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Update proxy pool

PATCH /api/v1/proxy-pools/{pool}

Change a pool's name, rotation, or active status.

Access

A Bearer API key for this workspace with write permission is required. The server also checks the owner’s permission for this resource and action. An inaccessible object is not disclosed.

Parameters

Path parameters: pool. Use IDs from your own installation.

Example request parameters or JSON body:

{
  "name": "Store proxy",
  "rotation": "random"
}

A pool code cannot be changed after creation.

Response 200

The example is shortened; actual responses may include more fields. Sample IDs are placeholders.

{
  "message": "Pool updated"
}

Send the request

Set BASE to your installation URL without a trailing slash and API_KEY to a secret stored on your server. Client setup and browser JavaScript.

curl

curl --fail-with-body -X PATCH "$BASE/api/v1/proxy-pools/1" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY" \
  -H "Accept: application/json" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data-binary @- <<'JSON'
{
  "name": "Store proxy",
  "rotation": "random"
}
JSON

Node.js · server

// Node.js server example. Save as request.mjs.
const response = await fetch(process.env.BASE + "/api/v1/proxy-pools/1", {
  method: "PATCH",
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.API_KEY}`,
    Accept: "application/json",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({"name":"Store proxy","rotation":"random"}),
  signal: AbortSignal.timeout(120000)
});
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`${response.status}: ${await response.text()}`);
console.log(await response.json());

Python

import json
import os
import urllib.request
import urllib.error

body = '{"name":"Store proxy","rotation":"random"}'.encode("utf-8")
request = urllib.request.Request(
    os.environ["BASE"] + "/api/v1/proxy-pools/1",
    method="PATCH",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer " + os.environ["API_KEY"],
             "Accept": "application/json", "Content-Type": "application/json"},
    data=body,
)
try:
    with urllib.request.urlopen(request, timeout=120) as response:
        print(json.load(response))
except urllib.error.HTTPError as error:
    print(error.code, error.read().decode("utf-8", errors="replace"))
    raise

PHP · external client

<?php
$handle = curl_init(getenv("BASE") . "/api/v1/proxy-pools/1");
curl_setopt_array($handle, [
    CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "PATCH",
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 120,
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
        "Authorization: Bearer " . getenv("API_KEY"),
        "Accept: application/json",
        "Content-Type: application/json",
    ],
    CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => <<<'JSON'
{"name":"Store proxy","rotation":"random"}
JSON,
]);
$content = curl_exec($handle);
$status = curl_getinfo($handle, CURLINFO_RESPONSE_CODE);
if ($content === false) {
    throw new RuntimeException(curl_error($handle));
}
curl_close($handle);
if ($status < 200 || $status >= 300) {
    throw new RuntimeException("HTTP $status: $content");
}
print_r(json_decode($content, true, 512, JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR));

Go

package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "io"
    "net/http"
    "os"
    "time"
    "strings"
)

func main() {
    body := strings.NewReader(`{"name":"Store proxy","rotation":"random"}`)
    request, err := http.NewRequest("PATCH", os.Getenv("BASE") + "/api/v1/proxy-pools/1", body)
    if err != nil { panic(err) }
    request.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer " + os.Getenv("API_KEY"))
    request.Header.Set("Accept", "application/json")
    request.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
    client := &http.Client{Timeout: 120 * time.Second}
    response, err := client.Do(request)
    if err != nil { panic(err) }
    defer response.Body.Close()
    content, err := io.ReadAll(response.Body)
    if err != nil { panic(err) }
    if response.StatusCode < 200 || response.StatusCode >= 300 {
        panic(fmt.Sprintf("HTTP %d: %s", response.StatusCode, content))
    }
    fmt.Println(string(content))
}

If the request fails

401: check the key and its expiry. 403: check permissions, read/write scope, and 2FA. 404: check the ID and workspace. 422: check fields and resource state. 429: respect Retry-After. Errors and retries.