New mobile proxy orders are paused for now. Existing customers keep their active mobile proxies. Residential proxies (rotating real-household IPs with country and city targeting) cover most of the same use cases, from social media management to ad verification, and start at $0.65/GB.
Social media platforms trust mobile carrier IPs above all other proxy types. Mobile proxies provide genuine cellular connections that match how real users access Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook, helping keep your accounts safe at scale.
Why Social Media Accounts Get Banned Using Regular Proxies
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Platform IP Type Detection
Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook check every IP against commercial ASN databases to classify it as datacenter, residential, or mobile. Datacenter IPs are immediately flagged as suspicious, and even residential IPs trigger extra scrutiny when accessing mobile app endpoints because the platform expects to see carrier traffic from app users.
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Mobile App Fingerprint Mismatch
When you access social media through their mobile APIs while using a non-carrier IP, the fingerprint mismatch raises red flags. The platform sees mobile app headers and user agents combined with a broadband or datacenter IP, which does not match legitimate usage patterns and leads to verification challenges, shadow bans, or outright account suspensions.
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Shared IP Contamination
Cheap shared proxies mean other users' abusive behavior gets your IP flagged. When multiple users share the same residential or datacenter proxy for aggressive social media automation, the IP accumulates negative trust signals that affect everyone routing traffic through it. One bad actor can get dozens of accounts restricted simultaneously.
Why Mobile IPs Are the Gold Standard for Social Media
Platforms inherently trust carrier IPs because blocking them would affect many real users
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Native Mobile Traffic Pattern
Your traffic originates from the same carrier networks that real Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook users connect through. The IP, ASN, and network characteristics match what platforms expect to see from legitimate mobile app users, avoiding the fingerprint mismatches that trigger bans with other proxy types.
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CGNAT Ban Protection
Mobile carrier IPs are shared by many users through carrier-grade NAT. Platforms cannot block a carrier IP without risking disruption to the many legitimate customers who share that same address. This structural protection gives mobile proxy users an inherent safety net that does not exist with residential or datacenter addresses.
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Dedicated Per-Account Assignment
Assign dedicated mobile proxies to individual accounts or small account groups. Each account maintains a consistent carrier IP and geographic location, building natural trust over time. Unlike shared proxy pools, your proxy is exclusively yours, so other users' behavior cannot contaminate your IP reputation.
Mobile Proxies for Social Media: Why Carrier IPs Win
Every major social media platform maintains an IP reputation system that assigns trust scores based on multiple factors. The most important factor is IP classification: whether the address belongs to a mobile carrier, residential ISP, hosting provider, or cloud service. This classification comes from commercial databases like MaxMind and Digital Element that map every IP address to its owner and type. Carrier IPs consistently receive the highest base trust scores in these systems.
Beyond classification, platforms track behavioral signals associated with each IP address over time. These signals include the number of accounts accessing the platform from that IP, the velocity of actions performed, the diversity of user agents connecting, and historical abuse reports. Mobile carrier IPs benefit from a natural advantage here because many legitimate users share each CGNAT address, creating a baseline of diverse, legitimate traffic that dilutes any suspicious patterns from proxy users.
Platforms also correlate IP type with access method. When someone accesses Instagram through its mobile API, the platform checks whether the IP is a carrier address. If it is, the access pattern is consistent and the request proceeds with minimal friction. If the IP is residential or datacenter while using mobile APIs, the inconsistency raises a flag that can trigger additional verification steps or reduce the account's internal trust score.
For Instagram, assign one dedicated mobile proxy per account and keep the proxy's location consistent with the account's target audience. Instagram's algorithm tracks IP consistency heavily, so avoid switching proxies frequently. Set action delays to mimic human browsing speeds, typically three to eight seconds between actions. Use the same proxy for both the Instagram app API and any web access to maintain fingerprint consistency across sessions.
TikTok requires a mobile-first approach because the platform was designed exclusively for smartphone use. Use mobile proxies with user agents that match current TikTok app versions. TikTok is more sensitive to rapid IP changes than Instagram, so maintain stable proxy assignments and rotate only when necessary. For content posting, ensure your proxy location matches the region where you want the content to receive initial distribution in TikTok's recommendation algorithm.
Facebook and Facebook Ads require particular attention to geographic consistency. Facebook's fraud detection cross-references your IP location with your account's registered address, payment methods, and historical login locations. Use a mobile proxy in the same country as the account's primary market. For ad accounts, geographic consistency is even more critical because Facebook uses it as a factor in ad account trust scoring and spending limit calculations.
