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Tinyproxy

Tinyproxy is a lightweight, open-source HTTP/HTTPS proxy daemon designed for POSIX operating systems. It is ideal for use cases in embedded deployments, small networks, and environments where a full-featured HTTP proxy is required with minimal system resource usage. Configuration is file-based with an internal statistics monitoring page.

Tinyproxy publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Forward Proxy, Proxy, HTTP, Networking, and Open Source.

The Tinyproxy catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

Tinyproxy’s developer surface includes documentation and 7 more developer resources.

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34.3/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 3/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1
AccessFreemium
1 APIs
Forward ProxyProxyHTTPNetworkingOpen Source

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scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1
Composite quality — 34.3/100 · thin
Contract Quality 5.7 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 1.7 / 20
Commercial Clarity 7.9 / 20
Operational Transparency 4.8 / 13
Governance 8.3 / 12
Discoverability 5.9 / 10
Agent readiness — 3/100 · human only
Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 1

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Tinyproxy

Tinyproxy is a lightweight HTTP/HTTPS proxy daemon for POSIX operating systems with minimal system resource requirements. Provides forward proxying, HTTPS CONNECT tunneling, dom...

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Tinyproxy Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Tinyproxy Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Tinyproxy Finops

FINOPS

Semantic Vocabularies 1

JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.

Tinyproxy Context

23 classes · 2 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Tinyproxy API Rules

5 rules · 3 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 1

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

Tinyproxy Configuration

29 properties

JSON SCHEMA

JSON Structure 1

JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.

Tinyproxy Config Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Examples 1

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

Tinyproxy Config Example

3 fields

EXAMPLE

Resources

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation
 JSONSchema
JSONSchema

Design & Contract 3

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

JSONStructure
JSONStructure
 JSONLDContext
JSONLDContext
 Vocabulary
Vocabulary

Build 2

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization
 GitHubRepository
GitHubRepository

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Website
Website

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: tinyproxy
name: Tinyproxy
description: Tinyproxy is a lightweight, open-source HTTP/HTTPS proxy daemon designed for POSIX operating systems. It is ideal
  for use cases in embedded deployments, small networks, and environments where a full-featured HTTP proxy is required with
  minimal system resource usage. Configuration is file-based with an internal statistics monitoring page.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
position: Consumer
access: Open Source
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/tinyproxy.png
tags:
- Forward Proxy
- Proxy
- HTTP
- Networking
- Open Source
created: '2026-03-27'
modified: '2026-05-03'
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/tinyproxy/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: tinyproxy:tinyproxy
  name: Tinyproxy
  description: Tinyproxy is a lightweight HTTP/HTTPS proxy daemon for POSIX operating systems with minimal system resource
    requirements. Provides forward proxying, HTTPS CONNECT tunneling, domain filtering, access control, upstream proxy chaining,
    transparent proxying, and an internal statistics monitoring page.
  humanURL: https://tinyproxy.github.io/
  tags:
  - Forward Proxy
  - Proxy
  - HTTP
  - Networking
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://tinyproxy.github.io/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://github.com/tinyproxy/tinyproxy#readme
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/tinyproxy/tinyproxy
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/tinyproxy/refs/heads/main/json-schema/tinyproxy-config-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/tinyproxy/refs/heads/main/json-structure/tinyproxy-config-structure.json
  - type: JSONLDContext
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/tinyproxy/refs/heads/main/json-ld/tinyproxy-context.jsonld
features:
- HTTP and HTTPS proxy support
- CONNECT tunneling for HTTPS
- Domain and URL filtering
- Access control lists
- Upstream proxy chaining
- Transparent proxy mode
- Internal statistics monitoring page
- Privacy header filtering
- Logging with configurable verbosity
- Small memory footprint (~2MB with glibc)
useCases:
- Embedded systems proxy
- Small network HTTP proxy
- Content filtering gateway
- Development and testing proxy
- Container sidecar proxy
- IoT device internet access control
integrations:
- Linux networking stack
- systemd service management
- Docker container deployments
solutions:
- Network access control
- Internet traffic filtering
- Embedded proxy deployments
- Development proxy environments
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://tinyproxy.github.io/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://tinyproxy.github.io/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/tinyproxy
- type: GitHubRepository
  url: https://github.com/tinyproxy/tinyproxy
- type: JSONSchema
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/tinyproxy/refs/heads/main/json-schema/tinyproxy-config-schema.json
- type: JSONStructure
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/tinyproxy/refs/heads/main/json-structure/tinyproxy-config-structure.json
- type: JSONLDContext
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/tinyproxy/refs/heads/main/json-ld/tinyproxy-context.jsonld
- type: Vocabulary
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/tinyproxy/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/tinyproxy-vocabulary.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com