diff --git a/app/config/config.py b/app/config/config.py
index ab4aa6e..d05eb17 100644
--- a/app/config/config.py
+++ b/app/config/config.py
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ with open(config_file, mode="rb") as fp:
 
 app = _cfg.get("app", {})
 whisper = _cfg.get("whisper", {})
+pexels = _cfg.get("pexels", {})
+
 hostname = socket.gethostname()
 
 log_level = _cfg.get("log_level", "DEBUG")
diff --git a/app/services/material.py b/app/services/material.py
index 8aa5900..2c0bbf7 100644
--- a/app/services/material.py
+++ b/app/services/material.py
@@ -33,12 +33,12 @@ def search_videos(search_term: str,
     headers = {
         "Authorization": round_robin_api_key()
     }
-
+    proxies = config.pexels.get("proxies", None)
     # Build URL
     query_url = f"https://api.pexels.com/videos/search?query={search_term}&per_page=15&orientation={video_orientation}&locale={locale}"
-    logger.info(f"searching videos: {query_url}")
+    logger.info(f"searching videos: {query_url}, with proxies: {proxies}")
     # Send the request
-    r = requests.get(query_url, headers=headers)
+    r = requests.get(query_url, headers=headers, proxies=proxies, verify=False)
 
     # Parse the response
     response = r.json()
@@ -71,8 +71,9 @@ def search_videos(search_term: str,
 def save_video(video_url: str, save_dir: str) -> str:
     video_id = f"vid-{str(int(time.time() * 1000))}"
     video_path = f"{save_dir}/{video_id}.mp4"
+    proxies = config.pexels.get("proxies", None)
     with open(video_path, "wb") as f:
-        f.write(requests.get(video_url).content)
+        f.write(requests.get(video_url, proxies=proxies, verify=False).content)
 
     return video_path
 
diff --git a/config.example.toml b/config.example.toml
index 7fc8ae5..7a669ec 100644
--- a/config.example.toml
+++ b/config.example.toml
@@ -50,4 +50,13 @@
     model_size="large-v3"
     # if you want to use GPU, set device="cuda"
     device="CPU"
-    compute_type="int8"
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+    compute_type="int8"
+
+[pexels]
+    [pexels.proxies]
+        ### Use a proxy to access the Pexels API
+        ### Format: "http://<username>:<password>@<proxy>:<port>"
+        ### Example: "http://user:pass@proxy:1234"
+        ### Doc: https://requests.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user/advanced/#proxies
+        # http = "http://10.10.1.10:3128"
+        # https = "http://10.10.1.10:1080"
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