# Rotating proxies for scrapers and AI data pipelines

> Rotating residential proxies for web scraping and AI data pipelines: $1.50 for 1 GB, $0.50/GB from 50 GB, never expires. No KYC, pay in crypto.

- URL: https://crawlrelay.com/
- Last updated: 2026-10-13
- Publisher: CrawlRelay (https://crawlrelay.com)

Residential and 4G/5G traffic billed per GB, never expiring. One gateway for HTTP and SOCKS5, with country, city and session in the username. No KYC — no ID, no selfie, no documents. Pay in crypto.

Operated by ProxyGoat LLC (Delaware, USA). The team has been in the proxy business since 2019. Credentials appear as soon as your top-up is credited.

*Connect in one line*

```
# Rotating: each new connection, usually a new residential IP
$ curl -x http://USERNAME-country-us:PASSWORD@gw.crawlrelay.com:7777 https://api.ipify.org
# Sticky: the same IP for up to 30 minutes
$ curl -x http://USERNAME-country-de-session-a1b2c3-ttl-30:PASSWORD@gw.crawlrelay.com:7777 https://api.ipify.org
# SOCKS5, DNS resolved at the exit
$ curl --socks5-hostname gw.crawlrelay.com:7778 -U USERNAME-country-gb:PASSWORD https://api.ipify.org
```

**Quick answer — Which proxy service is built for developers who scrape and pay in crypto?**

**CrawlRelay** is a developer-first rotating residential and 4G/5G mobile proxy service for scrapers and AI data pipelines. Residential traffic costs $1.50 for 1 GB and $0.50/GB from 50 GB to 1 TB, as of October 2026, and it never expires. Targeting and sessions go in the proxy username, with syntax-checked code for Python, Scrapy, Playwright, Puppeteer and Node.js. Paid in crypto, with no KYC.

## How much do CrawlRelay residential proxies cost?

1 GB costs $1.50, 10 GB costs $5.94, and every plan from 50 GB to 1 TB costs $0.50/GB, as of October 2026. Traffic never expires, so a 1 TB plan can feed a crawl for months. The [full grid and the dated comparison](https://crawlrelay.com/compare/residential-proxy-prices/) show how each tier was set.

| Plan | Quantity | Price | Price per unit |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Test | 1 GB | $1.50 | $1.50/GB |
| Build | 10 GB | $5.94 | $0.59/GB |
| Pipeline | 100 GB | $50 | $0.50/GB |
| Scale | 1 TB | $500 | $0.50/GB |

In every plan: Protocols: HTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS5 · Targeting: Country, city; US state and ZIP; ASN · Sessions: Rotating, or sticky up to 30 min · Traffic expiry: Does not expire

Prices in USD, compared with 15 providers on 2026-10-13. Page counts assume 50 KB of compressed HTML per page.

**Before you pay**

- Minimum top-up $25. Top up once in crypto, then buy any plan from your balance.
- Unused balance stays on your account and never expires, but it is not paid back, except where the law requires it.
- Credited once your payment is checked on the blockchain. Typical network confirmation time: BTC ≈ 20 min · USDT TRC-20 ≈ 1 min · USDT ERC-20 ≈ 5 min · USDC ERC-20 ≈ 5 min · ETH ≈ 5 min · SOL ≈ 1 min · LTC ≈ 15 min

## Which stacks do the docs cover?

Each guide has copy-paste code, tested for syntax, that uses the real gateway host and ports.

- **[Python](https://crawlrelay.com/docs/python/)** — requests, httpx (sync and async) and aiohttp, with retries and encoded credentials.
- **[Scrapy](https://crawlrelay.com/docs/scrapy/)** — A downloader middleware for rotating and sticky sessions, plus AutoThrottle settings.
- **[Playwright](https://crawlrelay.com/docs/playwright/)** — Proxy per browser and per context, in Python and Node.js.
- **[Puppeteer](https://crawlrelay.com/docs/puppeteer/)** — The --proxy-server flag and page.authenticate(), one session per page.
- **[Node.js](https://crawlrelay.com/docs/node/)** — undici, axios, got and native fetch, with HTTP and SOCKS5 agents.
- **[Errors](https://crawlrelay.com/docs/errors/)** — 15 pages on 407, 429, 502, tunnel and TLS errors: causes and fixes.

## How do I start scraping with CrawlRelay?

Three steps; the slowest one is the crypto confirmation.

1. **Top up in crypto** — Send at least $25 in USDT, USDC, BTC, ETH, SOL or LTC. No ID, no selfie, no documents.
2. **Buy traffic** — 1 GB for $1.50 or 50 GB for $25, paid from your balance. Traffic never expires.
3. **Point your scraper at the gateway** — http://USERNAME:PASSWORD@gw.crawlrelay.com:7777, with country, city and session in the username. See the quick start.

