and how to resolve them:
| Symptom | Cause | Fix |
|---|---|---|
407 Proxy Auth Required | Invalid credentials, or no residential traffic left | Double-check your username and password in the dashboard, and check Available bandwidth on the Residential card |
| Connection timeout | Wrong host or port | Verify you’re using resi.fusionproxy.net:12286 for HTTP (or 5390 for SOCKS5) |
| PowerShell prints an error about parameters | curl runs a different command in Windows PowerShell | Type curl.exe instead of curl |
| Same IP as your real IP | Proxy not applied | Ensure your HTTP client is configured to use the proxy (not bypassing it) |
| Errors only when a city is set | No IPs available in that city right now | Retry, or target the state or country instead |
| SOCKS5 fails while HTTP works | Wrong scheme or port | Use socks5h:// with port 5390 |
FAQ Frequently Asked Questions
Is there a minimum purchase?
The minimum deposit is $5. Residential traffic can be bought from 1 GB.
Do I have to add funds before I buy?
No. Checkout lets you pay by card or crypto directly. A balance is handy if you buy often or want the 3% crypto bonus.
Does residential traffic expire?
No. Unused GB stay on your account until you use them.
What is the difference between Subscription and Pay As You Go?
Subscription costs 5% less and refills the same amount every month until you cancel. Pay As You Go is a one-time purchase.
Can I get a refund?
Refunds follow section 6 of our Terms of Service.
Can my team use the same traffic?
Yes. Create a sub-user for each person or tool. Every sub-user has its own password and GB limit and draws from your residential traffic.
Where do I get help?
Write to [email protected], use the contact page, or browse the FAQ.
Summary Conclusion
You’re all set. Your proxy is live, verified, and ready for production use. From here you can explore advanced features like sticky sessions for persistent IPs, sub-user management for team access, and fine-grained geo-targeting down to the city level.