How to Use Mobile Proxieswith Playwright

Python Example

Install Playwright for Python:

pip install playwright
playwright install chromium

Pass proxy credentials directly to browser.launch(). Playwright handles authentication natively:

from playwright.sync_api import sync_playwright

with sync_playwright() as p:
    browser = p.chromium.launch(proxy={
        "server": "http://HOSTNAME:HTTP_PORT",
        "username": "USERNAME",
        "password": "PASSWORD",
    })
    page = browser.new_page()
    page.goto("https://httpbin.org/ip")
    print(page.content())
    browser.close()

Node.js Example

Install Playwright for Node.js:

npm install playwright

The proxy configuration is identical in structure. Pass server, username, and password to chromium.launch():

const { chromium } = require('playwright');

(async () => {
  const browser = await chromium.launch({
    proxy: {
      server: 'http://HOSTNAME:HTTP_PORT',
      username: 'USERNAME',
      password: 'PASSWORD',
    },
  });
  const page = await browser.newPage();
  await page.goto('https://httpbin.org/ip');
  console.log(await page.content());
  await browser.close();
})();

Per-Context Proxy for Multi-Account

Playwright lets you assign a different proxy to each browser context. This is ideal for managing multiple accounts where each account needs its own IP address. Launch the browser without a proxy, then set the proxy at the context level:

from playwright.sync_api import sync_playwright

with sync_playwright() as p:
    # Launch browser WITHOUT a global proxy
    browser = p.chromium.launch()

    # Account 1: US proxy
    context_us = browser.new_context(proxy={
        "server": "http://US_HOSTNAME:HTTP_PORT",
        "username": "US_USERNAME",
        "password": "US_PASSWORD",
    })
    page_us = context_us.new_page()
    page_us.goto("https://httpbin.org/ip")
    print("Account 1 IP:", page_us.content())

    # Account 2: UK proxy
    context_uk = browser.new_context(proxy={
        "server": "http://UK_HOSTNAME:HTTP_PORT",
        "username": "UK_USERNAME",
        "password": "UK_PASSWORD",
    })
    page_uk = context_uk.new_page()
    page_uk.goto("https://httpbin.org/ip")
    print("Account 2 IP:", page_uk.content())

    context_us.close()
    context_uk.close()
    browser.close()

IP Rotation via API

Trigger an IP change mid-session using the mobileproxies.org rotation API. This works from both Python and Node.js:

Python

import time
import requests

API_KEY = 'YOUR_API_KEY'
SLOT_ID = 'YOUR_SLOT_ID'

# Trigger IP rotation
resp = requests.post(
    f'https://buy.mobileproxies.org/api/v1/proxies/{SLOT_ID}/switch',
    headers={'Authorization': f'Bearer {API_KEY}'}
)
print('Rotation status:', resp.status_code)

# Wait for the modem to reconnect
time.sleep(15)

Node.js

const API_KEY = 'YOUR_API_KEY';
const SLOT_ID = 'YOUR_SLOT_ID';

const resp = await fetch(
  `https://buy.mobileproxies.org/api/v1/proxies/${SLOT_ID}/switch`,
  {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${API_KEY}` },
  }
);
console.log('Rotation status:', resp.status);

// Wait for the modem to reconnect
await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 15000));

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