Quick answer
What do people ask most about MetroProxies?
How to target a city (add state-xx-city-name to the username), what it costs ($1.50 for 1 GB, $0.50/GB from 100 GB, October 2026, with no targeting surcharge), how to pay (crypto, no ID upload), and how reliable city IPs are (City availability varies; the checkout shows what is online). MetroProxies is a US residential proxy provider with city-level targeting.
How does targeting work?
How do I get an IP in a specific US city?
Add the state and city to your username: USERNAME-country-us-state-oh-city-cincinnati. Names are lower case with underscores for spaces. Each city page prints the exact segment. City availability varies; the checkout shows what is online.
Which US cities are covered?
Each of the 181 US cities with 150,000 or more residents has a page with local data. Other city names also work in the city- segment when residential IPs are online there.
Can I target a ZIP code or an internet provider?
Yes: add -zip-45202 for a ZIP code or -asn-20115 for a provider's network. Both are included on every plan. See ZIP targeting and ASN targeting.
How long can I keep the same IP?
up to 30 minutes, set per session with the ttl parameter; the IP can change earlier. Add -session-{id}-ttl-{minutes} to the username. Without a session, Each new connection gets an IP from the pool, usually a different one; to get a new IP on every request, send one request per connection (turn off keep-alive).
Why does a lookup show a neighboring city?
Geolocation databases estimate locations and often label suburbs with the core city. Check the IP in the database your target uses; see IP geolocation accuracy.
What do plans cost?
How much does it cost?
As of October 2026: $1.50 for 1 GB, $5.94 for 10 GB, $50 for 100 GB and $500 for 1 TB. All targeting is included. Full list on the pricing page.
Does traffic expire?
Prepaid residential and rotating-mobile traffic never expires: unused GB stay on your account until you use them.
How is traffic counted?
Usage counts all data sent and received through the proxy (upload and download, headers included). 1 GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes. Connection attempts that fail before reaching the target are not counted.
Is there a free trial?
No free trial: test with the 1 GB plan, paid from the minimum top-up; the rest of the top-up stays on your balance.
Do other providers sell for less?
Yes, at some volumes: Geonode, for example, is at $0.468/GB on its 2 TB monthly plan (18 October 2026). We do not claim to be the cheapest at any volume. Our dated comparison with named providers is in the price index.
How do payment and the account work?
Which payment methods do you accept?
Crypto only: BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC. The top-up is the price of the plan you choose, at least $25. Send the exact amount shown, click I've sent the payment, and the top-up is credited once confirmed. See how to pay.
Do you ask for ID?
No KYC: no ID, no selfie, no documents to sign up, top up or buy. We may refuse or suspend service in case of abuse, fraud or a legal obligation.
How do I log in?
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.
Can I get a refund?
Within 72 hours of purchase, a residential or rotating-mobile plan is credited back to your balance if you used less than 20% of its traffic and no more than 1 GB; a plan that does not work, and that support cannot fix within 24 hours, is credited back in full. Dedicated ports: within 24 hours of delivery (2 hours for a 1-day port), the port is credited back to your balance in full if it does not work and we cannot fix or replace it, or if it has carried less than 500 MB. A port we cannot deliver within 24 hours is credited back in full. If a port stops working later and support cannot fix it within 24 hours, the lost days are credited back. Top-ups are not paid back, except where the law requires it; the part added only to reach the minimum top-up is refundable on request within 30 days, in USDT or USDC, if unspent.
Can I have several users?
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 rules apply, and what data is kept?
What can I use MetroProxies for?
Legitimate checks from US cities: public prices and stock, local search viewed by hand, your own ads and landing pages, testing your own sites and apps. Fraud, spam, attacks and unauthorized access are forbidden; see the acceptable use policy.
Which sites are blocked?
Banking, government and payment-portal sites, plus SMTP (email-sending) ports 25, 465 and 587.
What data do you keep?
We do not log the content of your requests, full URLs or page data. To handle abuse reports and billing disputes, we keep connection metadata (time, account, exit IP, target hostname, bytes) for up to 30 days, then delete it. We keep your account number, orders, top-up records and traffic totals while your account is open, and afterwards only as long as accounting rules require. We disclose records to authorities only when the law requires it. Our upstream network provider may keep its own logs under its own policy.
Where do the IPs come from?
We resell residential and mobile IPs from established upstream partner networks. Our upstream provider confirms that device owners opt in and can opt out, and that its supply does not come from seized or disrupted networks such as NetNut or IPIDEA. More on the sourcing page.
Who runs MetroProxies?
ProxyGoat LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (USA). The team has been in the proxy business since 2019. Prices, policies and contacts are listed on the official facts page. More about MetroProxies.