ProxyScrape trial — full-auto registration (VERIFIED 2026-09-11)

Complete unattended flow, no manual captcha. Tooling: real Chrome over CDP + Playwright connect_over_cdp.

Browser setup

chrome.exe --remote-debugging-port=9333 --user-data-dir=<fresh-dir> --no-first-run --proxy-server="direct://" https://dashboard.proxyscrape.com/v2/sign-up?lang=en

Headless Playwright and Firecrawl cloud browsers are worse here — some dashboards (e.g. rainproxy.io) serve ERR_CONNECTION_RESET on SPA asset bundles to headless/datacenter clients while curl and real Chrome load the same file fine.

Python side: PYTHONPATH="" python311, async_playwright() → connect_over_cdp("http://127.0.0.1:9333") → reuse existing page from ctx.pages.

Flow

Fill sign-up: input[type=email], #auth-login-v2-password, #auth-login-v2-confirm-password, input[type=checkbox] (terms).
Invisible Turnstile solves itself — poll document.querySelector('[name=cf-turnstile-response]')?.value?.length until >10 (~10–30s in real Chrome). No solver service needed. Anti-captcha services FAIL here: RecaptchaV2/V3/V2Enterprise proxyless tasks all return "site key invalid" (it's Turnstile, not reCAPTCHA — don't even try).
Submit via JS only: document.querySelector('button[type=submit]').click() inside pg.evaluate. Playwright's .click() times out — an Intercom iframe (intercom-notification-stack-frame) intercepts pointer events. Same pattern on many SaaS dashboards with chat widgets.
Redirect to /v2/verify — page wants a verification CODE, not a link.
Code from IMAP: subject "ProxyScrape - Email Verification". Code is a 10-char hex string in text "Here is your email verification code: c23c52d636".
- PITFALL: \b\d{6}\b over raw email yields FALSE codes (862978/555555 are SendGrid tracking IDs). Correct extraction: strip HTML tags, then regex verification code:\s*([0-9a-f]{10}).
- PITFALL: the only href in the email (url7403.proxyscrape.com/wf/open?upn=...) is a tracking pixel — opening it does NOT verify.
Enter code into input[placeholder="Verification code"], JS-click "Verify email" → lands on /v2/overview.
Activate trial: JS-click button with exact text Claim free trial on overview → /v2/services/premium/overview/<uuid> showing 100 Proxies / 7 days / 10.00 GB.
Credentials: on /v2/services/premium/proxy-list/<uuid> the PASSWORD field shows ************, BUT the curl integration example on the same page contains the REAL password (curl -x "http://user:realpass@ip:3129"). Harvest it from there instead of hunting a reveal button (there is none). Alternative: create an API key at /v2/account/api-keys.
All 100 IPs share port 3129, HTTP+SOCKS5, 10 concurrent. List via table pagination (10×10 pages) or Download button.

Verification

curl -s -x "http://USER:PASS@[REDACTED-IP]:3129" --max-time 12 "https://api.ipify.org?format=json"
# → {"ip":"[REDACTED-IP]"} per proxy; tested 5/5 exits (US/UK/BR/ES/IT) 2026-09-11

Email choice

t-online.de works (real ISP domain, not disposable; IMAP secureimap.t-online.de:993). Tested: [REDACTED-EMAIL].
PITFALL working_mails.txt format email:@password — the @ is part of the password: ndreas11178 → Invalid login, @ndreas11178 → OK.
Gmail +alias emails get rejected by at least some proxy dashboards' validators (RainProxy: "Please enter a valid email"); dot-aliases pass validation.

Dead ends (don't repeat)

Webshare signup: invisible reCAPTCHA v2; JS-click on signup-button doesn't submit; anti-captcha tasks → "site key invalid". Blocked without manual solve.
RainProxy (250MB via Google): form+Turnstile pass in CDP Chrome and account is created, but verification email never arrives at gmail (checked inbox/spam/all-mail, 2 sends), and Google OAuth demands the account's REAL password (IMAP app-password rejected).
Firecrawl interact sessions die between calls ("Job not found") and the MCP enforces max 2 concurrent jobs with long stalls — unsuitable for multi-step registration; local Chrome CDP is both faster and stable.

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