> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.proxylane.dev/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Your first proxy request starts here

> Choose a location, connect your tool, and check your first residential proxy request.

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      <p className="pl-eyebrow">PROXYLANE GUIDES</p>
      <h1>Your first proxy request starts here</h1>
      <p className="pl-lead">Choose a location, generate your connection, and use it in your browser or code. We’ll help you check that your setup works.</p>
      <div className="pl-actions"><a className="pl-primary" href="/quickstart">Start connecting <span aria-hidden="true">↗</span></a><a className="pl-secondary" href="https://proxylane.dev/dashboard">Open dashboard</a></div>
      <p className="pl-small">New to proxies? <a href="/proxy-basics">Learn the essentials</a></p>
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    <div className="pl-route" aria-label="Connection workflow: choose your route, connect your tool, then test your destination">
      <div className="pl-route-heading"><img src="https://mintcdn.com/founder-proxylane-dev/yQa4F96nKCREOYC9/images/proxylane-mark.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=yQa4F96nKCREOYC9&q=85&s=f3ce60ee86b0b50a6be11b5e0436d439" alt="ProxyLane symbol" width="32" height="32" data-path="images/proxylane-mark.png" /><span>From setup to your first request</span></div>

      <ol className="pl-route-steps">
        <li><span className="pl-node">1</span><div><strong>Choose your route</strong><p>Country · IP rotation · Protocol</p><div className="pl-chips"><span>Location</span><span>Rotating or sticky</span></div></div></li>
        <li><span className="pl-node">2</span><div><strong>Connect your tool</strong><p>Use the generated URL or connection fields</p><div className="pl-chips"><span>Browser</span><span>Python</span><span>cURL</span></div></div></li>
        <li><span className="pl-node">3</span><div><strong>Test your destination</strong><p>Check the proxy, then the website you need</p></div></li>
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      <p className="pl-route-caption">How the connection workflow fits together</p>
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    <p className="pl-eyebrow">PICK YOUR NEXT STEP</p>
    <h2>What are you connecting?</h2>

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      <Card title="A browser" icon="window-maximize" href="/connect-your-tool#browser">Put the right connection details into your browser or application</Card>
      <Card title="Python or cURL" icon="terminal" href="/connect-your-tool#python-and-curl">Start from a generated example and test a request from your own machine</Card>
      <Card title="A specific location" icon="globe" href="/connection-settings">Choose a country and narrow it down when more location options are available</Card>
      <Card title="A continuous workflow" icon="repeat" href="/rotating-and-sticky">Choose rotating, sticky or timed rotation to suit your requests</Card>
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    <p className="pl-eyebrow">ONE WORKING REQUEST FIRST</p>
    <h2>Three steps to a useful setup</h2>

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      <a href="/quickstart#prepare-your-traffic"><span className="pl-step-number">01</span><h3>Activate your traffic</h3><p>Check that traffic is available after payment before generating credentials</p></a>
      <a href="/quickstart#choose-your-connection"><span className="pl-step-number">02</span><h3>Generate a connection</h3><p>Choose your location and rotation, then copy the details your tool expects</p></a>
      <a href="/quickstart#test-your-setup"><span className="pl-step-number">03</span><h3>Try your real destination</h3><p>Check connectivity, then make a request from the tool you will actually use</p></a>
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  <section className="pl-tools" aria-label="Tool setup guides">
    <span>Use the tools you know</span><a href="/connect-your-tool#playwright">Playwright</a><a href="/connect-your-tool#python-and-curl">Python</a><a href="/connect-your-tool#python-and-curl">cURL</a><a href="/connect-your-tool#n8n">n8n</a><a href="/connect-your-tool#browser">Browser</a>
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    <div><p className="pl-eyebrow">RESIDENTIAL TRAFFIC</p><h2>From \$2.50/GB</h2><p>With the 1 TB package, \$2,500 total. Smaller packages are available. Check the current total before buying.</p></div>
    <a className="pl-secondary" href="https://proxylane.dev/dashboard/billing">View traffic packages</a>
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    <div><h2>Need a hand with your setup?</h2><p>Tell us your tool and what you want to do. We’ll help you find the next step.</p></div>
    <div className="pl-actions"><a className="pl-primary" href="mailto:hello@proxylane.dev?subject=ProxyLane%20setup%20help">Contact support</a><a href="/troubleshooting">Troubleshoot a connection</a></div>
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  <footer className="pl-home-footer"><a href="/traffic-and-payments">Traffic and payments</a><a href="/support">Support guide</a><a href="https://proxylane.dev">ProxyLane website</a></footer>
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