How It Works
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Select Platform Focus
Choose proxies optimized for your target social media platforms
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Assign to Accounts
Map dedicated mobile proxies to your social media accounts
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Configure Tools
Set up your automation software with mobile proxy credentials
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Manage Safely
Run your social media operations with carrier-level trust
Key Features
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All Major Platforms
Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat
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Dedicated Proxies
One proxy per account for maximum safety
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Global Carriers
Match your account geo with local carrier IPs
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No Data Limits
Unlimited bandwidth for media-heavy platforms
Use Cases
Multi-Account Management
Safely manage dozens of social media accounts with unique carrier IPs per account
Content Publishing
Post content across multiple accounts with less risk of triggering platform detection systems
Engagement Automation
Run likes, follows, and comments through trusted mobile IPs that platforms respect
Account Warming
Build trust on new accounts naturally with consistent carrier IP assignment
Protect Your Social Media Accounts
New mobile orders are paused. Residential proxies with sticky sessions keep one household IP per account for up to 120 minutes.
Mobile proxies are temporarily unavailable for new orders.
Frequently Asked Questions
Social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok were built primarily for mobile users. Their trust algorithms assign the highest scores to carrier IP addresses because that is where their legitimate users connect from. Using a mobile proxy means your traffic matches the platform's expectations perfectly, resulting in fewer verification challenges, lower ban rates, and higher overall account safety compared to any other proxy type.
We recommend assigning one dedicated mobile proxy per account or per small group of closely related accounts. While mobile IPs have high trust, platforms still track how many distinct accounts operate from a single IP. Keeping the ratio low, ideally one to three accounts per proxy, mimics natural usage patterns and provides the strongest protection against linked account bans.
Mobile proxies are particularly effective for TikTok because the platform is almost exclusively used through its mobile app. TikTok's detection systems are specifically tuned to expect carrier traffic, making mobile proxies the proxy type least likely to trigger TikTok's anti-bot measures. New mobile orders are currently paused.
Our mobile proxies work with all major social media management tools including Jarvee, Social Bee, Later, and custom automation software. Configure the proxy as an HTTP or SOCKS5 endpoint in your tool's proxy settings using the credentials we provide. Each proxy has a unique hostname and port that you assign to specific accounts within your management tool.
Mobile proxies dramatically reduce ban risk compared to other proxy types, but no proxy guarantees zero bans. Account safety depends on the combination of proxy quality, action speeds, content quality, and account age. With mobile proxies and reasonable automation speeds, ban rates are much lower than with datacenter IPs and usually lower than with residential IPs for similar activities.
Yes, mobile proxies work well for managing Facebook ad accounts. Facebook's trust system gives carrier IPs high scores, which helps prevent ad account bans and verification requests. For Facebook ads specifically, assign one dedicated mobile proxy per ad account and ensure the proxy's geographic location matches the ad account's registered region for optimal trust signals.
If an IP accumulates negative signals, rotate to a different carrier IP. Because carrier IPs are shared by many users, we do not promise any IP's history, but CGNAT means carrier IPs are rarely blocked outright, so IP flagging is uncommon with mobile proxies.
Yes, all our mobile proxies support both HTTP and SOCKS5 protocols. Use HTTP for standard web browser and tool connections, and SOCKS5 for applications that require it or when you need UDP protocol support. Both protocols route through the same carrier connection and deliver identical trust benefits. Your proxy credentials work on both protocol endpoints simultaneously.
Find connection settings, plan comparisons and checks you can run with your own pages before a larger order. Open the guide to choose a topic or follow the setup steps.
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Before and after: a saved proxy setup
These examples show which settings and checks to keep when you want to use the same setup again.
What to save
Before
After
Settings
An endpoint is pasted without notes.
Save the country, protocol and session settings with the application.
Page check
Only the connection status is checked.
Open the page and check its location and required fields.
Errors
The full page list is rerun after an error.
Save failed URLs and retry the ones that need another attempt.
What can you use while new mobile orders are paused?
New mobile proxy orders are currently paused at Fusion Proxy. Existing mobile customers keep their active service. For a new project, first check whether you need a cellular IP or simply want to test a website's mobile layout. A layout review mainly involves the browser, screen size and touch behavior. Regional browsing can use a residential proxy in the required location while the browser displays the mobile version.
