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Modes: Rapid (Free), Pro and 11 tool groups
Bright Data’s MCP server offers two modes to suit different needs:- Rapid (Free) - Quickly scrape search results and unlock any public webpage as clean Markdown.
- Pro - Access advanced scraping, structured data from top platforms (Amazon, LinkedIn, X, Instagram, etc.), and full browser automation. Built for dynamic and large-scale use cases.
- Groups - Pre-configured tool collections for specific use cases including E-commerce, Social Media, Browser Automation, Business Intelligence, Finance, Research, App Stores, Travel, Advanced Scraping, GEO & LLM Visibility, and Code. Each group bundles relevant tools and data feeds for its domain.
To use Pro mode:
- In Remote MCP, request Pro features by setting
&pro=1. - In Local MCP, enable Pro features with
PRO_MODE=true.
- In Remote MCP, request the Groups by setting
&groups=<group_name>. - In Local MCP, enable Groups with
GROUPS=<group_name>.
Rapid (Free) mode is enabled by default and is recommended for everyday browsing and data needs.
Bright Data MCP Tools Reference
| Mode | Tool Name | Description | Group |
|---|---|---|---|
search_engine | Scrape search results from Google, Bing, or Yandex. Returns SERP results in JSON for Google and Markdown for Bing/Yandex; supports pagination with the cursor parameter. | all | |
scrape_as_markdown | Scrape a single webpage with advanced extraction and return Markdown. Uses Bright Data’s unlocker to handle bot protection and CAPTCHA. | all | |
discover | Search the web and rank results by AI-driven relevance. Returns scored results with title, description, and URL. Supports intent-based ranking, geo-targeting, date filtering, and keyword filtering. | all | |
search_engine_batch | Run up to 10 search queries in parallel. Returns JSON for Google results and Markdown for Bing/Yandex. | advanced_scraping | |
scrape_batch | Scrape up to 10 webpages in one request and return an array of URL/content pairs in Markdown format. | advanced_scraping | |
scrape_as_html | Scrape a single webpage with advanced extraction and return the HTML response body. Handles sites protected by bot detection or CAPTCHA. | advanced_scraping | |
extract | Scrape a webpage as Markdown and convert it to structured JSON using AI sampling, with an optional custom extraction prompt. | advanced_scraping | |
session_stats | Report how many times each tool has been called during the current MCP session. | advanced_scraping | |
web_data_amazon_product | Quickly read structured Amazon product data. Requires a valid product URL containing /dp/. Often faster and more reliable than scraping. | ecommerce | |
web_data_amazon_product_reviews | Quickly read structured Amazon product review data. Requires a valid product URL containing /dp/. Often faster and more reliable than scraping. | ecommerce | |
web_data_amazon_product_search | Retrieve structured Amazon search results. Requires a search keyword and Amazon domain URL; limited to the first page of results. | ecommerce | |
web_data_walmart_product | Quickly read structured Walmart product data. Requires a product URL containing /ip/. Often faster and more reliable than scraping. | ecommerce | |
web_data_walmart_seller | Quickly read structured Walmart seller data. Requires a valid Walmart seller URL. Often faster and more reliable than scraping. | ecommerce | |
web_data_ebay_product | Quickly read structured eBay product data. Requires a valid eBay product URL. Often faster and more reliable than scraping. | ecommerce | |
web_data_homedepot_products | Quickly read structured Home Depot product data. Requires a valid homedepot.com product URL. Often faster and more reliable than scraping. | ecommerce | |
web_data_zara_products | Quickly read structured Zara product data. Requires a valid Zara product URL. Often faster and more reliable than scraping. | ecommerce | |
web_data_etsy_products | Quickly read structured Etsy product data. Requires a valid Etsy product URL. Often faster and more reliable than scraping. | ecommerce | |
web_data_bestbuy_products | Quickly read structured Best Buy product data. Requires a valid Best Buy product URL. Often faster and more reliable than scraping. | ecommerce | |
