There is nothing left at publicproxy.org. The domain no longer resolves at all, and the archive's last working copy of the site is from May 2016.
What it was
The Internet Archive's first working copy of publicproxy.org is from December 2012 and it holds 96 days of captures in total.
The page called itself "Public Proxy | Proxy Browser | Unblock Proxy".
Using our proxy browser, you can enjoy a safe and anonymous access to websites blocked by local networks.
That is the site's own description, from the capture of 17 December 2012.
It was listed on workingproxysites.com, a directory of free web proxies, 13 years ago, and that listing counted 1,022 clicks through to it. The directory recorded it as United States.
When it stopped
The last capture that shows the proxy itself is from 31 May 2016 and the archive kept visiting until 20 April 2026.
By 20 April 2026 the same address answered with something else: the capture from that day is titled "Parking Page".
What the name does today
We checked publicproxy.org on 10 September 2026 from our own server. The name does not resolve: there is no address behind it, so nothing can be served from it.
People still look for it: 10 searches a month for the name, according to Google's Keyword Planner read on 10 September 2026.
Where to go from here
A list with a visible last-checked time beats a remembered domain. Ours re-verifies every few minutes; the checker tests a single address if you would rather bring your own.
Expect what free has always meant: shared addresses that targets recognise, and no session persistence, which breaks anything behind a login.
What this page cannot tell you
Why it stopped is not in the record. A dead name and an archive that runs out show that something ended, not the reason for it, and we will not put a reason in print that the record does not carry.
Our status check is one day from one vantage point, and a site that refuses requests from data centres would look the same as one that is switched off. We will check this page again by 1 January 2027.
Sources
- Internet Archive, capture index for publicproxy.org, first capture 23 October 2006, most recent capture 20 April 2026. Read 2026-09-10.
- Internet Archive, capture of publicproxy.org dated 17 December 2012, quoted above. Read 2026-09-10.
- Our own status check of publicproxy.org and of all 8,948 sites listed on the same directory, 10 September 2026.
- Google Ads Keyword Planner, worldwide monthly searches for the name. Read 10 September 2026.
