Proxy troubleshooting
Ranked causes, ordered diagnostics, and a verified remedy for playwright proxy not working - ending with a final connection check.
Quick answer
Fix: Playwright ignores or fails the proxy option. Confirm endpoint values, test with curl through the endpoint, apply the matched remedy, then re-verify the exit IP is your assigned endpoint.
Ranked causes, ordered diagnostics, and a verified remedy for playwright proxy not working - ending with a final connection check.
Fix: Playwright ignores or fails the proxy option. Confirm endpoint values, test with curl through the endpoint, apply the matched remedy, then re-verify the exit IP is your assigned endpoint.
Likely causes
Verified remedy
Set proxy at launch or per context consistently; check the exact field names server/username/password.
Likely causes
Verified remedy
Include http:// or socks5:// in the server string and re-copy the port.
The original action completes and the exit IP matches the endpoint.
If curl through the endpoint also fails, the problem is endpoint-level: check dashboard status or swap to a spare endpoint.
Facts last reviewed 2026-09-01.
Keep one context per endpoint and verify with an IP echo page before running real steps.
Work the diagnosis tree top to bottom: confirm endpoint values, test with curl through the endpoint, apply the remedy, then run the final connection check.
Recurring proxy failures usually trace to an unstable mapping - rotating endpoints or shared addresses. A dedicated static endpoint per profile makes behavior predictable.
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