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Residential proxies

GB traffic, targeting segments and sticky sessions.

How is residential traffic billed?

You prepay GB packs from checkout. Usage deducts from the residential balance as requests flow through the gateway. Top up more GB anytime — there is no calendar-month wipe of unused prepaid traffic on standard packs.

How do country / state / city targeting work?

Append segments to the gateway username: cty-{ISO2}, optional st-{state}, optional ct-{city}, plus sticky ss-{id} and tm-{minutes}.

Do not send cty-ALL for worldwide — omit the cty segment instead. For China (CN), never include -st-*; state tokens cause CONNECT 502 on gw.ipproxy.co.

How do sticky sessions work?

Add ss-{sessionId} to keep the same exit for a while, and optionally tm-{minutes} for the sticky duration. Generate fresh session IDs when you want a new peer.