For that kind of review, select a standard residential endpoint, set the country or city and choose a sticky session if you will move through several pages. Open the page at the intended mobile screen size, check the displayed country and work through the navigation or form you are testing. If the project specifically measures access from a cellular carrier network, wait for a suitable mobile service instead of labeling a household connection as cellular. A static ISP address may be useful when the important requirement is a consistent IP over several days. Check the current product notice and available plans before ordering, and describe the application to support if you are unsure which connection type it needs.
Residential proxies can support regional browsing; a test that requires a cellular carrier needs a cellular connection.
When should you choose residential proxies?
Choose residential proxies when you need to view a website through a household connection in a selected country, state or city. Common examples include checking a regional product catalogue, reviewing your localized landing pages and collecting permitted public product information. Fusion Proxy's standard residential plans are billed by traffic used. In the endpoint generator, select the location and decide whether each new connection should rotate or keep a sticky session.
For separate product checks, rotating connections can be convenient. For a login or a sequence of connected pages, a sticky session keeps the same exit IP while you complete the steps. Fusion Proxy offers sticky durations from 1 to 120 minutes. The underlying household connection can go offline, so your application should be able to reconnect and resume safely. Before a large run, try the pages you expect to visit and check the transferred data in your dashboard. Keep the website's language, delivery location and account settings consistent during the test. For a project that needs the same IP on different days, compare the static ISP product and its current allocations.
Residential proxies connect through household IPs and offer rotating or sticky sessions.
How do you select a country, state or city?
Standard residential proxies support country, state and city targeting through the endpoint generator. Start by selecting the country. Add a state or city when you are checking something local, such as a delivery area or a city-specific search page. A national catalogue check can often use country targeting. Keep the selected location with the generated endpoint so a colleague can tell which market that connection is intended to check.
After connecting, check the exit IP's reported location and open the target website. Look at the website's own location settings too. A saved delivery postcode, account address or language preference may take priority over the IP. For a local delivery test, set the postcode deliberately and keep it the same on repeat visits. If the result looks wrong, try a clean browser profile and compare the requested location with the site's displayed country. IP lookup databases can disagree, so include the lookup service and the actual page result when contacting support. Static ISP and datacenter location choices depend on current stock; their order form shows which country and city allocations are available.
Select the country first, then add a state or city when the page you are checking needs it.
How long can you keep a residential session?
Fusion Proxy's standard residential product offers sticky sessions from 1 to 120 minutes. In the endpoint generator, choose Sticky, set the duration and copy the generated connection details into your application. Use those details throughout the visit. This suits a series of connected actions, such as signing in to an account you manage, opening several account pages and checking a setting. Keep the browser's cookies and storage in the same profile during the session.
Choose a duration that leaves time for the whole visit, including typing and normal pauses. For example, if your own test normally takes around ten minutes, allow some extra time for a slow page or a verification step. Check the public IP at the beginning and end when troubleshooting an unexpected change. Household connections can become unavailable, so save progress before any step that is difficult to repeat. If a connection is lost during a form submission, check whether the submission succeeded before sending it again. When you need an address to remain assigned across several days, use the static ISP or datacenter options rather than extending a short residential visit.
Set a sticky duration from 1 to 120 minutes and use the same session for each connected step.
Should you use HTTP, HTTPS or SOCKS5?
Fusion Proxy supports HTTP, HTTPS and SOCKS5 connections. For a browser or web request library, start with the proxy type supported in that application's settings. HTTPS websites can be reached through an HTTP proxy using an HTTPS tunnel. SOCKS5 is useful when the application has a SOCKS5 option. Copy the host and port for that protocol from the dashboard; changing the protocol without updating the port can leave you with a connection that fails.
Check the format expected by the client. Some tools ask for the proxy server and credentials separately, while others accept one connection URL. Keep HTTPS certificate verification enabled. If the client reports a proxy authentication error, recheck the username and password; if it times out, confirm the host, port and network access. Fusion Proxy carries TCP traffic and does not relay UDP. That distinction matters for games and other applications whose website uses HTTPS but whose live connection uses UDP. Test the exact application you want to route. A successful IP check in a browser confirms the browser configuration and gives you a useful starting point for checking another client.
Use the protocol and port shown for your selected endpoint and supported by your application.
Which pages should you test before a larger order?
