Sticky and rotating sessions control how your IP changes during use. Sticky sessions keep the same IP for a set time – great for logins or multi-step tasks. Rotating sessions switch IPs with each request, helping avoid blocks and boost anonymity.

At Decodo, depending on your proxy type, you can choose to rotate the IP with each request or keep the same IP for 1, 10, 30, or 60 minutes – or set a custom duration of up to 24 hours. These settings apply when using username:password authentication.

To set a session type, open the Decodo dashboard, select the proxy with your active plan, navigate to the Proxy setup tab, and expand the Session type menu.

1. Rotating IP sessions

When you select the Rotating session type, the proxy port switches to 7000.

In this mode, your IP address changes automatically with every connection. For example, you may open a website with one IP, but refreshing the page or clicking a link will trigger an instant IP change.

2. Sticky IP sessions

The default session length is 10 minutes. When you select a different sticky session duration, your username string is updated accordingly.

Sticky sessions, also known as session persistence, ensure that your IP address remains the same across multiple requests for a set period.

When you start a session, the timer begins with your first request. The session ends if there’s no response from the IP address or if there’s no activity for 60 seconds. Once the session terminates, a new sticky IP address is assigned, following the same rules.

Additionally, when using a sticky session, you can connect to the proxy server (endpoint) through any port within the available range. To download your filtered list of domain:port pairs, click the download icon in the bottom-right corner of the window.

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