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Why Can't I Get a Proxy From My Selected Location?

Learn why a proxy may not be available in your selected country, state, or city and what you can do when location targeting doesn't work as expected.

Written by Alessia

Rainproxy provides geographic targeting options, but proxy availability can vary depending on the selected location and the available proxy pool.

Selecting a specific location does not always guarantee that an IP from that location will be immediately available.

Why can this happen?

Limited availability

Some cities, states, and other smaller locations may have fewer available residential IPs than larger locations.

Your targeting is too specific

Combining several targeting requirements can reduce the number of eligible IPs.

For example:

Country + State + City

may provide fewer available IPs than selecting the country alone.

Availability changes over time

Residential IP pools are dynamic.

An IP that is available at one moment may become unavailable later, while other IPs can become available over time.

What can I try?

Broaden your targeting

If you don't specifically need city-level targeting, try selecting the country instead.

If state-level targeting isn't required, remove the state restriction.

Try another location

If your use case allows it, try another city or region within the same country.

Try worldwide targeting

If you don't require a specific geographic location, worldwide targeting gives you access to a broader pool of available IPs.

Still can't get the location you need?

Contact Rainproxy Support and provide:

  • Proxy plan

  • Country

  • State

  • City

  • Screenshot of the issue

Our team can check the availability and help you determine the best option.

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