# US city proxy setup in five minutes

> MetroProxies quickstart: top up in crypto, buy 1 GB for $1.50, copy your credentials and send a first city-targeted request with curl. No KYC, no ID upload.

- URL: https://metroproxies.com/docs/quickstart/
- Last updated: 2026-10-18
- Publisher: MetroProxies (https://metroproxies.com)

From an empty account to a verified exit IP in a US city.

**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?

1. **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.
2. **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.
3. **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.
4. **Copy your credentials** — The dashboard shows your proxy username and password. Add targeting segments to the username; the password stays the same.
5. **Send a test request** — Run the curl command below and check the city in the reply.

*First request (replace USERNAME and PASSWORD)*

```bash
curl -s --max-time 30 -x http://USERNAME-country-us-state-ma-city-boston:PASSWORD@gw.metroproxies.com:7777 https://ipinfo.io/json
```

## What 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](https://metroproxies.com/guides/ip-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](https://metroproxies.com/cities/) and copy each segment.
- Keep an IP across steps with a [sticky session](https://metroproxies.com/guides/sticky-sessions-by-city/).
- Use the code samples for [curl](https://metroproxies.com/docs/curl/), [Python](https://metroproxies.com/docs/python/) or [Node.js](https://metroproxies.com/docs/node/).
- Create sub-users with their own traffic cap to separate projects.
- Read the [acceptable use policy](https://metroproxies.com/acceptable-use/): 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](https://metroproxies.com/payments/) 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.

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MetroProxies: MetroProxies is a US residential proxy provider with city-level targeting, paid in crypto with no ID upload. Home IPs are requested by city, state, ZIP code or ISP network, with a page of local data for each of 181 US cities.