Quick answer
How do I start with MetroProxies?
Create an account (your account number is your login; email is optional), pick a plan such as 1 GB ($1.50), top up its price in crypto (at least $25), then connect to gw.metroproxies.com:7777 with a username such as USERNAME-country-us-state-ma-city-boston. MetroProxies asks for no ID. Prices as of October 2026.
What are the five setup steps?
Open an account
Account-number login; email is optional. Your account number is your login: save it somewhere safe. Add an email (optional) if you want a way to recover it. Without an email, a lost account number cannot be recovered.
Top up in crypto
Choose a coin (BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC), send the exact amount shown to the address shown on the network shown, then click I've sent the payment. The top-up is matched by its exact amount and credited once confirmed.
Buy a plan
Start with 1 GB ($1.50). Credentials appear in your dashboard as soon as you buy a plan from your confirmed crypto balance.
Copy your credentials
The dashboard shows your proxy username and password. Add targeting segments to the username; the password stays the same.
Send a test request
Run the curl command below and check the city in the reply.
curl -s --max-time 30 -x http://USERNAME-country-us-state-ma-city-boston:[email protected]:7777 https://ipinfo.io/jsonWhat should the reply look like?
A JSON object with the exit IP and where a lookup service places it: "city", "region" (the state), "country": "US" and "org", which starts with the AS number of the home provider (for Boston, often AS7922 for Xfinity or AS701 for Verizon Fios, the two largest wired providers there in the FCC map).
- City matches: you are set. Move to your real target.
- Neighboring city: normal for some IPs; see geolocation accuracy.
- Error 407: the username or password is wrong; copy them again from the dashboard.
- Timeout or no IP: retry, or widen to
state-ma. City availability varies; the checkout shows what is online.
What next?
- Pick your cities on the A–Z city list and copy each segment.
- Keep an IP across steps with a sticky session.
- Use the code samples for curl, Python or Node.js.
- Create sub-users with their own traffic cap to separate projects.
- Read the acceptable use policy: Banking, government and payment-portal sites, plus SMTP (email-sending) ports 25, 465 and 587 are blocked.
What else do people ask when they start?
How long does a top-up take?
It depends on the coin and network: the payment is credited once it has the confirmations the payment page states. The payment page lists the usual times per network. We do not promise a fixed delay.
Can I use an IP allowlist instead of a password?
Yes. Username and password on every plan, or an IP allowlist (up to 10 IPs). Sub-users with their own credentials and traffic cap. API keys you can revoke at any time.
Which tools work with the proxy?
Anything that supports an HTTP or SOCKS5 proxy with username and password: curl, Python requests and httpx, Node.js (undici), Playwright, Puppeteer, Scrapy, most browsers and proxy managers.