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Bright Data offers a range of proxy and scraping infra solutions for every use case, allowing you to focus on your data collection while our technology takes care of the rest.

Welcome to the Scraping Cloud

Getting to know our proxy products

Collect data at scale using the industry's most reliable proxy infrastructure distributed across 195+ countries

Bright Data's Proxy Network

Bright Data’s Residential proxy network offers 72+ million IPs from 195+ countries, ideal for browsing and data collection as a real user.

Introduction

Introduction to Residential Proxies

Follow these steps to set up your [Residential Proxy](https://brightdata.com/proxy-types/residential-proxies) with Bright Data. Sign in, create a proxy zone, and verify your account to start.

Quick Start

How to Get Started with Residential Proxies

Configure your Bright Data Residential Proxy settings with ease. Learn how to set IP types, enable geolocation targeting, manage advanced options like long-session peers, and more.

Configure

How to Configure Your Residential Proxy

To safeguard our expansive and ethical Residential network, Bright Data applies monitoring rules to ensure all Residential proxy traffic aligns with approved use cases and compliance policies.

Access Policy

Residential Network Access Policy

Learn how to send your first request using Bright Data's proxy products with easy-to-follow code examples in multiple programming languages.

Send your first request

Find answers to common questions about integrating, configuring, and using Bright Data's Residential proxy products, including IP types, geotargeting, and error codes.

Residential products FAQ

Discover Bright Data's Datacenter proxy network, offering over 1.6 million IPs from 98+ countries, providing the fastest and most cost-effective proxy solution.

Introduction to Datacenter Proxies

Learn how to quickly set up your Datacenter proxy on Bright Data with this step-by-step guide, including signing in, creating a proxy, and verifying your account.

How to Get Started with Datacenter Proxies

Learn how to configure your datacenter proxy settings, select IP types, set geolocation targeting, and enable advanced features in this guide.

How to Configure Your Datacenter Proxy

Find answers to common questions about integrating, configuring, and using Bright Data's Datacenter proxy products, including IP types, geotargeting, and error codes.

Dataceter Proxy FAQ

Learn how Bright Data's ISP Proxy Network leverages residential IPs for high-speed, reliable data access, ideal for ad verification, QA, and overcoming datacenter proxy blocks.

Introduction to ISP Proxies

Learn how to get started with Bright Data's ISP Proxies, from setting up your account to creating and naming your proxy zone, with easy-to-follow steps.

How to Get Started with ISP Proxies

Learn how to configure your ISP proxy settings effectively, choose IP types, enable cache proxy, and ensure 100% uptime for optimal performance.

How to Configure Your ISP Proxy

Discover how Bright Data's virtual ISP proxies operate, including security measures, user privacy, and compliance with ISP policies. Get answers to your most pressing questions.

ISP Proxies FAQs

Discover Bright Data's Mobile Proxy Network with 7 million mobile IPs worldwide, ideal for business intelligence, competitor analysis, and ad verification.

Introduction to Mobile Proxies

Follow this step-by-step guide to quickly get started with Bright Data's Mobile Proxies, including setup instructions and account verification tips.

How to Get Started with Mobile Proxies

Learn how to configure your Bright Data Mobile Proxy settings, including IP types, geolocation targeting, cache proxy, and advanced options for optimal performance.

How to Configure Your Mobile Proxy

Find answers to common questions about integrating, configuring, and using Bright Data's Mobile proxy products, including IP types, geotargeting, and error codes.

Mobile Proxy FAQs

Get to know Bright Data's Proxy Manager, an advanced tool for controlling, managing, and monitoring proxies with unique customization, rules implementation, and API integration.

Introduction to Proxy Manager

Get started with Bright Data's Proxy Manager by choosing Cloud Server or On-Premise, and begin managing and customizing your proxies for optimal performance.

How to Get Started with Proxy Manager

Learn more about what Proxy Manager can do, how to tailor it to your needs, and how to implement popular optimized workflows.

How to Configure the Proxy Manager

Learn about Bright Data's Proxy Manager integration options and some tips for best use.

Integration

Proxy Manager Integration

Implement best practices for securing your Proxy Manager, including IP whitelisting, admin access control, and token-based authentication.

Security

Secure Your Proxy Manager Setup

Find detailed answers to common Proxy Manager questions, including access restriction, port multiplication, IP targeting, and more.

Proxy Manager FAQs

Proxy configuration options

Explore the catalog of Bright Data HTTP errors, including error codes, descriptions, and actions to resolve common proxy issues.

Proxy errors troubleshooting

Find answers to common questions about integrating, configuring, and using Bright Data's proxy products, including IP types, geotargeting, and error codes.

Proxy products FAQ

Learn how to use SOCKS and SOCKS5 protocol with Bright Data proxy networks

SOCKS and SOCKS5 Proxies

Optimize your scraping operations for increased success rates

Bright Data's Scraping Solutions

See how Bright Data's Web Unlocker simplifies data collection with intelligent proxy management, avoiding blocks while delivering clean HTML/JSON responses

Introduction to Bright Data's Web Unlocker

Get started with Bright Data's Web Unlocker quickly. Follow our step-by-step guide to set up your proxy and start collecting data today.

Quick Start Guide for Bright Data's Web Unlocker

Configure Web Unlocker with Premium Domains, Geolocation, and advanced settings for custom headers, cookies, and auto-throttling.

Configuration

Web Unlocker Configuration

Learn how to send your first API request using Bright Data's Web Unlocker with easy-to-follow code examples in multiple programming languages.

Send Your First Request

Send Your First Request with Bright Data's Web Unlocker

Explore Web Unlocker's advanced features like CAPTCHA solving, Premium Domains, Headers & Cookies management, and Browser Rendering for efficient web scraping.

