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Overview

Proxies act as intermediaries between Smooth and the internet. They can help you bypass restrictions and enhance stealth mode. Using proxies with Smooth allows you to run tasks from a different IP address, which can be useful for web scraping and automation tasks.

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Benefits of Using Proxies

  1. Stealth: Proxies can be used to enhance stealth mode.
  2. Intranet: Access content that is only available within your company’s intranet.
  3. Load Balancing: Distribute requests across multiple proxies to avoid hitting rate limits on target websites.

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Using Proxies with Smooth

To use a proxy with Smooth, you need to specify the proxy server details in your task parameters. Here’s how you can do it: 
from smooth import SmoothClient

smooth_client = SmoothClient(api_key="cmzr-YOUR_API_KEY")
task = smooth_client.run(
  task="<my-task>",
  proxy_server="<my-proxy-url>",
  proxy_username="<my-proxy-username>",
  proxy_password="<my-proxy-password>",
)

print(f"Live URL: {task(.live_url())}")
print(f"Agent response: {task.result()}")
If Python is not your language of choice, check out our API Reference.