# African proxy service status

> African proxy service status: gateway and payment checks, redacted diagnostics and support contacts. No KYC, crypto, plans from $0.50/GB.

- URL: https://africaproxies.com/status/
- Last updated: 2026-10-15
- Publisher: AfricaProxies (https://africaproxies.com)

Separate gateway, account, payment and target errors before reporting an incident.

**Quick answer — Does this page show live Africa proxy service status?**

Africa proxy service status on this page is diagnostic guidance rather than an automated health feed. As of 15 October 2026, no uptime percentage or live country inventory is published here. Check credentials, gateway and one authorised control request, then report the timestamp, country and redacted error to support@africaproxies.com. A 407 authentication error differs from a target refusal.

## What is known on this page?

| Attribute | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Live operational status | Not measured by this page; request route-specific assistance from support |
| Uptime / latency | No measured figures published |
| HTTP(S) gateway | gw.africaproxies.com:7777 |
| SOCKS5 gateway | gw.africaproxies.com:7778 |
| Residential catalogue | From $0.50/GB; Residential proxy coverage in all 49 listed countries and territories was confirmed by the operator on 14 October 2026. Online IPs and city availability vary; no pool size is published |
| Incident enquiries | support@africaproxies.com |

## Which components need separate checks?

The gateway carries proxy requests; the client area records the account, orders and usage; payment processing reconciles crypto top-ups; and a target website decides whether to accept the arriving request. These are separate components. A successful request to one endpoint does not establish that the others are operating normally.

For an African business test, distinguish country supply from global connectivity. A Kenya-only failure might relate to that selection; a failed authentication request may occur before any African exit is selected. Record the failure stage instead of labelling the whole service unavailable.

## How can I test a connection without misreading the result?

Check credentials, gateway host, port and the country setting first. Make one small request to an endpoint you own or are authorised to use. Record its HTTP status, time and returned exit information if provided.

If the request succeeds, it shows that particular route worked at that time. It does not prove every target, city or country works. Verify the exit country separately before drawing a conclusion about a Nigerian or South African market page. Geolocation disagreement is different from a transport error.

## How should common errors be interpreted?

An HTTP 407 response generally points to proxy authentication; check the supplied username and password. A timeout can arise in your network, the proxy route or the target, so compare one authorised control request. A target's HTTP 403 or 429 response indicates a refusal or limit that must be respected; it is not permission to try alternate exits until accepted.

Keep a small, redacted diagnostic record. Repeated retries can spend traffic and add load without resolving the cause. The [Python guide](/guides/python/) and [browser guide](/guides/browser/) describe setup choices and the distinction between new connections and reused sessions.

## What is the current incident record?

No incident history is published on this page. The absence of an entry is not evidence that the service is currently healthy or has had no incidents. Ask support about the affected country, product and observation time when a project requires a current operational answer.

A useful incident report identifies the failed component and route rather than treating every error as a whole-service outage. Keep the observation time, impact and any later successful control request together. The [changelog](/changelog/) records documentation and policy changes; a publication date does not establish gateway health.

## How do I report a country or payment problem?

Write to support@africaproxies.com with the timestamp and time zone, product or order reference, selected country, target hostname and redacted error. State whether an authorised control request worked. For crypto payments, include the coin, network, transaction ID and payment-page state.

Do not send passwords, API keys, the account login or wallet secrets. If the problem concerns a paid plan, review the [credit rules](/refunds/); operational troubleshooting and the eligibility decision are related but separate tasks.

## Africa proxy status questions

### Is the service currently operational?

This page cannot establish that. It does not have a monitoring feed or live health measurement. Check a specific authorised route and contact support with the evidence. Do not interpret the absence of an incident entry as a service-health statement.

### Does a successful IP check prove a marketplace will work?

No. It proves only that the checked endpoint was reached through that route at that time. The marketplace can have different access rules, rate limits or behaviour. Record its own response and stop on refusal rather than treating an IP check as permission to continue.

### Is a Lagos city mismatch a gateway outage?

Not necessarily. City availability varies and geolocation databases can disagree. Compare the requested setting with the returned country and city evidence, name the database used and contact support if the mismatch prevents your authorised test. Location verification and connectivity are separate checks.

### Does this page publish uptime or latency figures?

No measured figures are published. An uptime or latency claim needs a defined monitoring scope and observation period. The residential catalogue starts at $0.50/GB, but pricing is not evidence of performance or current country supply. One successful control request remains one observation.

### What should I do with a 403 or 429 target response?

Respect the refusal or limit and pause the task. Review the target's official access route and your request plan. A different exit is not a remedy for collecting data in a way the target has rejected. Preserve the response as diagnostic evidence.

### How can I report a payment issue?

Send support the coin, exact network, transaction ID, amount, time and state shown on the payment page. A payment confirmation delay is different from a gateway failure. Keep wallet secrets out of the message, and use the refund page for the separate plan-credit rules.

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AfricaProxies: AfricaProxies is a residential proxy provider for sub-Saharan Africa, paid in crypto with no ID upload.