Proxy Settings in Octo Browser: Add, Check and Fix Your Proxy
Learn where to click to add a CyberYozh proxy to Octo Browser, read the check result, and fix failures.
Quick answer: How to set up a proxy with Octo Browser
Click Create Profile, open the Proxy field in General Settings, and paste your proxy string (host:port:login:password) into the Host field. Choose HTTP or SOCKS5, click Check proxy, and save once you see a green Available status. Then click Start and confirm the IP.
Why it matters: Octo's documentation notes that by default "the connection will be direct (without a proxy)", so a profile uses your real IP until you add one.
What you need before setting up Octo Browser with a proxy
Proxy details: host, port, username, password, and protocol from your CyberYozh dashboard. If you configure multiple Octo Browser profiles, use the built-in Mass Credentials Generator to export bulk rotating residential proxy strings with custom country/city targeting and 24-hour sticky session tokens in seconds.
Change IP URL (mobile proxies only): the API link that rotates your carrier IP on demand
Octo Browser installed and signed in
Which setup path should you use
Your situation | Path |
New profile | Method 1 |
Existing profile | Method 2 |
Reusing one proxy | Tick Save to proxy list in either |
Method 1: Add an Octo Browser proxy to a new profile
Click Create Profile, not Quick Profile, which skips manual settings.
In General Settings, open the Proxy field. It reads "Set a proxy" until you add one.
Paste your full proxy string into the Host field; Octo splits it into separate fields.
Set the protocol to match your dashboard: HTTP or SOCKS5.
For mobile proxies, paste your link into Change IP URL.
Click Check proxy, then save the profile.
Copy carefully: A trailing space or swapped port often causes authentication errors. Pasting the full string avoids both.
Method 2: Add an Octo Browser Proxy to an existing profile
In the profile list, click Direct in the Proxy column.
Choose Set new proxy, or pick a saved proxy from your list.
Enter or paste your details, set the protocol, and click Check proxy.
How to read the Octo Browser proxy check
A green Available notice with a country flag means the proxy works. Recent versions also show the IP, ISP, connection type, location, and timezone, so confirm the location matches your order. A red Unavailable notice means it didn't connect; see the fixes below.
Launch the profile and verify your Octo Browser proxy IP
Select the profile and click Start. Octo sets its language, timezone, and geolocation to match the proxy's IP.
Open an IP lookup page inside the profile. It should show the proxy's IP and country, and WebRTC shouldn't reveal your local address.
A working IP isn't always a clean IP (Risk Evaluation Before Execution). Before binding an IP to a profile or logging in to accounts, run the address through the CyberYozh Fraud Score and IP checker to verify its risk score against anti-fraud databases and confirm it isn't blacklisted or flagged as a proxy, VPN, or Tor.
Octo Browser proxy not working: quick fixes
Problem | Likely reason | Fix |
"Proxy connection failed" | Inactive plan or wrong details | Check plan status; re-paste the string |
Authentication failed | Wrong login, extra space | Re-copy credentials |
Protocol mismatch | HTTP set for SOCKS5 proxy | Match your dashboard |
Timeout | VPN or distant server | Disable VPN; pick a closer location |
IP doesn't change | Active 24-hour sticky session or static IP | Use Change IP URL (mobile), switch to per-request rotation, or wait for the sticky session to end |
Wrong country | Databases differ | Compare two lookup sites |
If you are using a VPN and a proxy together, the response time and speed may decrease. Octo Browser documentation
If it works elsewhere but not in Octo, the Octo proxy FAQ suggests testing with curl, then contacting Octo support.
Which CyberYozh proxy fits your Octo Browser profiles
Proxy type | Best for | Session & billing tip |
Static ISP Residential | E-commerce, long-lived accounts (from $5.29/month, unlimited traffic) | Assign 1 dedicated static ISP address per profile for permanent session continuity |
Rotating Residential | Scalable automation, regional testing, and public web data collection (100M+ IPs across 195+ countries) | Pay-as-you-go from $4/GB (3 GB minimum, down to $2.5/GB at 100 GB) with automatic traffic rollover; lock sticky sessions up to 24 hours or rotate per request |
Mobile LTE/5G | Google accounts, social media, strict platforms, and multi-threaded Google SERP scraping (unlimited traffic) | Real carrier CGNAT IPs shared by thousands of smartphone users deliver the highest trust for Google workflows; rotate via Change IP URL or timer |
Datacenter | High-speed testing, low-risk technical tasks (from $1.77/month) | Commercial server ASN is easier for strict platforms to flag |
Choose by task, then compare plans in one platform. Static ISP proxies start at $5.29/month, rotating residential proxies (100M+ IPs) at $4/GB with a 3 GB minimum and traffic rollover, and mobile LTE/5G proxies at $1.7/day (shared) or $3.50/day (dedicated). The CyberYozh catalogue also includes SMS activation numbers and Fraud Score checks for account onboarding.