Choose a short list of pages that reflects your project. For a shopping-site check, include a category page, a product with several variants and a product that is unavailable. For a localized website, include the homepage and a page where language or delivery options change. If you need several countries, run the same checks in each one. These examples show whether the setup handles the parts of the site your project actually uses.
Write down the fields you expect before running the test. Open a few results manually and compare them with the values saved by the script. Look for missing prices, unexpected currencies, duplicate products and pages that show a login prompt. Repeat a small part of the test after changing just one setting, such as the requested city or session type, so you can see its effect. Save the working endpoint configuration with the password removed. Also try a deliberately unavailable page to check that your application records the error and moves on. Once the sample works, use its traffic consumption and completion time to estimate the size and schedule of the full run.
Include the kinds of pages your application will visit, including one that shows how it handles an error.
Before and after: save a setup you can use again
Before saving a setup, a team may paste a proxy into a browser, open a page and leave the settings in that one window. The next person then has to find the endpoint, choose a location and repeat the checks. A saved setup is easier to use again: give the profile a clear name, keep the credentials in protected settings and record the country, session type and test page beside it.
For example, a shop team checking its German catalogue could save a German residential endpoint, a browser profile with German language settings and a delivery postcode used for the test. Keep a product URL and the fields to check, such as price, currency and stock status. On the next visit, open that profile and repeat the same check before starting the full product list. If a result differs, you can inspect the saved settings and the page instead of guessing which connection was used. Update the notes when the shop changes its page layout or the team changes its test location. This also gives a colleague enough information to continue while the original operator is away.
Save the settings with a tested page so your next run starts from a configuration you already know.
How do you compare the total cost of proxy plans?
List what the job needs before comparing prices: the countries or cities, whether the IP must stay fixed, the number of profiles or applications, and the traffic expected each month. Standard residential pricing is based on traffic. Static ISP and datacenter products use allocated IPs, while unlimited residential plans use speed tiers. Those pricing units answer different needs, so start with the products that support your setup.
Run the same small test on the options you are considering. Check how many pages return the information you need, how much traffic the test consumes and how often you have to retry or inspect a result manually. For a product check, require the correct variant, price and currency before counting it as complete. Include the cost of the planned usage and any extra allocations in your monthly estimate. Check current prices, duration and stock in the order form before buying. Keep the date and the selected terms with your comparison so it remains clear which offer you used. If you need a stable IP for an allowlist, include that requirement from the start; a cheaper rotating connection would require a different setup.
Use the same page list and settings when comparing the amount you would spend on each option.
Which proxy type should you choose?
Residential proxies provide household IPs with rotating connections or sticky sessions. Fusion Proxy's standard residential product supports country, state and city targeting and is billed by traffic used. Static ISP proxies provide assigned ISP-registered addresses, while datacenter proxies provide assigned server-network addresses. For both static products, check the countries and any city options currently offered in the order form.
Start with the requirement that would be hardest to change. For an IP allowlist, that is usually the fixed address. For a regional website test, it may be the country or city. For a large collection job, traffic usage and the site's response to the chosen IP type matter. Test a small set of actual target pages with the options that meet those requirements. Check the content returned, session behavior and cost for the expected run. Compare current plan duration and stock before ordering. If you need steady high-volume residential traffic with country targeting, also look at the unlimited speed-tier plans. Keep product differences visible in the comparison so you can see which setup the monthly price would actually provide.
Choose rotating residential access for changing household IPs, or a static allocation when the IP needs to stay assigned.
What information helps support fix a connection problem?
Send support the application name and version, proxy type, protocol, selected location and the approximate time of the problem with timezone. Include the exact error message and say whether it happens on every request or only on one website. Remove the password from connection URLs, screenshots and logs. If a simple IP-check request fails too, mention that result; it helps distinguish a connection problem from a page-specific issue.
Describe what changed before the failure. Common examples include a client update, a new proxy password, a different city selection or a change to the destination page. Keep one small example that reproduces the error and one recent working example if available. Avoid sending a whole customer dataset when a single redacted request is enough. For ongoing team use, keep the tested settings, subscription renewal date and responsible person in the place where you maintain the application. Add the test page and the result you expect. A colleague can then check the connection after an update or take over a scheduled job without copying unknown settings from an old browser window.
Include one failing request, the time and the client version, with the password removed.
Need help choosing or connecting?
Check current plans and available locations before ordering. For setup help, use the connection documentation or tell support which application and website you want to connect. Include any error message and the selected protocol, with the password removed.
