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November, 2025
Release notes for week ending Nov 14, 2025
🚀 ImprovementsClearer guidance when approaching usage limits: Improved alert emails now provide straightforward explanations of your usage status and next steps to help you manage your unlimited proxy plans effectively.Distribute unlimited proxy traffic freely across zones: Use your fair use allowance across all zones of the same type instead of per individual zone, reducing the risk of unexpected overages while one zone sits idle.Easier debugging with industry-standard error reporting: Proxy error information now follows RFC 9209 standards, making it simpler to integrate monitoring tools and troubleshoot issues. Legacy error headers will be deprecated in 2026 review the migration guide if you rely on custom error handling.October, 2025
Release notes for week ending Oct 31, 2025
🆕 New features
Scrapers
New social media scrapers: You can now collect data from Facebook profiles, Reddit profiles, and Reddit posts within a specific community (subreddit).New YouTube scrapers: We’ve added new scrapers for YouTube, allowing you to collect data from YouTube Podcasts and the YouTube Explore page, focusing on news content.Goodreads reviews scraper: A new scraper is available to collect book reviews from Goodreads.Proxy
IP Country Verification Endpoint: You can now use a dedicated endpoint to check the country that Google associates with a specific IP address, helping you verify geolocation for your requests.Browser Automation
Automation scripts that don’t break when sites update: Your browser automation continues working even when websites redesign their pages or change their structure. Spend less time fixing broken scripts and more time using your data.MCPKeep your automation data separate and clean: When running multiple MCP browser sessions at once, each operates in complete isolation, no data mixing, no session conflicts, just reliable parallel operations.🚀 Improvements
Scrapers
Google num=100 is gone, but your top‑100 isn’t: 1 request, 10x fewer calls: Get the top 100 Google results with the Web Scraper API (SERP100), no pagination, set language/country and depth, and get the original SERP HTML for audit. Cut request volume by up to 10x. Learn moreFaster, more reliable E-commerce data collection: Experience faster data retrieval from Amazon, Etsy, and eBay with fewer errors and timeouts. Your scraping jobs complete more quickly with more complete and accurate results.Quicker Captcha resolution: Your requests spend less time waiting when captchas appear. Reduced delays mean faster data collection and more efficient scraping operations.Release notes for week ending Oct 10, 2025
🆕 New features
Test Web MCP without any setup: Explore what’s possible with our Web MCP directly in your browser. No installation or configuration required. Run live scraping tests, experiment with different targets, and see results instantly before integrating into your workflow. Try nowStart building in minutes, not hours: Integrate Bright Data directly into your Python or NodeJS applications with native Python SDK and JavScript SDK designed for your workflow. Get autocomplete, type hints, built-in error handling, and comprehensive examples in the language you already use.🚀 Improvements
Find the exact data you need faster: Filtering large datasets is now quicker and more intuitive. Select multiple criteria at once, pick date ranges more easily, and get to your refined dataset in fewer clicks.🐞 Bug Fixes
Smoother filtering experience: Fixed issues that interrupted your workflow when refining dataset filters, including problems with clearing selections and unexpected page scrolling.September, 2025
Release notes for week ending Sep 30, 2025
🆕 New features
Datasets
Quick Filtering for datasets: Start filtering immediately with commonly-used options always at your fingertips. Type to get instant autocomplete suggestions, or describe what you need in plain language and let AI build the filter for you.Automate Web Archive delivery to Azure: Send Web Archive data directly to your Azure storage, eliminating manual downloads and uploads. Your data flows straight into your existing cloud infrastructure where your team already works.🚀 Improvements
Datasets
Understand Dataset fields instantly: No more guessing what cryptic field names mean. Dataset filters, previews, and documentation now use plain-language labels that clearly describe what each field contains, so you spend less time deciphering and more time analyzing.No more guessing about “Empty” updates: When your scheduled dataset refresh finds no new or changed data, you’ll now see a clear “No changes detected” status and receive an email explaining what happened with an option to trigger a full refresh if you prefer.Scrapers
Capture all Amazon reviews, not just text-based ones: Get a fuller picture of product sentiment by collecting reviews that appear in image galleries. Your Amazon review data now includes feedback that was previously hidden in carousel sections.Track scraper jobs without switching tools: When running synchronous requests, you now get a clickable link in your command-line response that takes you directly to the job monitoring page no need to manually navigate or search for your job.🐞 Bug Fixes
