IP2Proxy Proxy Detection

Name: IP2Proxy Proxy Detection API
Brand: IP2Proxy Proxy Detection
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★ Only Publicly Available OpenAPI DocumentSecurityThreat DetectionapiKey1 EndpointsREST

For Agents

Flag whether an IP belongs to a proxy, VPN, TOR exit node, or hosting range so an agent can apply trust, fraud, and abuse rules.

Quickstart

Get started with IP2Proxy Proxy Detection in minutes using your preferred integration method.

# Add to your MCP client config (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf)
{
  "jentic": {
    "url": "https://api.jentic.com/mcp",
    "auth": "oauth"
  }
}

# Then ask your agent:
"check whether an IP is a proxy or VPN"

# → Jentic returns the GET /events tool with parameter schema, agent executes.

Capabilities

What an agent can do with IP2Proxy Proxy Detection API.

Detect anonymous proxies, public VPNs, and TOR exit nodes from a single IP lookup

Identify search engine robot IPs (SES) so abuse rules can ignore legitimate crawlers

Flag data center ranges and residential proxies through the PX2-PX10 detection levels

Surface the named commercial VPN provider behind an IP at the PX11 detection level

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Explore with Jentic

View OpenAPI Document

Jentic publishes the only available OpenAPI document for IP2Proxy Proxy Detection, keeping it validated and agent-ready.

IP2Proxy Proxy Detection is a hosted lookup service that flags whether an IP address belongs to an anonymous proxy, VPN, TOR exit node, search engine robot, data center range, residential proxy, or known commercial VPN provider. The service exposes 11 detection levels (PX1 through PX11) that progressively widen the proxy classification, with the higher tiers naming the specific VPN provider behind a request. The single-endpoint surface accepts an API key and returns the proxy verdict alongside coarse geolocation fields in one call.

Use Cases

Patterns agents use IP2Proxy Proxy Detection API for, with concrete tasks.

★ Login Risk Scoring

Trust and safety teams can call IP2Proxy on every login attempt, raise the risk score when the IP is a public VPN, TOR exit node, or named commercial VPN provider, and gate sensitive actions behind step-up authentication. The named-provider tier (PX11) is useful for spotting BYO-VPN account takeover patterns.

Look up a login IP and return a risk verdict if proxy_type is VPN, TOR, or PUB and the named provider is on the deny list.

Bot and Abuse Filtering

Public APIs and signup forms can call IP2Proxy to filter out anonymous and data-center traffic before allowing free-tier signups, which blunts the most common forms of credential stuffing and signup abuse. The PX2-PX10 levels give a tunable knob for how aggressive the filter should be.

On a signup attempt, look up the source IP and reject the request if proxy_type is DCH (data center) or PUB (public proxy).

Crawler-Aware Abuse Rules

Sites that need to allow legitimate search engine crawlers but block proxies can use the SES classification to whitelist verified bot IPs, then apply stricter rules to non-SES proxy traffic. This avoids accidentally blocking Googlebot or Bingbot when tightening a proxy filter.

Look up an incoming IP and short-circuit the abuse pipeline if proxy_type is SES.

Agent-Driven Proxy Audit

An AI agent connected via Jentic can audit a list of suspect IPs from a security alert, classify each one as proxy, VPN, TOR, or clean, and return a structured summary. The agent searches Jentic by intent and does not need to keep the PX detection levels in context.

Take a list of 25 IPs from a fraud alert, classify each one through IP2Proxy, and return a summary grouped by proxy_type.

Key Endpoints

1 endpoints — ip2proxy proxy detection is a hosted lookup service that flags whether an ip address belongs to an anonymous proxy, vpn, tor exit node, search engine robot, data center range, residential proxy, or known commercial vpn provider.

METHOD

PATH

DESCRIPTION

GET

Detect proxy, VPN, or TOR status for an IP

GET

Detect proxy, VPN, or TOR status for an IP

Why though Jentic?

Three things that make agents converge on Jentic-routed access.

Credential isolation

The IP2Proxy API key is stored encrypted in the Jentic vault and injected as the 'key' query parameter at execution time, so the raw key never enters the agent context or logs.

Intent-based discovery

Agents search Jentic by intent ('check if an IP is a VPN', 'flag TOR exit nodes') and Jentic returns the IP2Proxy operation with the package parameter exposed for detection-level selection.

Time to first call

Direct integration: a couple of hours for key handling and detection-level selection. Through Jentic: a few minutes for the search, load, execute loop.

Related APIs

Alternatives and complements available in the Jentic catalogue.

Complementary

IP2Location.io

IP2Location.io adds country, city, ISP, ASN, and time zone for the same IP.

Use IP2Location.io alongside IP2Proxy when geolocation context is needed for the same lookup.

Complementary

IP2Location IP Geolocation

Legacy IP2Location geolocation surface that uses the 'package' parameter to select fields.

Use this geolocation surface alongside IP2Proxy when the legacy package model is already in place.

Alternative

ip-api

ip-api covers basic geolocation but does not classify proxies or VPNs.

Pick ip-api when only location is needed; pick IP2Proxy when proxy or VPN classification is required.

FAQs

Specific to using IP2Proxy Proxy Detection API through Jentic.

What authentication does the IP2Proxy API use?

The endpoint accepts an API key as a query parameter named 'key'. Through Jentic the key is held in the encrypted vault and injected at execution time so the raw key does not reach the agent context.

Can IP2Proxy tell me which VPN provider an IP belongs to?

Yes, on the PX11 detection level the response includes the named commercial VPN provider behind an IP. Lower tiers (PX1-PX10) return progressively narrower classifications: anonymous proxy, public proxy, web proxy, TOR, search engine bot, data center, residential proxy.

Does the IP2Proxy API support IPv6?

Yes. The same endpoint accepts IPv4 and IPv6 addresses; the response shape is identical for both so an agent can pass either family without branching.

What are the rate limits for the IP2Proxy API?

Throughput is governed by the credit balance on the API key rather than a per-minute rate limit; each lookup consumes credits scaled by the chosen detection level. Remaining credits are visible in the IP2Proxy account dashboard.

How do I check an IP for proxy status through Jentic?

Search Jentic for 'check whether an IP is a proxy', load the schema for GET /, and execute with the ip and package parameters. Run pip install jentic, then await client.search, await client.load, await client.execute.

What is the difference between IP2Proxy and IP2Location?

IP2Proxy is purpose-built for proxy and VPN detection with the PX1-PX11 levels; IP2Location is the geolocation surface that returns country, city, ISP, and ASN. Use them together when both location and trust signals are needed.