README.md

November 20, 2025 · View on GitHub

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Valid8Proxy is a fast and efficient tool designed for fetching, validating, and storing working proxies (HTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS4, SOCKS5, and Mixed).
Perfect for web scraping, OSINT, automation, or network testing.

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⭐ Features

Supports Multiple Proxy Protocols
HTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS4, SOCKS5, and Mixed mode.
Fetches Proxies from Multiple Live Sources
High-Speed Concurrent Validation
Multi-threaded validation using ThreadPoolExecutor.
Accurate Proxy Extraction
Strict regex-based IP:PORT extraction.
Customizable Validation
Choose timeout, threads, test URL, and count.
Early Stop Mechanism
Stops automatically after your desired number of valid proxies.
Save Valid Proxies to File
Supports Piped Input (--no-fetch)
Validate your own proxy lists directly.
Cross-Platform
Works on Linux, macOS, Windows, and Termux.

🧪 Installation

git clone https://github.com/spyboy-productions/Valid8Proxy.git
cd Valid8Proxy
pip3 install -r requirements.txt
python3 Valid8Proxy.py -h

▶️ Example Usage

🔎 Find 10 working proxies (mixed)

python3 Valid8Proxy.py --type mixed --count 10

🚀 Find 20 HTTP proxies using 100 threads

python3 Valid8Proxy.py --type http --count 20 --workers 100

⏱ Validate proxies using 3-second timeout

python3 Valid8Proxy.py --timeout 3

🌐 Test using a custom website

python3 Valid8Proxy.py --test-url https://google.com

💾 Save results to a custom file

python3 Valid8Proxy.py --save working_proxies.txt

📥 Validate proxies from a text file

cat proxies.txt | python3 Valid8Proxy.py --no-fetch --count 5

🆘 Help

python3 Valid8Proxy.py --help

🧰 Command Line Options

Command	Description
`python3 Valid8Proxy.py --help`	Show help menu
`--type [http/https/socks4/socks5/mixed/auto]`	Select proxy protocol (default: mixed)
`--count N`	Number of working proxies to find (default: 10)
`--workers N`	Thread count for validation (default: 50)
`--timeout N`	Per-proxy timeout (default: 6)
`--test-url URL`	Custom website to test proxies
`--save file.txt`	Save valid proxies to file
`--no-fetch`	Read proxies from STDIN instead of fetching
`--version`	Show script version (if implemented)