Proxy for UBot Studio: a beginner's guide
UBot Studio lets you build simple bots without much coding. Adding a proxy takes a command or two; choosing the type and keeping to site rules need more thought.
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UBot Studio for beginners: a first bot and how to add a proxy
In plain English, UBot Studio lets you build small programs, called bots, by dragging commands into order instead of writing code, and the bot then works a web browser for you. A proxy changes the address that browser shows websites. You add it with the Change Proxy command, typed as the proxy's IP and port, plus Set Proxy Credentials if it needs a username and password.
A three-step first test
Add Change Proxy with your proxy's IP and port, add Set Proxy Credentials if you were given a login, then load an IP-checking page and read the address it shows. Changing the proxy to None puts the bot back on your own connection.
Picking a proxy type for a first bot
For bots that tidy your own website or read public pages, datacenter addresses, the kind hosting firms rent out, keep costs low. Residential addresses from home broadband cost more per GB and matter only when a page changes for home visitors. Every image the bot loads counts towards your data.
Bots that break rules
Account creators, follower bots, auto-commenters and view bots break the rules of the sites they target; Meta and YouTube, for example, restrict automated access in their terms. Routing them through proxies changes nothing about that, and the accounts involved can be lost.
When the bot can't load pages
Check the proxy is typed as IP:port with no spaces, that Set Proxy Credentials runs before the first page loads, and that a whitelisted IP still matches your home address. If one bot window works and another doesn't, the proxy was set in only one browser.
Quick start in three steps
Nothing to install. This is the whole route, from paying to the first page you load through the proxy.
Buy a small Datacenter plan
On the order form, pick a country, a protocol and a login method, then pay. At $2.49 per GB (gigabyte of data) it costs less than our other types, so a first test is cheap.
Paste it into the tool
Most tools have a proxy field or a list to paste into, often one proxy per line. Add a single proxy first and run one small task.
Check that it worked
Paste the details into our proxy checker: it shows whether the proxy answers and which IP address sites will see. The IP location lookup then tells you which country that address is in, and if anything looks wrong, the quick fixes further down cover the usual slips. Address right, but one site still turns you away? The last of the fixes below covers that.
Our pick for UBot Studio: Datacenter
UBot Studio lets you build automation by arranging commands rather than writing a full program, which is why many beginners start with it. Most first projects, such as filling in your own forms or checking pages you manage, don't need a home-style address, so datacenter is the sensible first buy: it's quick and costs less per GB. Residential is there for the rare page that shows home visitors something different.
Works with the proxy commands
UBot's proxy commands apply to the bot's own browser, so the rest of your computer stays on its normal connection while the bot runs. That makes testing easy: run a step with the proxy, run it again without, and compare what the page shows.
Rotate mid-flow
If your bot visits lots of separate public pages, rotating proxies give each visit a fresh address. For anything logged in, stick to one sticky address so the session doesn't break mid-task. Either way, add short pauses between steps; it's kinder to the site and makes your bot much easier to debug.
Steady for browser automation
Datacenter proxies answer quickly, which helps a long bot run finish without timing out on slow pages. Keep an eye on data, though: a bot that reloads full pages in a loop uses far more than you'd guess, so run a short loop first and check the usage in your dashboard before leaving it going.
Geo-targeting when you need it
Choose a proxy country, and a city where offered, when your bot needs a site's local version, for example to check how your own shop's pages look to visitors abroad. If location doesn't matter for the task, pick a country near you to keep things quick.
What a proxy won't do here
It won't make a tool acceptable to a site or game that bans automation, and it can't stop them acting on an account the tool runs.
What people use it for
- ▸Automating your own repetitive web chores
- ▸Checking your pages as visitors abroad see them
- ▸Filling in forms you're allowed to automate
- ▸Collecting public information for a small project
Which proxy type should I pick for UBot Studio?
The usual rule is to start with the type that costs least and step up only when a site says no. Here, datacenter is enough to begin with.
| Type | Choose it when… | From, per GB |
|---|---|---|
| Datacenter Our pick for UBot Studio | Cost matters most and the site is happy with addresses from server companies. Good for public pages and first experiments. | $2.49 |
| Residential | A site turns server addresses away, or you want to see it the way a local visitor does. The address belongs to a home broadband line. | $3.98 |
| Mobile 4G/5G | The service is built around phones, or you want to see it as someone on 4G or 5G would. The address comes from a phone network. | $4.98 |
| Residential Premium | Standard residential keeps being refused on one particular site. Hand-picked home addresses, at a higher price per GB. | $6.99 |
Choosing a country: Pick the country your task needs and keep each job in one country, so what the tool sees stays consistent from run to run. There are 55+ countries, and in major markets some types let you pick a city too. Browse locations
For the longer version, our proxy comparison walks through all four types.
What you need to add a proxy to your software
Wherever you set it up, you type in the same four details from your dashboard: the host (the proxy's address), the port (a number that tells the connection which door to use), a username and a password.
Inside an app, tool or script
Some apps and most automation tools have a proxy box of their own, which keeps the change to that one program. In code, the proxy is usually a single setting.
Two ways to log in to the proxy
- ▸Username and password. The
host:port:user:passdetails that browsers, apps and scripts ask for. - ▸IP whitelist. Add your own IP address to the list in your dashboard and connections from it need no password. Handy where there's nowhere to type one, such as Android's Wi-Fi proxy screen.
Which protocol?
A protocol is the language your device uses to talk to the proxy. Every proxy works over HTTP, HTTPS and SOCKS5; if an app asks for SOCKS5 by name, give it SOCKS5 details, and put HTTP details in an HTTP box.
Common slip-ups, and the quick fix for each
When something feels off on a first try, it's often one of these.
Logging in on a rotating address
Rotating means a new address for every request; sticky means one address kept for 1-30 minutes. Use sticky for anything you sign in to, or the site may log you out halfway through.
A slip in the proxy details
One wrong character in the host, port, username or password and nothing connects. Copy them again from your dashboard and try them in our proxy checker. Using the IP whitelist? Home IP addresses change now and then, so check yours with the IP checker and update the list.
Starting with a big run
Try one task on one proxy first and watch what happens. A mistake in a large run wastes data, and any accounts the tool uses can be limited.
A site keeps refusing the address
Some sites turn away addresses from server companies however gently you go. Retrying won't change that, so move just that site to residential.
Proxy not working when it arrives? Tell us within 24 hours of delivery and we'll swap it, or refund that part of the order if we can't (see the refund policy). Support answers 24/7 through the contact page.
Is a proxy for UBot Studio allowed?
Using a proxy is legal in most countries (a few restrict them), so the question is what you do through it: stick to public information and your own accounts, at a sensible pace, within the service's terms and the law where you live.
Many sites and games ban bots and automation tools outright, so read the rules of whatever the tool touches before you start. Where automation is forbidden, running it through a proxy is still forbidden.
If personal data is involved, data-protection law applies as well, and no proxy can protect an account from a platform's own decisions.
Keeping the cost down
You pay for data by the GB, never for time, so set the proxy in the one browser or app that needs it and switch it off when you're done.
Start with a small order
Buy a little Datacenter data first, at $2.49 per GB, and try it where you need it. Top up once it works.
Use it within 30 days
Each order runs for 30 days from payment, and GB you haven't used don't carry over, so buy for the weeks ahead rather than the year.
Match the type to the site
Leave easy sites on datacenter and send only the stubborn ones through residential, mobile or premium. Mixing types keeps the bill small.
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