Is PyProxy shut down permanently?

Officially unconfirmed, but every IPIDEA-family brand that started failing like this in 2026 (922, PIA S5, LunaProxy, IP2World) never came back. Plan accordingly.

Why did PyProxy stop working?

It's part of the IPIDEA ecosystem that has been dismantled since Google's January 2026 takedown. The brands have been going offline one by one all year.

Can I get my PyProxy balance back?

Almost certainly not, and any site offering paid "recovery" is a scam. Don't send anyone money or credentials.

What's the closest replacement for PyProxy?

For the same S5-style per-IP workflow — Hide Proxy. For GB traffic plans — Pia Proxy GB (the real PIA pool) from $1.35/GB with non-expiring traffic.

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PyProxy Not Working? What's Happening in August 2026 + Where Users Are Going

If PyProxy stopped responding, the dashboard won't load or your proxies died mid-session — it's not your setup. As of August 2026, PyProxy is going dark, and the pattern is one we've seen four times this year already.

Update (August 10, 2026): following the shutdown, the original PYPROXY team officially handed the project over to ProxyUniverse. The domain pyproxy.com now hosts the official service status, the balance policy, and a migration guide for former users — including a warning about fake "PYPROXY client downloads" that are circulating with malware inside.

What's happening with PyProxy

PyProxy is part of the IPIDEA network family — the same ecosystem behind 922 S5, PIA S5, LunaProxy, ABCProxy and IP2World. That ecosystem has been collapsing brand by brand since Google's takedown in January 2026. In August 2026, PyProxy users started reporting the familiar sequence: login failures, dead proxies, silent support.

We tracked the same arc with every sister brand: first intermittent outages, then a "maintenance" claim, then the site never comes back. No exceptions so far.

Can you recover your PyProxy balance?

Based on how 922, PIA S5 and IP2World ended: realistically, no. Once the storefront dies, there is nothing to claim a balance from. Two warnings:

Don't top up now hoping to "use it up before it dies" — deposits are the first thing to stop working properly.