{"id":3892,"date":"2026-01-08T13:58:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T10:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.proxyma.io\/blog\/what-are-residential-proxies-3\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T18:50:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T15:50:44","slug":"what-are-residential-proxies-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/proxyma1.io\/en\/faq\/what-are-residential-proxies-3","title":{"rendered":"What are residential proxies?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\u00a0<strong>Residential proxies<\/strong> are proxy servers that use IP addresses provided by internet service providers (ISPs) and\/or are located on real (residential) devices, such as laptops, desktop computers, smartphones, and so on. 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