Scrapers
Collect all Glassdoor reviews without gaps: Fixed an issue where some reviews would be skipped during collection. Your Glassdoor scraping jobs now retrieve complete review sets more consistently.Fixed empty results for products with reviews: Resolved an issue where the Amazon scraper would return no data even when products clearly had customer reviews. Your Amazon review collections are now more reliable.Web Archive
Search large Web Archive datasets without timeouts: The Web Archive/webarchive/search endpoint now returns a search_id immediately. So, you can now query large datasets and track search progress in real-time without interruption.Release notes for week ending Sep 28, 2025
🆕 New features
Get Web MCP running with your AI tools in minutes: Find everything you need to integrate Model Context Protocol in one place, step-by-step setup guides for Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, LangChain, and more, plus ready-to-use examples from the community. Learn moreRelease notes for week ending Sep 19, 2025
🚀 Improvements
Complete account verification (KYC) faster: Account verification is now more straightforward with clearer instructions and a simpler step-by-step process. Get verified and access your account more quickly. Learn moreHigher success rates for Google scraping: Collect data from Google with fewer interruptions. Improved unblocking techniques result in more consistent, reliable scraping performance.🐞 Bug Fixes
Better Safari browser emulation: Fixed an issue that could cause requests using Safari browser profiles to be detected or blocked. Safari-based scraping now works more reliably.Release notes for week ending Sep 12, 2025
🚀 Improvements
More predictable unlimited plan usage: Fair use limits for unlimited Datacenter and ISP plans now apply across all your zones combined, giving you more flexibility in how you distribute traffic and reducing the risk of unexpected overage charges.Find what you need faster in the Control Panel: Redesigned navigation makes it quicker to access your zones, datasets, scrapers, and settings. Rolling out to all new users now, with existing users gaining access in December.August, 2025
Release notes for week ending Aug 31, 2025
🆕 New features
Datasets
Filter thousands of records at once: Upload a CSV or JSON file to filter datasets by large lists of values, no need to manually enter hundreds of product IDs, URLs, or other criteria. Perfect for bulk operations and matching datasets to your existing data.See enriched data instantly, filter before you buy: Datasets with additional enrichment (like LinkedIn profiles with company information) now load and preview immediately. Filter by enriched fields to validate the data meets your needs before purchasing.Scrapers
Monitor e-commerce pricing on three major platforms: Collect current prices and stock availability from Coupang, Amazon, and Walmart to track competitors, validate pricing strategies, or analyze market trends.Scrape complete hotel data from Google: Collect everything from basic details (name, location, star rating) to booking information (prices, availability, trends), guest insights (reviews, ratings), and amenities, all from Google’s hotel listings.🚀 Improvements
Datasets
Delivery progress indicator: Track your data deliveries in real time, see exactly how far along your dataset deliveries are with live progress updates in the Control Panel. No more guessing when your data will be ready.Quicker SFTP transfers: Your datasets now transfer to SFTP destinations faster, reducing wait times for large data deliveries.Less alert noise, clearer information: When delivery issues occur, you’ll now see one consolidated notification with all the details instead of multiple separate alerts cluttering your Dashboard.Smarter delivery rate limiting: A new rate limiter for data deliveries has been implemented to improve stability, with a default of 100 concurrent deliveries and per-customer configuration available.Scrapers
Troubleshoot scraper errors faster: Find clear explanations for every Web Scraper API error code in our documentation. Understand what went wrong and how to fix it without contacting support.🐞 Bug Fixes
Datasets
Dataset preview table no longer shows as empty: Fixed an issue where the preview table would appear blank even when the dataset contained data. Your dataset samples now display correctly every time.CSV filtering handles empty lines: Removed errors when filtering with CSV files that contain blank rows.Release notes for week ending Aug 29, 2025
🆕 New features
Instant support in Chinese: Get immediate help in your language when visiting bright.cn. Our AI assistant Sophie provides instant answers in Chinese, with seamless handoff to live support agents during business hours when you need more help.Release notes for week ending Aug 22, 2025
🚀 Improvements
Proxy Network Simplification: Streamlined zone settings by removing rarely-used option “Cache proxy”, making it easier to configure exactly what you need without confusion.🐞 Bug Fixes
Better readability in dark mode: Fixed display issues that made parts of the Control Panel difficult to read or visually inconsistent when using dark mode.
