> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.plainproxies.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.plainproxies.com/subuser-api-documentation/proxy-management.md).

# Proxy Management

### Proxy Management

Manage the full lifecycle of proxy sub-users across all product types.

#### Sub-Users

Create, update, and destroy sub-user credentials. Each sub-user represents a discrete set of proxy credentials your end-users connect with.

* **Create**: Set bandwidth, IP count, expiry, country distribution, and concurrency limits
* **Update**: Change password, expiry, max connections, country list, or whitelisted IPs
* **Refresh IPs**: Request a new IP allocation (limited per plan)
* **Destroy**: Cancel and remove the sub-user (frees the slot but does not refund)

#### Proxy Generation

Generate proxy credential strings for any sub-user with optional geo-targeting and session control (rotating or sticky).

#### Proxy Settings

Submit settings change requests for residential proxies — port whitelisting, allowed domains, allowed URLs. Some changes require admin approval.

#### Countries

Browse available proxy locations grouped by product type (Datacenter, ISP, Residential, IPv6).

#### Common patterns

```bash
# Create a sub-user
curl -X POST "https://dashboard.plainproxies.com/api/v2/sub-users" \
  -H "X-API-KEY: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{ "product": "DATA_IPv4", "proxy_ips": 100, "bandwidth": 0, "renew_days": 30 }'

# Generate proxies for a sub-user
curl -X POST "https://dashboard.plainproxies.com/api/v2/proxies/generate" \
  -H "X-API-KEY: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -d '{ "sub_user_uuid": "...", "format": "{ip}:{port}:{user}:{pass}", "country": "US", "quantity": 10 }'
```


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