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How to use a proxy in Safari

Safari uses the macOS proxy settings. Open System Settings → Network, select Wi-Fi or Ethernet, click Details → Proxies, turn on Web proxy (HTTP) and Secure web proxy (HTTPS) with your CleanProxies host and port, turn on Proxy server requires password, enter your username and password, and click OK.

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What you need

Safari has no proxy settings of its own: it follows the Mac's network settings, and on iPhone and iPad it follows the Wi-Fi network's proxy. Setting a dedicated CleanProxies ISP IP there makes Safari, and other apps that use the system proxy, leave from a real US carrier address.

Your credential line

From the dashboard's proxy manager: host (or IP), port, username and password. Convert lists with the proxy list formatter.

Safari ready

  • macOS Ventura 13 or later for the System Settings path below. On Monterey and earlier: System Preferences → Network → Advanced → Proxies.

Which proxy fits Safari?

Both products use the same setup in Safari. What changes is how long an IP stays with you.

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credentials

Your CleanProxies credentials

Every product connects over HTTP(S); static ISP and ISP subnet proxies also run SOCKS5 and IP whitelisting. This is what the dashboard gives you to paste into Safari.

Static ISP and ISP subnetHTTP(S)SOCKS5IP whitelist
IP:PORT:USER:PASS

One line per dedicated IP. With IP whitelisting on, the line is just IP:PORT and no password is sent.

Rotating residential and mobileHTTP(S)User:pass
HOST:PORT:USER:PASS

Generated in the proxy manager. The username carries the location and session you pick, so generate a new list to change them.

As a URL, for code and most toolshttp://USERNAME:PASSWORD@HOST:PORTsocks5://USERNAME:PASSWORD@HOST:PORT

Use http:// even for HTTPS websites; the TLS session still runs end to end. The socks5:// form is for static ISP and ISP subnet proxies.

How to set up CleanProxies in Safari

Four steps, then check the exit IP with the free proxy checker.

  1. 1

    Open the network's proxies

    Choose Apple menu → System Settings → Network, select the service you use (Wi-Fi or Ethernet), click Details, then click Proxies. In Safari, Settings → Advanced → Proxies leads to the same place.

  2. 2

    Turn on both web proxies

    Turn on Web proxy (HTTP) and enter your CleanProxies host and port. Do the same for Secure web proxy (HTTPS), so secure sites use the proxy too.

  3. 3

    Add the password

    For each of the two proxies, turn on Proxy server requires password and enter your username and password. Leave it off for a whitelisted ISP proxy.

  4. 4

    Save and test

    Click OK, then open Safari and load What is my IP? to confirm the address.

settings

Safari proxy settings

Replace the highlighted placeholders with the values from your dashboard.

Safari + CleanProxies

The same setup from Terminal (networksetup)

networksetup writes the same proxy settings, which helps when you set up several Macs. The arguments are the service name, host, port, on for authentication, then username and password.

Set the proxiesShell
networksetup -setwebproxy "Wi-Fi" HOST PORT on USERNAME PASSWORD
networksetup -setsecurewebproxy "Wi-Fi" HOST PORT on USERNAME PASSWORD
  • Use networksetup -listallnetworkservices for the exact service name. The password ends up in your shell history, so clear it afterwards or type the settings in System Settings instead. More system-wide options are in the macOS guide.

Safari on iPhone and iPad

Safari on iOS uses the Wi-Fi network's HTTP proxy: Settings → Wi-Fi, tap the info button next to the network, then Configure Proxy → Manual, and enter the server, port and authentication. The proxy applies to that Wi-Fi network only, not to mobile data. Step by step in the iPhone guide.

fix it fast

Troubleshooting Safari proxy errors

Verify your exit IP

Load What is my IP? in Safari and check the address and location.

Open What is my IP? through the proxy to see the address and headers a website receives, or paste up to ten lines into the free proxy checker to test connectivity, latency and exit IP.

Still stuck? Our 24/7 support team answers fast: contact us with the error and the line you used (leave the password out).

Safari error fixes
  • Secure sites still show your real IPWhy: Only Web proxy (HTTP) is on, so HTTPS traffic goes direct.Turn on Secure web proxy (HTTPS) with the same host, port and password.
  • Safari keeps asking for the proxy passwordWhy: Proxy server requires password is off, or the credentials have a typo.Turn the switch on for both proxies and paste the username and password again from the dashboard.
  • The proxy works on Wi-Fi but not on EthernetWhy: macOS keeps proxy settings per network service.Repeat the setup under the other service, or use networksetup for each service name.
  • Video calls show your real IPWhy: Calls and WebRTC prefer UDP, and CleanProxies proxies carry TCP only.Expect calls to leave from your own connection. Check with the WebRTC leak test.

Safari proxy guides

Setup guides and best practices from the CleanProxies blog.

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Safari proxy FAQs

Straight answers about running CleanProxies in Safari.

No. Safari uses the macOS network proxy settings, and Safari on iPhone and iPad uses the Wi-Fi network's proxy. Safari's Advanced settings link to the macOS settings.

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