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Configure proxy settings

Configure proxy settings in Low Code Automation to connect to BrowserStack from behind an enterprise firewall.

If your network routes outbound traffic through a proxy, set the proxy in the desktop app so that Low Code Automation reaches BrowserStack services.

Configure proxy

To configure a proxy in the desktop app, do the following:

Click BrowserStack Low Code Automation in the menu bar, then select Proxy Configuration.

The BrowserStack Low Code Automation menu open with the Proxy Configuration option

Select a proxy type, then set the fields for that type.

Low Code Automation connects directly to BrowserStack.

Proxy Configuration dialog with No Proxy selected and the four proxy type options listed

Uses the proxy set in your operating system.

Proxy Configuration dialog with Use system Proxy selected and a connection test in progress

Uses the proxy server you specify. Set the following fields:

Select HTTP or HTTPS from the Connection dropdown.
Enter the Host and Port of your proxy server.
If your proxy needs credentials, select Proxy server requires authentication, then enter the username and password.

Proxy Configuration dialog with the connection, host, port, and authentication fields for an HTTP proxy

Uses a PAC file to select the proxy for each request.

Click Update, then select your .pac file.

Proxy Configuration dialog with the PAC file path field and the Update option

In Bypass proxy for, enter comma-separated hosts or domains that connect directly, or leave the field empty. Example: *.corp, localhost, 127.0.0.1.

Click Test configured proxy, then check the connection results.

Click Apply configuration.

To clear the fields, click Reset.

Open proxy configuration from a warning

Low Code Automation flags a proxy as the likely cause when a service or a validation cannot connect. You can open Proxy Configuration from either warning and fix the connection without leaving your current task.

From the health check

When a service is unreachable, the Application Health Check dialog shows the number of failed services and the warning “A proxy on your network may be blocking these connections”. Click Configure in the warning to set the proxy, then run the check again.

Application Health Check dialog with two services in error and a warning that a proxy may be blocking connections

For more information, see Run health check on Low Code Automation.

From a visual validation error

When visual validation can’t reach the Percy service during a recording, the recorder panel shows the error. Click Configure proxy in the error to set the proxy, then continue recording.

Recorder panel with a visual validation connection error and the Configure proxy option

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