Rotating Proxy Same IP Every Request? How to Test It

Why the same IP shows up

Rotation in a Proxy302 rotating line happens when a new connection is opened, not on every request. If your client keeps one connection open (HTTP keep-alive) and sends ten requests on it, all ten leave from the same IP. That is expected behaviour, not a fault.

Two other things also keep the IP: a session you started on purpose (the Budget line offers 1 to 120 minutes; the Premium line usually keeps the same IP while in use and changes after about 5–10 minutes idle), and a client library that pools connections for you.

• Rotating vs sticky session

• Sources:
• Proxy302 product facts and price list

What you will see in each test

Sources: curl manual and Requests documentation (read 12 November 2026) for connection reuse; Proxy302 behaviour from the product facts file (a new IP on each new connection, a reused keep-alive connection keeps its IP).

• Sources:
• curl manual page
• Requests: Advanced Usage
• Proxy302 product facts and price list

Test with curl: one process per request

for i in 1 2 3 4 5; do
  curl -s -x http://LOGIN:PASSWORD@HOST:PORT https://ipinfo.io/ip
  echo
done

Example only. Replace LOGIN:PASSWORD@HOST:PORT with a rotating residential line (HTTP uses port 2222). Each pass starts a new curl process, so each opens a new connection.

• Sources:
• curl manual page

Test with Python requests: one Session or a new one

import requests

proxy = "http://LOGIN:PASSWORD@HOST:PORT"
proxies = {"http": proxy, "https": proxy}
url = "https://ipinfo.io/ip"

# A: one Session, the pool reuses a connection
with requests.Session() as s:
    print("one session:", [s.get(url, proxies=proxies, timeout=20).text.strip() for _ in range(5)])

# B: a new Session per request, so a new connection each time
ips = []
for _ in range(5):
    with requests.Session() as s:
        ips.append(s.get(url, proxies=proxies, timeout=20).text.strip())
print("new session each time:", ips)

Example only. For SOCKS5 install requests[socks] and use socks5h://LOGIN:PASSWORD@HOST:PORT (port 3333).

• Sources:
• Requests: Advanced Usage

Still the same IP: check in this order

Choosing a line for rotation

Rotating residential traffic is sold per GB: the Budget line from US$1.50 per GB and the Premium line from US$5 per GB, with larger packages cheaper per GB. Both change IP per new connection unless you start a session. There is no free trial; the smallest purchase is 1 GB.

• Rotating residential proxies

• Sources:
• Proxy302 product facts and price list

FAQ

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