Is 71.168.71.12:8888 a proxy? Yes.
71.168.71.12:8888 is a public HTTP proxy in the HProxy free proxy list, exiting from United States. It holds a spotty 11% uptime, and was last checked 1 h ago.
uptime
United StatesUptime & downtime
7
Days tracked
390
Checks run
90%
Downtime
7
Down days
Continuous monitoring
How HProxy checks 71.168.71.12:8888
71.168.71.12:8888 is in the live pool right now, and it stays there only for as long as it keeps answering. Here is exactly what HProxy does to it, and how often.
Port 8888: HTTP, alternate
Port 8888 is another widely used unprivileged HTTP alternate. It is also the default for several debugging proxies, so addresses here are often development tooling that was left exposed.
Every check is a real connection
HProxy does not read this address off somebody else's list and pass it on. Each check opens an actual connection to 71.168.71.12:8888 and waits up to 4 seconds for the other end to complete a proxy handshake. Anything that does not answer in that budget counts as a failure and is recorded as one, which is why the percentage on this page moves rather than sitting at a marketing number. The handshake is attempted across HTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS4 and SOCKS5, which is how we know it spoke HTTP.
2,277 checks, 247 answered
That is 11% of the time, measured since June 23, 2026. Every one of those results, successes and failures alike, is a connection HProxy opened itself.
It is being re-tested continuously
71.168.71.12:8888 is in the live rotation, so it is re-tested continuously rather than on a daily cycle. If it stops answering it is marked down immediately, and if it stays down for 3 days it moves into the public proxy database with its full record intact. Nothing is deleted at any point.
This endpoint
The record
Everything HProxy holds on 71.168.71.12:8888, and nothing it does not.
- First seen
- June 23, 2026
- Last checked
- August 3, 2026
- Next check due
- continuously
- Checks run
- 2,277
- Times it answered
- 247
- Spoke
- HTTP
11%
answered 247 of 2,277 checks
How to use this proxy
Route a request through 71.168.71.12:8888 over HTTP. Free proxies are shared and rotate out fast, so test before you rely on it.
curl -x http://71.168.71.12:8888 \
https://api.ipify.org?format=json
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Where this address sits
Right now our free pool holds no other free proxies on AS13672 right now, and 1,040 in United States. 71.168.71.12:8888 sits inside that set, so if it is not usable the pages below are where its closest alternatives are.
Questions about 71.168.71.12:8888
Is 71.168.71.12:8888 a working proxy right now?
Yes. 71.168.71.12:8888 answered HProxy's automated check 1 h ago and is in the live free proxy pool as we publish this page. It is re-tested every few minutes, so open this page again for its current state rather than trusting a copy of it.
What kind of proxy is 71.168.71.12?
It speaks HTTP. The port is 8888. Point your client at 71.168.71.12:8888 over http to route a request through it.
Where is 71.168.71.12 located?
Traffic through it exits from Salem, United States, on FAIRPOINT COMMUNICATIONS, INC. (AS13672). That is where the destination site will think your request came from.
How reliable has 71.168.71.12:8888 been?
Across 42 days of tracking it answered 11% of our checks. The chart on this page shows every day we have recorded for it, including the days it was down.
Is it safe to use 71.168.71.12:8888?
Treat it the way you would any public proxy: it is operated by someone we have no relationship with, it is shared with strangers, and anything you send unencrypted over it can be read. Fine for a quick geo check or a scrape of public data, never for logins, payments or anything private.
How many free proxies are on AS13672?
None other than 71.168.71.12:8888 at the moment. AS13672 (AS13672) has no other free proxies live in our pool right now, though that changes as we re-verify.
Are there other free proxies in United States?
Yes, 1,040 free proxies are exiting from United States in our pool right now, answering in 889ms at the median. If this address is not usable, that list is the place to look for a working one.
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About this list & IP removal
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