Send Request via Proxy Server using Curl

When working with APIs, scraping web data, or simply testing connections, you may find yourself in need of sending HTTP requests through a proxy server. It can be used to hide the IP address, route the traffic through different geographical regions, or test the specific network scenarios. This tutorial demonstrates how to send a request via proxy server using a Curl.

To send a request through a proxy with Curl, we can use the -x or --proxy option. Both options are equivalent and allow specifying the proxy server's details. Here's the basic syntax:

curl -x <proxy-server>:<port> <URL>

curl --proxy <proxy-server>:<port> <URL>

Here is example:

curl -x http://102.223.186.246:8888 https://httpbin.org/get

curl --proxy http://102.223.186.246:8888 https://httpbin.org/get

When you execute one of these commands, Curl sends the HTTP request to the given URL via the specified proxy.