Release notes for week ending Aug 8, 2025
🆕 New features
MCP Playground: Test and interact with the new interactive MCP playground. This feature allows you to send and receive messages to test crawler logic. Try nowProtection against accidental account deletion: Changed account to “deactivate” instead of deleting immediately? You now have 30 days to change your mind and reactivate. Plus, your account manager will reach out to understand what went wrong and help if you’re facing issues. Learn more🚀 Improvements
Test any API before committing: Try Proxy networks, Web Unlocker and SERP API in the Control Panel for FREE! Validate your use case and see real results before writing your integration code. Try nowGet to human support in one click: When you ask to speak with someone, BrightAI now provides a direct link to create a support ticket, ensuring your issue gets proper attention and tracking instead of getting lost in chat.July, 2025
Release notes for week ending Jul 29, 2025
🆕 New features
IP Orders for Verified Accounts
Order large quantities of dedicated IPs with processing time and delivery tracking. Read moreDeep Lookup Preview Mode
Preview table structure for free before pulling data, with a built-in co-pilot to refine prompts for better accuracy. Read moreLight Parser for Google
Parse top 10 search results up to 2.5× faster for quicker responses. Read moreBing → Bright Data SERP API Migration
1-to-1 migration path for moving Bing API parsing to Bright Data’s SERP API. Read moreRelease notes for week ending Jul 22, 2025
🆕 New features
Web Scraper API – Gemini/Grok/Google AIO
Added AI Scraper support for multiple models, making it easier for users of one AI scraper to leverage others. Read moreBrightAI Start Page
Introduction of BrightAI, a RAG-based assistant that uses account logs and settings to guide users through setup, optimization, and navigation of Bright Data tools.Data and Data Rate Overview
New filters on the Zone Dashboard provide insights into traffic volume and connection speed by zone, type, and target domain for better optimization and anomaly detection. Read moreResidential Mega Pool
Access to a larger pool of rotating IPv4 and IPv6 residential proxies.IPv6 to IPv4 Failover
Automatic fallback to IPv4 when target sites don’t support IPv6, improving success rates.Datacenter and ISP Bulk Orders
Selected customers can place future orders for dedicated datacenter and static residential proxies with delivery tracking in the control panel.MCP Cloud Storage
Option to use cloud-hosted or self-hosted MCP for broader compatibility. Read moreWeb Archive Prefix Customization
Ability to set a custom prefix for the top-level export folder path. Read moreJune, 2025
May, 2025
🆕 New features
Residential network: IPv6 support
You can now use IPv6 on Bright Data’s residential network. With 150,000+ IPv6-enabled peers and growing, this upgrade offers greater scalability and access to a larger IP pool. Read more.Custom Scrapers
Easily extract data from any website — no coding or infrastructure needed. Just provide target URLs and define the data you want. Choose to manage the project yourself or let us handle it end-to-end. Read more.Scrapers: custom field selection
Save storage and streamline output by selecting only the fields you need using a simple pipe-separated list. Read more.🚀 New Integrations
LangChain
Power LLM agents with real-time, anonymous web data. Read more.Lindy.ai
Enable AI “employees” to automate tasks using live web data. Read more.LlamaIndex
Ingest and index web data seamlessly into your knowledge base to enable powerful retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) workflows. Read more.Make
Automate scraping, dataset retrieval, and API calls — no code required. Read more.n8n
Build automated workflows that connect Bright Data’s capabilities with hundreds of other apps and services — all with a visual editor. Read more.April, 2025
Release notes for week ending Mar 20, 2025
Datasets
🆕 New features
Large Dataset Splitting and Download in UI: You can now download large datasets directly from the UI. Large files are automatically split into smaller parts with easy download links through the email, making big data access smoother and more convenient.🚀 Improvements
- Improved Delivery System: We made backend improvements to ensure faster and more reliable dataset deliveries.
