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The Bright Data Scraper Studio dashboard is where every production scraper lives. Use it to inspect scraper properties, trigger runs, configure delivery, manage versions, and review collection statistics. This page is a reference for every control you see on the My Scrapers page and the statistics drill-down.

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The Scrapers dashboard

Every scraper you create in Bright Data Scraper Studio, whether generated by the AI Agent, built from a template, or written from scratch, appears under My Scrapers on the Scrapers dashboard.
Scraper Studio dashboard

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Dashboard overview

ControlDescription
Free trialThe 7-day free trial includes 1,000 page loads
Update availableA new scraper version is published. If the Update button is hidden, you are on the latest version
Delivery preferencesChoose file format, delivery destination, and notification settings. See Initiate collection and delivery
Parallel job limitBright Data Scraper Studio runs up to 1,000 batch jobs in parallel. Extra jobs queue automatically. See Specifications

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What does each scraper action menu option do?

Every scraper has a three-dots action menu that exposes the following commands.
Scraper action menu
ActionDescription
Initiate by APITrigger a collection through the REST API without opening the control panel
Initiate manuallyTrigger a collection from the control panel
Run on scheduleConfigure a recurring run: hourly, daily, weekly, or custom
VersionsReview and roll back to an earlier saved version of the scraper
Report an issueSubmit a platform, scraper, or data quality ticket
Copy linkCopy a shareable URL for the scraper
TicketsView existing support tickets for this scraper
Edit the codeOpen the scraper in the Bright Data Scraper Studio IDE
Disable scraperTemporarily deactivate the scraper; can be reactivated later
Delete scraperPermanently delete the scraper

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What properties does each scraper expose?

Every scraper carries metadata that helps you identify it at a glance on the dashboard. Scraper properties panel
PropertyValues
MaintainerSelf-serve (you maintain the scraper) or Full-service (Bright Data maintains it)
TypeSearch (keyword input), PDP (product page URL input), Discovery (category URL input), or Other
Use caseCategory tag: Social media, eCommerce, Travel, etc.
Last modifiedTimestamp of the last code edit or schema change
Price per CPMCost for 1,000 page loads
Avg. page-loads per inputAverage number of page loads the scraper uses to process one input

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How do I trigger a scraper and get results?

To trigger a scraper, use the three initiation options documented on Initiate collection and delivery: Initiate scraper and get collection results To retrieve results, click the three-dots icon on a scraper row and select Statistics to open the collection statistics page, where you can download the data.
Real-time job inputs and outputs are not stored on Bright Data’s side and cannot be downloaded from the statistics page. Capture them in your own application when the request returns.

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What does the collection statistics page show?

The statistics page shows per-job metrics for every run of a scraper. Statistics page Statistics action menu Collector runs
ColumnDescription
Job IDUnique identifier for the collection job
TriggerWho triggered the job and how (API, manual, or schedule)
InputsNumber of inputs submitted to the collection
RecordsNumber of records the scraper returned
FailedNumber of pages that failed to crawl
Success ratePercentage of inputs that produced successful records
Queued atTimestamp when the job entered the queue
Started atTimestamp when the scraper started collecting
Finished atTimestamp when the scraper finished collecting
Job timeTotal job duration
Estimated time leftTime remaining for an in-progress job
QueueName of the queue the job is running in (from the trigger’s queue name)
UsageTotal page loads consumed by the job
The three-dots menu on each job row exposes download, re-run, and report actions. Three dots menu on a job row

Initiate collection and delivery

Configure trigger methods, file formats, and delivery destinations

Scraper Studio IDE interface

Reference for every panel and control in the IDE