Features

Web Unlocker Features

Learn best practices for targeting API endpoints with Bright Data's Web Unlocker, including troubleshooting tips and alternative methods for data extraction.

Best Practices

Best practices for Web Unlocker

Learn about Bright Data's SERP API, a comprehensive solution for seamless search engine data collection, handling proxy management, unblocking, and parsing with ease.

Introduction to SERP API

Get started quickly with Bright Data's SERP API by following these simple steps. Sign in, create your proxy, and verify your account to begin collecting search engine data effortlessly.

How to Get Started with SERP API

Configure the SERP API to maximize efficiency with async requests, access hotel and enhanced ad data, and understand key parameters with examples.

SERP API Configuration

In this article, we will cover the basics of parsing with SERP API and see real JSON examples of parsed data.

Parsed JSON Results

Parsed JSON Results with SERP API

In this article, we'll explain the difference between sync and async requests, highlight the benefits of async API, and describe key parameters with examples.

Asynchronous Requests

Discover how to effectively use Bright Data's SERP API with detailed FAQs on setup, troubleshooting, and advanced search techniques, including Google Image and hotel data scraping.

SERP API FAQs

Learn how Bright Data's Scraping Browser simplifies multi-step data collection with robust proxy networks, browser automation, and full unblocking capabilities.

Introduction to Scraping Browser

Get started with Bright Data's Scraping Browser in just a few steps. Follow this guide to set up your proxy, verify your account, and begin scraping.

How to Get Started with Scraping Browser

Learn how to set up and configure Bright Data's Scraping Browser with your credentials, run sample scripts, and navigate live browser sessions. Ensure efficient web scraping with our detailed instructions.

How to Configure the Scraping Browser

Explore detailed code examples for using Bright Data's Scraping Browser with various technologies, including Playwright, Puppeteer, and Selenium.

Code Examples

Scraping Browser Code Examples

Find answers to common questions about Bright Data's Scraping Browser, including supported languages, debugging tips, and integration guidelines.

Scraping Browser FAQs

This article describes the basic concepts in web scraping, like Navigation, Parsing, Worker type, and main Challenges

Basics

The Basics of Web Scraping

This article reviews the interface components of our IDE that is especially designed for web scraping purposes, and the interface components of the control panel (dashboard) from which you can manage your scrapers (scrapers).

Get to know the IDE interface

Explore essential coding commands and best practices for using the Web Scraper IDE. Learn how to navigate, parse data, interact with elements, and optimize your scraping tasks efficiently.

Coding Environment & Tutorials

Learn how to create a self-managed data scraper using the Web Scraper IDE. Follow steps to write interaction and parser code, preview, save, and initiate your custom scraper.

Develop a Scraper

Develop a Self-Managed Scraper with the IDE

Learn how to initiate data collection and set up delivery options using the IDE Scraper. Explore manual, API, and scheduled methods for efficient data scraping.

Initiate Collection & Delivery

Initiate Data Collection & Delivery with IDE Scraper

This article explains the behavior difference between worker types, how to choose the right one for your project

Worker types

Learn the best practices for using Web Scraper IDE, including optimizing performance, handling errors, managing retries, and writing efficient scraper code.

Best Practices for Web Scraper IDE

Explore comprehensive examples of web scraping using the Web Scraper IDE, including code for interaction, parsing, handling multiple results, and advanced techniques.

Complete Examples

Complete Web Scraper IDE Examples

Explore video tutorials showcasing how to use the Web Scraper IDE for various web scraping tasks, including automation, proxy management, and data extraction.

Videos

Video Tutorials: Mastering Web Scraping with the IDE

Find answers to common questions about Bright Data's Web Scraper IDE, including setup, troubleshooting, and best practices for developing custom data scrapers.

Web Scraper IDE FAQs

Learn how to use the Web Archive API (Beta) for accessing and retrieving data snapshots from Bright Data's cache, with delivery options to Amazon S3 or via webhook.

Web Archive API (Beta)

Product Overview

Getting Started with Easy Scraper

Learn about Bright Data's Browser Extension

Learn how to install the Bright Data extension: download, add to Chrome, pin it, and sign in to start using it with your Bright Data account.

How to install the extension

Get Started

Get to know Bright Shield

Protect your domain with Bright Data's Asset Shield, monitoring traffic, setting rules, and receiving alerts to secure your online assets.

Bright Data's Asset Shield

Control outgoing proxy traffic with Scraping Shield, classify domains, set rules, block requests, and receive alerts to enhance your data security.

Bright Data's Scraping Shield

Find answers to common questions about integrating, configuring, and using Bright Data's Scraping Automation, including IP types, geotargeting, and error codes.

Scraping automation products FAQ

Bright Data Datasets

Filter dataset by API

The Social Media API Suite provides extensive tools for data collection across multiple platforms, including YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and Pinterest. This unified suite is designed to provide insights into user profiles, posts, and interactions such as comments and likes. Below is an overview based on the sales guide for all social media APIs:

Social Media APIs Overview

This article describes the options for getting the dataset once the snapshot is ready.

Custom Dataset API is a feature designed to enrich your data acquisition process.

Custom Dataset API

For Customers

Data validation for Customers

For Partners

Data validation for Partners

Integrate Bright Data APIs to your pipeline and secure high-end scraping precision

Scrape with APIs

API vs Native access

Proxy REST API Playground

How to create an API token to use proxy apis

Proxy API Authentication

Geolocation targeting allows you to target specific locations based on `Country`, `City`, `State`, `ASN`, or `ZIP code`