- Filter API Tweaks: We fine-tuned the Filter API for better performance and more accurate filtering.
- Support for Free Datasets: We added billing-side support for free datasets, making it easier to access datasets that are available at no cost.
Error Status Documentation Added
We updated our documentation to include error status codes for the Dataset API, helping developers troubleshoot issues faster.👉 View Documentation
Download Large Snapshots via Email
You can now receive an email with download links for snapshots larger than 5GB, offering another easy way to access big datasets.Snapshot Metadata API Update
The Snapshot Metadata API now returns error details, error codes, and initiation type, giving you better visibility into your dataset operations.🐞 Bug Fixes
- Fixed “Custom Dataset” Button: The “Custom Dataset” button now works properly.
- Fixed Parquet Delivery “Out of Memory” Error: Large Parquet file deliveries no longer cause memory errors.
- Fixed Filter Issues
- Missing “list exact match” and “include” options in filters were fixed.
- Filtering issues for the Enriched Employee Business dataset were resolved.
- Unclear filter error messages in the UI are now clearer and more helpful.
- Fixed Snapshots Table UI: The snapshots table now displays correctly without empty columns.
March, 2025
Release notes for week ending Mar 20, 2025
General:
🆕 New features
- AI-Powered Support
- BrightAI now serves as the first responder to support tickets for small and new customers, providing immediate assistance while maintaining our commitment to quality service. You’ll receive faster initial responses, but rest assured that you can request a human support specialist at any point during your conversation if needed.
Datasets:
🆕 New features
- Easier Filtering with Auto-Complete
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Filtering datasets is now faster and more intuitive with auto-complete suggestions. For example, when selecting an Amazon category, you can now choose from a predefined list instead of searching manually on Amazon.
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Filtering datasets is now faster and more intuitive with auto-complete suggestions. For example, when selecting an Amazon category, you can now choose from a predefined list instead of searching manually on Amazon.
- New API for Dataset Metadata
- Developers can now access dataset metadata through our API, making it easier to integrate with automation tools like Zapier, Make.com, and n8n.io. This allows you to retrieve dataset details and schema to set up automated workflows and get the exact data you need. 👉 View API Documentation (link)
🚀 Improvements
- Better Search in the Marketplace
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Searching for datasets is now more flexible, allowing for slight variations and even typos. This makes it easier to find what you need, even if your search isn’t perfectly accurate.
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Searching for datasets is now more flexible, allowing for slight variations and even typos. This makes it easier to find what you need, even if your search isn’t perfectly accurate.
- Clearer Messages for Filter Limits
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Reaching the daily filtering limit now triggers a clear message explaining the limit and next steps. You can also submit a request to our data experts for help in refining your dataset filters.
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Reaching the daily filtering limit now triggers a clear message explaining the limit and next steps. You can also submit a request to our data experts for help in refining your dataset filters.
- Helpful Tooltips for Date Columns
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Date columns now include tooltips that explain the date format, ensuring you understand that records for the selected dates are inclusive.
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Date columns now include tooltips that explain the date format, ensuring you understand that records for the selected dates are inclusive.
🐞 Bug Fixes
- Improved Usability and UI
- We’ve made several design and usability improvements, including fixing typos, to make your experience smoother.
Scrapers:
🆕 New features
- New endpoint allows sync calls to retrieve the scraped data to the requested origin
- We’ve introduced a new endpoint that enables synchronous calls to retrieve scraped data directly from the requested origin, improving efficiency and streamlining the process. This enhancement alongside the upcoming design changes that will be implemented in the next weeks will allow users to access and test their scraped data more quickly and reflect the potential value (link)
- New “Wikipedia articles” scrapers
- Users can now discover (by keyword) and collect article information from Wikipedia.
