Billing
Bright Data Scraper Studio billing is based on page loads and file downloads.
What counts as a page load: One URL request processed by Bright Data Scraper Studio infrastructure, regardless of response size.
File downloads are billed at a separate per-GB rate and do not count toward CPM. Check your Billing dashboard for current rates.
Infrastructure limits
Data retention
Frequently asked questions
What happens when I exceed 100 parallel jobs?
What happens when I exceed 100 parallel jobs?
Additional jobs queue automatically. No jobs are dropped or cancelled. Jobs run in the order they were submitted as capacity becomes available.
What happens to my data after the retention period?
What happens to my data after the retention period?
Data is permanently deleted after 16 days (batch) or 7 days (real-time). Bright Data does not recover expired data. Export your results before expiry.
Are file downloads included in my CPM billing?
Are file downloads included in my CPM billing?
No. File downloads are billed separately at a per-GB rate. CPM covers page loads only. Both charges appear in your Billing dashboard.
What counts as a page load?
What counts as a page load?
One page load equals one URL request processed by Bright Data Scraper Studio infrastructure, regardless of page size or response content.
What is the difference between page loads and records?
What is the difference between page loads and records?
A page load is a URL request processed by Bright Data infrastructure. In Scraper Studio, actions such as
navigate(), request(), or load_more() can generate page loads. Page loads are used for usage and billing calculations, and are billed in CPM units, meaning per 1,000 page loads.A record is a structured data item extracted from the loaded page or request response. For example, if one product listing page is loaded and the scraper extracts 20 products from it, that counts as 1 page load and 20 records.Page loads and records are not always the same. One page load can produce zero, one, or many records, depending on the website structure and scraper logic. In Scraper Studio, billing is based on page loads by default, while records represent the amount of data returned.Related
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