Tinyproxy

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
position: Consumer
access: Open Source
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
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