🚀 Improvements
- Search and navigation
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We’ve made several improvements to enhance search results and navigation, making it easier for users to find relevant data and explore related products. Search results will now prioritize domain-only results, ensuring more accurate and streamlined discovery. Additionally, Dataset (DS) results will be displayed below Scraper results and vice versa, providing a more structured and intuitive search experience.
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We’ve made several improvements to enhance search results and navigation, making it easier for users to find relevant data and explore related products. Search results will now prioritize domain-only results, ensuring more accurate and streamlined discovery. Additionally, Dataset (DS) results will be displayed below Scraper results and vice versa, providing a more structured and intuitive search experience.
- A new banner in SERP to redirect users interested in Chat GPT and perplexity search results
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This banner redirects users to additional search engine results data, making it easier to access the AI-powered result searches
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This banner redirects users to additional search engine results data, making it easier to access the AI-powered result searches
🐞 Bug Fixes
- Refresh API key Fix
- We’ve resolved an issue affecting the API key refresh option to ensure seamless authentication and session continuity.
- Scraper Request Call Scheduled Notification Fix
- Fixed a bug where scheduled notifications for new custom scraper requests were not triggering correctly, ensuring timely and accurate alerts to the relevant personnel
Release notes for week ending Mar 13, 2025
Web Archive API:
🚀 Improvements
- Hot Storage Duration Web Archive API now offers 72h of hot storage data instead of 96h. For more details see here
Scrapers:
🆕 New features
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Output Schema Change Monitoring We have released our “output schema change monitoring system” to improve detection accuracy and transparency. Schema change notifications are now consolidated into a single email for customer updates.
- New discovery method for “Walmart products” Users can now discover and collect product information based on the SKU.
🚀 Improvements
- External Storage Option for Large Files If the compressed file still exceeds 5GB, users will be prompted with an option to send the file to an external storage location for easier access and management.
- Custom scrapers - modify the customs scraper request flow We are now routing calls based on customer type (Community, Named, Key, Strategic), and only the relevant personnel are added to the invite to increase efficiency
- Custom scrapers schema changes agility If there are any changes to the schema defined by the customer during the call, the team can now update the schema before it is sent to the partners.
Proxy products:
🚀 Improvements
- Enable moving datacenter and ISP proxies from legacy pay per GB zones to new datacenter and ISP zones with unlimited plans.
🐞 Bug Fixes
- Fix wrong country assignment for default country in Residential proxy network.
Datasets:
🆕 New features
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eCommerce Datasets now have Daily & Weekly Subscriptions
You can now get daily or weekly updates for 41 out of 73 eCommerce datasets. This makes it easier to track new products in a category or monitor price changes more frequently. We’re working on adding support for more datasets soon!
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Improved Filtering Options
- See Matching Records Before Applying Filters – Now you can see how many records match your criteria before applying filters.
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Filter by Date – You can now filter datasets using relative dates for more precise data selection.
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Estimated Cost Label on Dataset Page view
- We’ve added an estimated cost label below the purchase button so you can see pricing details before buying.
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A new “Filter Dataset” button next to the cost label lets you quickly refine your dataset selection, helping you get the exact data you need while managing costs.
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Better Checkout Experience
- Clearer Navigation – Breadcrumbs now guide you through the checkout process.
- Smarter Updates – We’ve improved how we explain delta subscriptions (smart updates) so you can make better decisions.
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Promo Codes – You can now apply discount codes directly at checkout.
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Better Marketplace Experience
- Breadcrumbs in Marketplace – Easily track where you are while browsing datasets.
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Redesigned Marketplace UI – We’ve refreshed the header, category list, and dataset cards grid to make browsing easier.
🐞 Bug Fixes
- Faster Quote Calculation removed unnecessary calculations in the checkout process, improving performance.
- Subscription Update Fix Updating a dataset subscription no longer redirects you to a different page, it will keep you on the same page.
- Improved Dataset Preview Speed The dataset preview now loads faster for a smoother experience.
Scrapers:
🆕 New features
- Cancel snapshot from the No-Code Scraper – Users can now cancel a running snapshot directly from the No-Code Scraper interface.
