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socks-proxy-agent

A SOCKS proxy `http.Agent` implementation for HTTP and HTTPS

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What is socks-proxy-agent?

The socks-proxy-agent package is a SOCKS proxy http.Agent implementation for HTTP and HTTPS. This package allows you to route HTTP and HTTPS requests through a SOCKS proxy server. It is useful for bypassing network restrictions or connecting to servers anonymously.

What are socks-proxy-agent's main functionalities?

HTTP/HTTPS request via SOCKS proxy

This code sample demonstrates how to send an HTTP or HTTPS request through a SOCKS proxy using the socks-proxy-agent package. The agent is created with the proxy server information and passed to the HTTP request options.

const SocksProxyAgent = require('socks-proxy-agent');
const agent = new SocksProxyAgent('socks://localhost:1080');
const https = require('https');

https.get('https://example.com', { agent }, (res) => {
  console.log(`Got response: ${res.statusCode}`);
  // consume response body
  res.resume();
}).on('error', (e) => {
  console.error(`Got error: ${e.message}`);
});

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Package last updated on 29 Mar 2018

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