Packetstream
PacketStream is a residential proxy network that allows users to collect public web data through a peer to peer network of residential IPs.
Summary
PacketStream is a peer to peer residential proxy network that routes traffic through household connections. Developers can access the network via HTTP, HTTPS, or SOCKS5 protocols using a central proxy gateway. The service supports sticky sessions for up to 60 minutes and country level targeting through auth key modifiers. It is used for price monitoring, ad verification, and localized SEO tracking.
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Packetstream User Reviews
Packetstream offers a comprehensive range of web scraping and data collection products, from proxies to data sets and data APIs.
User Review Summary
Reviewers disagree on the reliability of payments, with some receiving funds in days while others report missing withdrawals or blocked transactions. Users frequently praise the low prices and ease of setup for accessing restricted content. However, many critics report extremely slow earning rates and a lack of support responses regarding technical issues. Several individuals also complain about account bans occurring near the withdrawal threshold and the removal of the cashout button in the new interface.
Trustscore 3.4 | 648 reviews
No withdrawal button in the new UI!
I do not see any withdrawal button in their new interface. Earlier, there used to be a withdraw to paypal option under Account section.
Now the Account section is just about changing password. I cannot locate the withdraw to Paypal button anywhere else on the dashboard.
I sent them like 5 emais so far about this. Not a single one has been replied to!
Used to be good, now absolute crap! When you change your UI, make sure that the basic legacy buttons/functions (i.e. withdrawal) are properly addressed as well.
I made a withdrawal and I was mailed…
I made a withdrawal and I was mailed since 4th of April that my payment has been processed but I'm yet to receive anything in my PayPal account. The worst aspect of it there's no withdrawal history in their app. That's not a good look. I have mailed them to logged my complaint but nothing yet from them😡
Recommend it, it pays!!!!
The delay in reaching the minimum withdrawal amount depends on your internet connection. But they do pay; I just received my first payment, and they sent me a confirmation email saying my earnings would be deposited in a week, but it was very fast. I requested the payment on Wednesday, and today, Saturday, I already have my money in PayPal. I recommend it and will continue using it. It's not a way to become a millionaire, but it does add a little extra to your income. I have it installed on my computer.
Packetstream
Packetstream is a peer to peer residential proxy network powered by real household IPs. Developers access the service via a proxy gateway to handle public web data collection, price monitoring, and ad verification using metered residential traffic.
Ideal Use Cases
Packetstream is a residential proxy network that routes traffic through household connections. It is accessed via a proxy gateway using auth key modifiers to manage targeting and rotation.
Ideal Use Cases
- E-commerce & price monitoring: Access retail sites via residential ISP traffic
- Travel & hotel pricing: Compare prices that differ by country using targeting
- Ad verification: View ads as real users through residential household IPs
- SEO & rank tracking: Perform localized search tracking from specific countries
Poor Use Cases
- Multi-step flows & logged-in sessions: Sessions fail immediately if the assigned peer disconnects
- Large-scale crawling: $1.00/GB pricing may be costly for high-volume simple pages
- Real-time, low-latency lookups: Residential peer connections can vary in response time
- JavaScript-heavy sites & SPAs: No built-in JS rendering or headless browser service documented
Performance
Assuming average page size is 250kb
| Domain | Success Rate | Avg. Success Latency | GB | Provider Plan | Cost/GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| aliexpress.com | 97% | 3.2s | 50 | Residential Proxies ($50/month) | $1 |
| amazon.com | 81% | 3.8s | 50 | Residential Proxies ($50/month) | $1 |
| apple.com | 98% | 3.1s | 50 | Residential Proxies ($50/month) | $1 |
| bestbuy.com | 8% | 5.0s | 50 | Residential Proxies ($50/month) | $1 |
| costco.com | 41% | 4.5s | 50 | Residential Proxies ($50/month) | $1 |
| ebay.com | 38% | 11.2s | 50 | Residential Proxies ($50/month) | $1 |
| homedepot.com | 16% | 1.5s | 50 | Residential Proxies ($50/month) | $1 |
| target.com | 96% | 4.9s | 50 | Residential Proxies ($50/month) | $1 |
| walmart.com | 98% | 3.9s | 50 | Residential Proxies ($50/month) | $1 |
| zalando.co.uk | 92% | 3.8s | 50 | Residential Proxies ($50/month) | $1 |
Features
| Feature | API Credit | Description |
|---|---|---|
Country_country- | - | Appending _country-XX to the auth key forces the exit country. No per-country surcharge is listed. |
Sticky Sessions_session- | - | _session-<label> reuses one exit; mapping expires after a rolling 60-minute inactivity timeout. |
Geotargeting
Geotargeting is enabled by appending the country parameter to the auth key. This feature is included in the standard residential rate of one dollar per GB with no additional costs documented.
| Standard Countries No extra cost | |
|---|---|
| Argentina | India |
| Australia | Indonesia |
| Brazil | Italy |
| Canada | Japan |
| Colombia | Mexico |
| Czech Republic | Netherlands |
| Egypt | Norway |
| France | Philippines |
| Germany | Poland |
| Hong Kong | Romania |
| … and many more countries | |
Packetstream Plans
Residential Proxies
- 50 GB included
- $50 per month
Reseller API
- 500 GB included
- $500 per month
Integrating Packetstream
PacketStream is a rotating residential proxy gateway with no REST API: every request is sent through proxy.packetstream.io on port 31111 (HTTPS), 31112 (HTTP) or 31113 (SOCKS5). Authentication is proxy Basic auth where the username is the dashboard username and the password is the dashboard auth key.
curl --proxy 'https://proxy.packetstream.io:31111' --proxy-user "${PACKETSTREAM_USER}:${PACKETSTREAM_AUTH_KEY}" 'https://ipinfo.io'import requestsusername = 'YOUR_PACKETSTREAM_USER'auth_key = 'YOUR_PACKETSTREAM_AUTH_KEY'proxy = f'http://{username}:{auth_key}@proxy.packetstream.io:31111'response = requests.get('https://ipinfo.io', proxies={'http': proxy, 'https': proxy})print(response.text)
Examples