web_data_linkedin_person_profile | Quickly read structured LinkedIn people profile data. Requires a valid LinkedIn profile URL. Often faster and more reliable than scraping. | social | |
web_data_linkedin_company_profile | Quickly read structured LinkedIn company profile data. Requires a valid LinkedIn company URL. Often faster and more reliable than scraping. | social | |
web_data_linkedin_job_listings | Quickly read structured LinkedIn job listings data. Requires a valid LinkedIn jobs URL. Often faster and more reliable than scraping. | social | |
web_data_linkedin_posts | Quickly read structured LinkedIn posts data. Requires a valid LinkedIn post URL. Often faster and more reliable than scraping. | social | |
web_data_linkedin_people_search | Quickly read structured LinkedIn people search data. Requires a LinkedIn people search URL. Often faster and more reliable than scraping. | social | |
web_data_crunchbase_company | Quickly read structured Crunchbase company data. Requires a valid Crunchbase company URL. Often faster and more reliable than scraping. | business | |
web_data_zoominfo_company_profile | Quickly read structured ZoomInfo company profile data. Requires a valid ZoomInfo company URL. Often faster and more reliable than scraping. | business | |
web_data_instagram_profiles | Quickly read structured Instagram profile data. Requires a valid Instagram profile URL. Often faster and more reliable than scraping. | social | |
web_data_instagram_posts | Quickly read structured Instagram post data. Requires a valid Instagram post URL. Often faster and more reliable than scraping. | social | |
web_data_instagram_reels | Quickly read structured Instagram reel data. Requires a valid Instagram reel URL. Often faster and more reliable than scraping. | social | |
web_data_instagram_comments | Quickly read structured Instagram comments data. Requires a valid Instagram URL. Often faster and more reliable than scraping. | social | |
web_data_facebook_posts | Quickly read structured Facebook post data. Requires a valid Facebook post URL. Often faster and more reliable than scraping. | social | |
web_data_facebook_marketplace_listings | Quickly read structured Facebook Marketplace listing data. Requires a valid Marketplace listing URL. Often faster and more reliable than scraping. | social | |
web_data_facebook_company_reviews | Quickly read structured Facebook company reviews data. Requires a valid Facebook company URL and review count. Often faster and more reliable than scraping. | social | |
web_data_facebook_events | Quickly read structured Facebook events data. Requires a valid Facebook event URL. Often faster and more reliable than scraping. | social | |
web_data_tiktok_profiles | Quickly read structured TikTok profile data. Requires a valid TikTok profile URL. Often faster and more reliable than scraping. | social | |
web_data_tiktok_posts | Quickly read structured TikTok post data. Requires a valid TikTok post URL. Often faster and more reliable than scraping. | social | |
web_data_tiktok_shop | Quickly read structured TikTok Shop product data. Requires a valid TikTok Shop product URL. Often faster and more reliable than scraping. | social | |
web_data_tiktok_comments | Quickly read structured TikTok comments data. Requires a valid TikTok video URL. Often faster and more reliable than scraping. | social | |
web_data_google_maps_reviews | Quickly read structured Google Maps reviews data. Requires a valid Google Maps URL and optional days_limit (default 3). Often faster and more reliable than scraping. | business | |
web_data_google_shopping | Quickly read structured Google Shopping product data. Requires a valid Google Shopping product URL. Often faster and more reliable than scraping. | ecommerce | |
web_data_google_play_store | Quickly read structured Google Play Store app data. Requires a valid Play Store app URL. Often faster and more reliable than scraping. | app_stores | |
web_data_apple_app_store | Quickly read structured Apple App Store app data. Requires a valid App Store app URL. Often faster and more reliable than scraping. | app_stores | |
web_data_github_repository_file | Quickly read structured GitHub repository file data. Requires a valid GitHub file URL. Often faster and more reliable than scraping. | research | |
web_data_yahoo_finance_business | Quickly read structured Yahoo Finance company profile data. Requires a valid Yahoo Finance business URL. Often faster and more reliable than scraping. | finance | |
