# Quick start

Send your first mobile proxy request in 5 minutes. The flow mirrors residential — the differences are the `type` segment and KYC.

## 1. Complete KYC (one-time)

Mobile is gated behind ID verification. Open **Dashboard → Account → KYC** and complete the form — typically approved within 1 business day. See [ID verification](/account-and-billing/kyc.md) for the document checklist.

Until KYC is approved, requests to `type-mob` return `403` with `X-Helodata-Error-Code: kyc-required`.

## 2. Create a mobile sub-user

1. Open **Dashboard → Mobile → Sub-users → Create sub-user**.
2. Name it and pick a password.
3. Copy the issued sub-user name (e.g. `s1a2b3c4d5e`).

Mobile sub-users are billed and rate-limited separately from residential sub-users.

## 3. Build your username

Simplest case — any US mobile IP:

```
helo_s1a2b3c4d5e-type-mob-region-us
```

To pin a specific carrier, append the ASN — strongly recommended on mobile, see [ASN targeting](/products/overview-1/asn-targeting.md):

```
helo_s1a2b3c4d5e-type-mob-region-us-asn-6167   # Verizon Wireless
```

## 4. Send the request

### curl

```bash
curl -x http://helo_s1a2b3c4d5e-type-mob-region-us:PASSWORD@gate.helodata.io:7777 \
     https://ipv4.icanhazip.com
```

### Python (requests)

```python
import requests

USER = "helo_s1a2b3c4d5e-type-mob-region-us-asn-6167"
PASS = "PASSWORD"
proxy = f"http://{USER}:{PASS}@gate.helodata.io:7777"

r = requests.get(
    "https://ipv4.icanhazip.com",
    proxies={"http": proxy, "https": proxy},
    timeout=60,                                    # mobile is slower — bump the timeout
)
print(r.text.strip())
```

### Node.js (undici)

```js
import { fetch, ProxyAgent } from "undici";

const user = "helo_s1a2b3c4d5e-type-mob-region-us-asn-6167";
const pass = "PASSWORD";
const agent = new ProxyAgent(`http://${user}:${pass}@gate.helodata.io:7777`);

const res = await fetch("https://ipv4.icanhazip.com", { dispatcher: agent });
console.log((await res.text()).trim());
```

Expect \~1–3 seconds latency on the first hop — mobile networks are slower than wired. Bump your client timeout to at least 30s.

## 5. Common next steps

| Goal                          | Add to username                                       |
| ----------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- |
| Pin a carrier                 | `-asn-2516` (KDDI), `-asn-6167` (Verizon Wireless), … |
| Keep the same IP up to 1 hour | `-session-job1-sesstime-60`                           |
| Switch country                | replace `-region-us`                                  |

## What's next

* [ASN targeting](/products/overview-1/asn-targeting.md) — recommended for every mobile workload
* [Sessions & rotation](/products/overview-1/sessions-and-rotation.md) — mobile sticky sessions go up to 60 min
* [ID verification](/account-and-billing/kyc.md) — required for mobile


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