How to tell if your proxies are getting detected
A lot of people think proxies either “work” or “don’t work”.
In reality, proxy detection usually happens gradually.
Your requests may still go through while websites quietly lower your trust score in the background.
Some common signs that your proxies are starting to get detected:
- captcha frequency suddenly increases
- logins require extra verification
- sessions expire much faster
- account actions stop getting reach/impressions
- checkout flows fail more often
- certain accounts get flagged repeatedly
- request success rates slowly decline over time
One of the biggest mistakes beginners make is only testing whether a site loads.
That tells you almost nothing about long-term proxy quality.
What actually matters is:
- session stability
- IP reputation
- fraud scoring
- subnet quality
- consistency across multiple days
A proxy setup that survives 50 requests can still completely fail at 5,000 requests.
If you’re serious about testing proxies, monitor:
- captcha rates
- account health
- trust score behavior
- request success over time
- how different subnets perform
Most detection systems today care much more about behavioral patterns and IP reputation than just “is this a proxy”.
u/tinyprincesslol — 2 days ago