diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ docker run -d -p 5566:5566 -p 4444:4444 --env tors=25 mattes/rotating-proxy
 
 # test with ...
 curl --proxy 127.0.0.1:5566 https://api.my-ip.io/ip
+or
+curl -vx socks5://127.0.0.1:5566 https://api.ipify.org?format=json
+response: {"ip":"X.X.X.X"}* Connection #0 to host 127.0.0.1 left intact
 
 # monitor
 http://127.0.0.1:4444/haproxy?stats