A fast, reliable, and no-CORS Node.js proxy server that handles all HTTP methods (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, PATCH, OPTIONS, HEAD) and supports both HTTP and HTTPS targets.
Access any URL via a simple path-based proxy — perfect for bypassing CORS restrictions, testing APIs, and integrating third-party services seamlessly.
- ✅ Supports all HTTP methods (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, PATCH, OPTIONS, HEAD)
- ✅ Handles both HTTP and HTTPS target URLs transparently
- ✅ No CORS restrictions — adds permissive CORS headers automatically
- ✅ Proxy requests and responses are forwarded exactly as-is
- ✅ Easy-to-use URL format:
[https://your-proxy.com/https://target-website.com/api](https://your-proxy.com/https://target-website.com/api)
- ✅ Built with popular, battle-tested libraries: Express and cors-anywhere
- ✅ Lightweight and fast — minimal dependencies for maximum performance
- ✅ Fully configurable via
.envfile (e.g., port settings) - ✅ Handles CORS preflight
OPTIONSrequests gracefully - ✅ Ready for production deployment on any Node.js hosting platform
- Bypass cross-origin resource sharing (CORS) limitations in browsers
- Bypass Error:
Access to fetch at 'https://target-website.com' from origin 'https://your-website.com' has been blocked by CORS policy: No 'Access-Control-Allow-Origin' header is present on the requested resource. - Bypass Error:
The page at 'https://your-website.com' was loaded over HTTPS, but requested an insecure resource 'http://target-website.com'. This request has been blocked; the content must be served over HTTPS. - Quickly test external APIs without setting up complicated proxies
- Proxy third-party services for web or mobile applications
- Simple URL pattern for easy integration into your frontend or backend
- Open-source and MIT licensed — customize and extend as you like!
- Node.js v14 or higher
- npm (comes with Node.js)
- Clone the repo or download source code:
git clone https://github.com/mamedul/proxy.git
cd proxy- Install dependencies:
npm install- Create a
.envfile in the project root to configure the port:
PORT=3000- Start the server:
npm run startOr, for development with automatic restarts:
npm run dev- Open your browser or API client and use the proxy:
http://localhost:3000/https://example.com/api/data
.
├── proxy.js # Main proxy server script
├── package.json # Project metadata and dependencies
├── .env # Environment variables (optional)
└── README.md # This file
- The proxy listens for incoming requests matching
/http(s)://target-url/*. - It extracts the target URL from the request path.
- Uses
cors-anywhereto forward the request to the target. - Adds permissive CORS headers to all responses.
- Handles
OPTIONSpreflight requests immediately with no content. - Returns the proxied response back to the client exactly as received.
- Change the port in
.envor default to 3000. - Add custom headers or logging by editing
proxy.js. - Secure with authentication or rate limiting in production.
Hi! I'm Mamedul Islam, a passionate Web Developer who builds modern web applications, E-commerce, PWAs, and fast, static, dynamic, responsive websites. Specializing in WooCommerce, Wordpress, PHP, MySQL, and modern web development. Creating exceptional digital experiences since 2017.
I'm open for freelance work, Woocommerce, E-commerce, Wordpress, PWA development, speed test apps, Firebase projects, websocket, PHP, MySQL and more. Hire me to bring your ideas to life with clean, modern code!
This project is licensed under the MIT License — feel free to use, modify, and distribute it freely. ⭐ Don't forget to star this repo if you like it! © 2025 Mamedul Islam
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