web_data_x_posts | Quickly read structured X (Twitter) post data. Requires a valid X post URL. Often faster and more reliable than scraping. | social | |
web_data_x_profile_posts | Quickly read structured X posts from a profile. Requires a valid X profile URL. Returns the most recent posts, with optional date range filtering. | social | |
web_data_zillow_properties_listing | Quickly read structured Zillow property listing data. Requires a valid Zillow listing URL. Often faster and more reliable than scraping. | business | |
web_data_booking_hotel_listings | Quickly read structured Booking.com hotel listing data. Requires a valid Booking.com listing URL. Often faster and more reliable than scraping. | travel | |
web_data_youtube_videos | Quickly read structured YouTube video metadata. Requires a valid YouTube video URL. Often faster and more reliable than scraping. | social | |
web_data_youtube_profiles | Quickly read structured YouTube channel profile data. Requires a valid YouTube channel URL. Often faster and more reliable than scraping. | social | |
web_data_youtube_comments | Quickly read structured YouTube comments data. Requires a valid YouTube video URL and optional num_of_comments (default 10). Often faster and more reliable than scraping. | social | |
web_data_reddit_posts | Quickly read structured Reddit post data. Requires a valid Reddit post URL. Often faster and more reliable than scraping. | social | |
scraping_browser_navigate | Open or reuse a scraping-browser session and navigate to the provided URL, resetting tracked network requests. | browser | |
scraping_browser_go_back | Navigate the active scraping-browser session back to the previous page and report the new URL and title. | browser | |
scraping_browser_go_forward | Navigate the active scraping-browser session forward to the next page and report the new URL and title. | browser | |
scraping_browser_snapshot | Capture an ARIA snapshot of the current page listing interactive elements and their refs for later ref-based actions. | browser | |
scraping_browser_click_ref | Click an element using its ref from the latest ARIA snapshot; requires a ref and human-readable element description. | browser | |
scraping_browser_type_ref | Fill an element identified by ref from the ARIA snapshot, optionally pressing Enter to submit after typing. | browser | |
scraping_browser_screenshot | Capture a screenshot of the current page; supports optional full_page mode for full-length images. | browser | |
scraping_browser_network_requests | List the network requests recorded since page load with HTTP method, URL, and response status for debugging. | browser | |
scraping_browser_wait_for_ref | Wait until an element identified by ARIA ref becomes visible, with an optional timeout in milliseconds. | browser | |
scraping_browser_get_text | Return the text content of the current page’s body element. | browser | |
scraping_browser_get_html | Return the HTML content of the current page; avoid the full_page option unless head or script tags are required. | browser | |
scraping_browser_scroll | Scroll to the bottom of the current page in the scraping-browser session. | browser | |
scraping_browser_scroll_to_ref | Scroll the page until the element referenced in the ARIA snapshot is in view. | browser | |
web_data_chatgpt_ai_insights | Send a prompt to ChatGPT and get back AI-generated insights. Returns structured answer text, citations, recommendations, and markdown. Useful for GEO and LLM as a judge. | geo | |
web_data_grok_ai_insights | Send a prompt to Grok and get back AI-generated insights. Returns structured answer text in markdown format. Useful for GEO and LLM as a judge. | geo | |
web_data_perplexity_ai_insights | Send a prompt to Perplexity and get back AI-generated insights. Returns structured answer text in markdown format. Useful for GEO and LLM as a judge. | geo | |
web_data_npm_package | Quickly read structured npm package data. Requires a valid npm package name (e.g., @brightdata/sdk). Often faster and more reliable than scraping. | code | |
web_data_pypi_package | Quickly read structured PyPI package data. Requires a valid PyPI package name (e.g., langchain-brightdata). Often faster and more reliable than scraping. | code |