Disclaimer

If you want to continue development with Node.js, we highly recommend reading their documentation.

Prerequisites

To run the following code example, you'll need Node.js and the Axios HTTP client:

You should also have a Smartproxy account with access to the dashboard to get your credentials and endpoint information.

Once you have the prerequisites installed, follow these steps to set up your project:

Using the Command Prompt/Terminal, create your project directory using the mkdir node_example command.
Navigate to your project folder using the cd node_example command.
Copy the code directly from the above or execute the following command to download the proxy setup example file:

HTTP(s): curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Smartproxy/Smartproxy/master/nodejs/node.js > node.js

SOCKS5: curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Smartproxy/Smartproxy/master/nodejs/node.js > nodesocks5h.js

You should see a new file named node.js in your project folder. Open it using a code editor of your choice.
To run this example, set your username, password, and endpoint information you'd like to use and enter them in the following sections of the code:

To execute the Node.js example, simply run node node.js.

You should see an IP address in the console window if everything was set up correctly: