# Quickstart

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Section: Get started
Updated: 2026-11-05
Author: ipvolt

Create an account, add balance, rent a mobile proxy and send your first request over HTTP or SOCKS5 in a few minutes.

This page takes you from a new account to a working request through an ipvolt mobile proxy. It takes a few minutes, plus the time your crypto payment needs to confirm.

## Create an account

Open the [dashboard](https://ipvolt.com/dashboard) and sign in with an email address and a one-time code, or by signing a message with an Ethereum, Solana or TRON wallet. There is no password to remember. You accept the [Terms of Service](/terms) when you create the account.

## Add balance

ipvolt runs on a prepaid US-dollar balance. In the dashboard, create a top-up invoice and pay it in crypto: Tether (USDT), USD Coin (USDC), Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL) and more. The invoice shows the network, the coin and the exact amount to send, and your balance is credited once the payment confirms on its blockchain. Card payments are coming soon. The [Payments and Refunds Policy](/refunds) covers the details.

## Rent a mobile proxy

Open [Buy a mobile proxy](https://ipvolt.com/dashboard/mobile), pick a country and a carrier, and choose 1 day or 30 days. The price is reserved from your balance when you confirm and charged once the device is delivered. The device then appears in your dashboard with its outgoing IP, its rotation setting and the time the rental ends.

## Copy the connection details

On the device, select **Show connection details**. You get the host, the HTTP port, the SOCKS5 port, the username and the password, and a **Copy details** button. Some devices list a separate host and login for each protocol. The outgoing IP shown above them is the address websites see.

## Send a test request

Replace the placeholders with your connection details and run:

```sh
curl -x "http://USERNAME:PASSWORD@HOST:HTTP_PORT" https://api.ipify.org
```

The command prints one IP address, which should match the outgoing IP in your dashboard. The same check over SOCKS5:

```sh
curl -x "socks5h://USERNAME:PASSWORD@HOST:SOCKS5_PORT" https://api.ipify.org
```

If the request fails, [Errors and status codes](/docs/errors) lists the common messages and what each one means.

## Next steps

- [Authentication](/docs/authentication): pass the credentials safely from your code.
- [IP rotation](/docs/rotation): change the IP now or on a schedule.
- [Code examples](/docs/code-examples): Python, Node.js, Playwright, Puppeteer, Scrapy and Go.

## More documentation

- Next: [Authentication](https://ipvolt.com/docs/authentication.md)
- [All documentation](https://ipvolt.com/docs.md)