Telegram Proxies (SOCKS5)

Why use proxies for Telegram

Telegram supports SOCKS5 and MTProto proxies. We provide SOCKS5 and HTTP proxies, so you can use SOCKS5 directly in the app settings. People use it to reach Telegram when a network blocks or throttles it, to give a work account a stable IP, or to test how bots and channels behave for users in another country.

• Reach Telegram through a different country when your network limits it.
• Keep one account on one stable IP, for example a company account used by a team.
• Test bots, mini apps and channel previews as a user in another country.
• Run several accounts for different clients, each on its own IP.

Which proxy type fits

See the product pages for residential, mobile and ISP proxies, or compare all prices on the cheap proxies page.

How to add a SOCKS5 proxy to Telegram

• Telegram Desktop: Settings → Advanced → Connection type → Use custom proxy → Add proxy → SOCKS5.
• Android: Settings → Data and Storage → Proxy Settings → Add Proxy → SOCKS5.
• iPhone: Settings → Data and Storage → Proxy → Add Proxy → SOCKS5.

Enter host, port, username and password from your dashboard, save, and enable the proxy. Telegram shows the ping to the proxy next to it.

How to set it up

1. Buy a static ISP IP or generate a mobile or residential SOCKS5 line.
2. Open Telegram’s proxy settings as above and add a SOCKS5 proxy.
3. Enter the host, port, username and password and save.
4. Check the connection status. If it fails, test the line in the proxy checker.

Good practice

• Do not use proxies to send spam or run mass-messaging that breaks Telegram’s rules.
• Keep an account on one IP rather than switching often.
• MTProto proxies are a different protocol. Ours are SOCKS5 and HTTP.