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Where to find Tor bridges?

Because bridge addresses are not public, you will need to request them yourself. You have a few options: moat (inside Tor Browser), the Tor Project website, our Telegram bot, or email.

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Request bridges from within Tor Browser

If you're starting Tor Browser for the first time, click on "Configure Connection" to open the Tor settings window. In the "Bridges" section, locate the option to "Find more bridges" and click on "Request bridges" for Tor Project to provide a bridge. Complete the Captcha and click "Submit". Click "Connect" to save your settings.

Or, if you have Tor Browser running, click on "Settings" in the hamburger menu (≡) and then on "Connection" in the sidebar. In the "Bridges" section, locate the option to "Find more bridges" and click on "Request bridges" for Tor Project to provide a bridge. Complete the Captcha and click "Submit". Your setting will automatically be saved once you close the tab.

Obtain bridges from the Bridges website

  1. Visit our bridges website.
  2. Click on 'Just give me bridges!' and copy the bridge lines.
  3. Or use advanced options to select the type of pluggable transport and only get bridges with a IPv6 address.

Obtain bridges via Telegram Bot

  1. Send a message to @GetBridgesBot on Telegram.
  2. Tap on 'Start' or write /start in the chat.
  3. To get bridges, type /obfs4 or /webtunnel.
  4. Copy the bridge addresses.

Obtain bridges via Email

Email bridges@torproject.org from a Gmail or Riseup email address and copy the bridge addresses received in the email.