How to Get Started with Residential Proxies

Follow these steps to set up your Residential Proxy with Bright Data. Sign in, create a proxy zone, and verify your account to start.

if you haven’t yet signed up for Bright Data, you can sign up for free, and when adding your payment method, you’ll receive a $5 credit to get you started!

1. Sign in
2. Navigate to "Proxies & Scraping", then "My Zones"

   In My Zones page, under Residential Proxies click Get started

   If you already have an active proxy, simply choose Add at the top right corner

   
3. Assign a name to your Proxy

   Please select a meaningful name, as the zone’s name cannot be changed once created.

4. Configure your proxy
5. Click Add

Before continuing, verify your account

If you haven’t yet added a payment method, you’ll be prompted to add one at this point to verify your account. If it’s your first time using Bright Data, then you’ll also receive a $5 bonus credit to get you started!

You will not be charged anything at this point and this is solely for verification purposes

Don’t worry, we’ll cover all the configurations in the next section, Configure your Proxy