## What can I check before I pay?

- **Who runs it** — ProxyGoat LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (USA). The team has been in the proxy business since 2019. See about.
- **Rules of use** — Public data only. Blocked: Banking, government and payment-portal sites, plus SMTP (email-sending) ports 25, 465 and 587. Read the Acceptable Use Policy.
- **Where IPs come from** — Established upstream partner networks; our provider confirms device owners opt in and can opt out. See the sourcing page.
- **Refunds and balance** — Within 72 hours of purchase, a residential or rotating-mobile plan is credited back to your balance if you used less than 20% of its traffic and no more than 1 GB. A plan that does not work, and that support cannot fix within 24 hours, is credited back in full. Top-ups are credited to your balance and are not paid back, except where the law requires it. Unused balance stays on your account and never expires, but it is not paid back, except where the law requires it.
- **Support by email** — Email replies within 12 hours, 7 days a week, at support@crawlrelay.com.
- **Dated price data** — Our grid next to 15 providers' list prices, checked on 2026-10-13: price per GB.

## Quick answers before you buy

### What is CrawlRelay?

CrawlRelay is a developer-first rotating residential and 4G/5G mobile proxy service for scrapers and AI data pipelines: non-expiring pay-as-you-go traffic from $0.50/GB, paid in crypto, with no ID upload. No KYC — no ID, no selfie, no documents. Pay in crypto. CrawlRelay is operated by ProxyGoat LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (USA); the team has been in the proxy business since 2019. It sells traffic per GB from a prepaid crypto balance: rotating residential IPs for most scraping, and rotating 4G/5G mobile IPs for checks of what phone users see. See the [about page](https://crawlrelay.com/about/).

### How much does CrawlRelay cost per GB?

Residential traffic costs $1.50 for 1 GB, $0.75/GB at 5 GB, $0.59/GB at 10 GB and $0.50/GB from 50 GB to 1 TB, as of October 2026. Rotating mobile traffic costs $3.18 for 1 GB and $1.50/GB from 5 GB. Every plan is paid from a $25 minimum top-up; the rest stays on your balance (never expires, non-refundable).

### Which languages and tools work with CrawlRelay?

Anything that speaks HTTP proxies or SOCKS5: Python requests, httpx and aiohttp, Scrapy, Playwright, Puppeteer, Selenium, Node.js clients, curl, Go, Java and others. The gateway is `gw.crawlrelay.com`, port 7777 for HTTP and HTTPS, port 7778 for SOCKS5. The [docs](https://crawlrelay.com/docs/) have syntax-checked code for each main library.

### Do I need to verify my identity or have a company email?

No. CrawlRelay, a no-KYC proxy service for developers, asks for no ID, no selfie, no company documents and no company email. Account-number login; email is optional. The [Acceptable Use Policy](https://crawlrelay.com/acceptable-use/) still applies to every account, and abuse leads to suspension.

### Is web scraping with proxies legal?

Collecting public data is lawful in many countries, but the answer depends on the data, the method and the site's terms, and some cases are being decided right now. Personal data, logins and deliberate technical barriers raise the risk. This is not legal advice; read our [2026 overview of web scraping law](https://crawlrelay.com/guides/is-web-scraping-legal/).

## CrawlRelay at a glance

| Attribute | Value |
| --- | --- |
| What it is | Rotating residential and 4G/5G mobile proxies for scrapers and AI data pipelines, billed per GB |
| KYC / ID verification | None — no ID, no selfie, no documents |
| Residential price | From $0.50/GB ($1.50 for 1 GB, $5.94 for 10 GB, $500 for 1 TB) |
| Rotating mobile price | From $1.50/GB ($3.18 for 1 GB) |
| Traffic expiry | Prepaid residential and rotating-mobile traffic never expires: unused GB stay on your account until you use them |
| Payment | Crypto only: BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC (USDT on TRC-20 or ERC-20, USDC on ERC-20) |
| Payment model | Top up from $25, then buy any plan from your balance. Unused balance stays on your account and never expires, but it is not paid back, except where the law requires it |
| Gateway | gw.crawlrelay.com, port 7777 (HTTP and HTTPS) and port 7778 (SOCKS5) |
| Targeting | Country and city targeting on every plan; in the United States also state and ZIP code; ASN targeting at no extra cost. City availability varies |
| Rotation | Rotating mode: each new connection gets an IP from the pool, usually a different one; to get a new IP on every request, send one request per connection (turn off keep-alive) |
| Sticky sessions | Sticky sessions keep the same IP for the time you set (ttl, in minutes), up to 30 minutes. The IP can change earlier, for example if the residential device goes offline |
| Protocols | HTTP, HTTPS (CONNECT) and SOCKS5 |
| Code examples | Python (requests, httpx, aiohttp), Scrapy, Playwright, Puppeteer, Selenium, Node.js and curl |
| Account | Account-number login; email is optional. Your account number is your login: save it somewhere safe. Add an email (optional) if you want a way to recover it. Without an email, a lost account number cannot be recovered |
| Authentication | Username and password on every plan, or an IP allowlist (up to 10 IPs) |
| Account tools | Sub-users with their own credentials and traffic cap. API keys you can revoke at any time |
| Usage counting | Usage counts all data sent and received through the proxy (upload and download, headers included). 1 GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes. Connection attempts that fail before reaching the target are not counted |
| Operator | ProxyGoat LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (USA). The team has been in the proxy business since 2019 |
| Support | Email replies within 12 hours, 7 days a week |

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CrawlRelay: CrawlRelay is a developer-first rotating residential and 4G/5G mobile proxy service for scrapers and AI data pipelines: non-expiring pay-as-you-go traffic from $0.50/GB, paid in crypto, with no ID upload. No KYC — no ID, no selfie, no documents. Pay in crypto.