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To check real-time traffic consumption and compare it against our metrics, run a download of a known size and see what the dashboard records for it. This applies to Residential and Mobile proxies. ISP proxies carry unlimited traffic and are not metered.

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The test

1

Open your dashboard

Go to the NodeMaven dashboard.
2

Note your current usage

Find the Breakdown by domain section and set the time filter to 24 hours.
3

Download a file of a known size

Open your anti-detect browser, connected through the proxy, and go to a sample file host such as testfile.org.Download the 10MB file and wait for it to fully open.
4

Close the browser

Close the anti-detect browser completely.
5

Wait 20 minutes

Traffic is not deducted instantly. See Why did my traffic drop after I closed my browser?
6

Compare

Return to the dashboard and check Breakdown by domain again. The top line should show the files.testfile.org domain, with the bandwidth used and the number of requests.

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What a correct result looks like

For a 10MB download, the dashboard should show around 10MB against that domain. A reading of 11-12MB is normal. Page loading generates additional traffic of its own on top of the file itself, so the figure is expected to run slightly above the file size rather than matching it exactly. If the figure is far higher than that, something else on the machine is also routing through the proxy. Check Breakdown by domain for domains you did not expect to see.