POST
/
request
cURL
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.brightdata.com/request \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
  "zone": "serp_api1",
  "url": "https://www.google.com/search?q=pizza",
  "format": "json",
  "method": "GET",
  "country": "us",
  "data_format": "markdown"
}'
"OK"
Related guide: SERP API Introduction

Authorizations

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Authorization
string
header
required

Use your Bright Data API Key as a Bearer token in the Authorization header.

How to authenticate:

  1. Obtain your API Key from the Bright Data account settings at https://brightdata.com/cp/setting/users
  2. Include the API Key in the Authorization header of your requests
  3. Format: Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY

Example:

Authorization: Bearer b5648e1096c6442f60a6c4bbbe73f8d2234d3d8324554bd6a7ec8f3f251f07df

Learn how to get your Bright Data API key: https://docs.brightdata.com/api-reference/authentication

Query Parameters

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async
boolean

Set this to true for asynchronous

Body

application/json

Response

200
application/json

OK

The response is of type string.

Example:

"OK"