diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ce3a84dc1..3b8fed134 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ You must pass at least the `writeKey`. Additional configuration options are list
 | `defaultSettings`          | undefined | Settings that will be used if the request to get the settings from Segment fails                                                               |
 | `autoAddSegmentDestination`| true      | Set to false to skip adding the SegmentDestination plugin                                                                                      |
 | `storePersistor`           | undefined | A custom persistor for the store that `analytics-react-native` leverages. Must match `Persistor` interface exported from [sovran-react-native](https://github.com/segmentio/sovran-react-native).|
+| `proxy`                    | undefined | `proxy` is a batch url to post to instead of 'https://api.segment.io/v1/b'.                                                                    |
+
 
 \* The default value of `debug` will be false in production.
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/__tests__/api.test.ts b/packages/core/src/__tests__/api.test.ts
index 81a434a43..9c2f10bfe 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/__tests__/api.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/__tests__/api.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import {
+  Config,
   Context,
   EventType,
   SegmentAPIIntegrations,
@@ -7,6 +8,7 @@ import {
 } from '../types';
 import { sendEvents } from '../api';
 import * as context from '../context';
+import { batchApi } from '../constants';
 
 describe('#sendEvents', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
@@ -26,7 +28,7 @@ describe('#sendEvents', () => {
       .mockReturnValue('2001-01-01T00:00:00.000Z');
   });
 
-  it('sends an event', async () => {
+  async function sendAnEventPer(config: Config, toUrl: string) {
     const mockResponse = Promise.resolve('MANOS');
     // @ts-ignore
     global.fetch = jest.fn(() => Promise.resolve(mockResponse));
@@ -57,13 +59,11 @@ describe('#sendEvents', () => {
     };
 
     await sendEvents({
-      config: {
-        writeKey: 'SEGMENT_KEY',
-      },
+      config,
       events: [event],
     });
 
-    expect(fetch).toHaveBeenCalledWith('https://api.segment.io/v1/b', {
+    expect(fetch).toHaveBeenCalledWith(toUrl, {
       method: 'POST',
       body: JSON.stringify({
         batch: [event],
@@ -75,5 +75,22 @@ describe('#sendEvents', () => {
         'Content-Type': 'text/plain',
       },
     });
+  }
+
+  it('sends an event', async () => {
+    const toSegmentBatchApi = batchApi;
+    const config = {
+      writeKey: 'SEGMENT_KEY',
+    };
+    await sendAnEventPer(config, toSegmentBatchApi);
+  });
+
+  it('sends an event to proxy', async () => {
+    const toProxyUrl = 'https://myprox.io/b';
+    const config = {
+      writeKey: 'SEGMENT_KEY',
+      proxy: toProxyUrl,
+    };
+    await sendAnEventPer(config, toProxyUrl);
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/core/src/api.ts b/packages/core/src/api.ts
index 6ec59399e..0dddc1665 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/api.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/api.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ export const sendEvents = async ({
   config: Config;
   events: SegmentEvent[];
 }) => {
-  await fetch(batchApi, {
+  const requestUrl = config.proxy || batchApi;
+  await fetch(requestUrl, {
     method: 'POST',
     body: JSON.stringify({
       batch: events,
diff --git a/packages/core/src/types.ts b/packages/core/src/types.ts
index 97b7ad1a7..ff9c48251 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/types.ts
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ export type Config = {
   autoAddSegmentDestination?: boolean;
   collectDeviceId?: boolean;
   storePersistor?: Persistor;
+  proxy?: string;
 };
 
 export type ClientMethods = {