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New logs functionality – New buttons were added to the logs section to provide better interaction options and debugging capabilities to the customers
- New discovery method for “Airbnb Properties” – Allowing users to retrieve Airbnb property information based on filtered URLs.
- New discovery method for “Glassdoor Companies” – Users can now collect company information based on filtered URLs.
🚀 Improvements
UI Enhancements to Scrapers Home Page We’ve improved the usability and navigation of the Scrapers home page enabling faster search, displaying smaller cards for better display and explore more scrapes to users, enhanced Custom Scraper suggestions, and added search within category pages
- Unified the API and No-Code delivery options – We have fixed inconsistencies between the API and No-Code Scraper delivery settings. Now, both methods follow the same logic, making it easier for users to configure and manage their data delivery preferences.
🐞 Bug Fixes
- Fixed broken delivery settings – Resolved an issue that was causing delivery settings to not function correctly. This fix ensures that users can reliably configure and receive their scraped data without disruptions.
- Filter functionality - Filtering my “My scrapers” table according to product is now working
- URL structure - The URL structure were inconsistent across the scrapers pages (e.g, some api_data and some scrapers) now all URLs are consist in structure and contain the word scrapers as part of the URL
- Fixed search results page on Scraper home page – Corrected an issue where search results on the Scraper home page were not displaying correctly. This fix ensures that users can find relevant scrapers more easily.
February, 2025
Proxy products:
🚀 Improvements
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Added option to breakdown zone statistics by domain in zone overview page:
Unlocker API:
🆕 New features
- You can now get HTML automatically converted into Markdown Language. It’s supported both in API and native proxy interfaces. See https://docs.brightdata.com/scraping-automation/web-unlocker/features#scrape-as-markdown
Datasets:
🆕 New features
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Support for Date Expressions in Dataset Filters:You can now use date expressions in dataset filters (Relative Date), making it easier to refine your data selection based on time-based criteria. This feature is supported in both the Filter API and Dataset Subscriptions, allowing for more flexible and dynamic filtering. Example Use Case: Suppose you want to filter records to include only those from the last 7 days. You can use the “Last” expression to retrieve all records from the past week while excluding older data.
🚀 Improvements
- We have enhanced the way Personally Identifiable Information (PII) is masked to improve data security and compliance.
- Improved Quote Generation Time on Checkout Page - loading time is now faster to get quote data and quote the final price.
- Released a new checkout page. Users can now see added and updated records directly on the checkout page.
🐞 Bug Fixes
- Fixed Preview Table Errors:Resolved an issue that caused slow loading times in the dataset preview table, ensuring faster and smoother data previews.
Scrapers:
🆕 New features
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Perplexity scraper - Introducing a brand-new Perplexity Scraper, similar to our chatGPT scraper! This scraper allows customers to interact with Perplexity programmatically, retrieving responses as structured data. Now, you can automate queries and extract insights from Perplexity effortlessly. Try it here
- Monitoring system for schema changes – The first release of a monitoring and alerting system for schema changes was implemented to improve data accuracy and stability. It detects changes and sends automatic notifications to ensure seamless data operation. Expect improvements to this system in the coming weeks.
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New delivery feature for the No-Code Scraper – We’ve added delivery methods, giving no-code users more flexibility in exporting and accessing their scraped data.
🚀 Improvements
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Enhanced search option to include new result types – The search functionality now displays data points along with their respective scrapers, making it easier to identify relevant scrapers according to their outputs.
- “Deliver to external storage” is now enabled by default – To streamline workflows, external storage delivery is now automatically enabled on the web scraper API, reducing manual setup steps.
- Custom scrapers request - We simplified the request process. Now, it only requires two URLs, and the rest will be handled automatically, to try and streamline the request process
🐞 Bug Fixes
- Resolved issues affecting custom scrapers and implemented an alert system to notify partners when action is required.
- Fixed undefined URL structure – Improved URL handling to ensure consistent and well-defined structures across different pages.
Proxy products:
🆕 New features
- New API will provide the list of proxies pending replacement in advance and prepare for. Try it here: Get proxies pending replacement API.
🚀 Improvements
- Integrate faster with pre-made connect strings for proxy access details (host, port, user and password) accompanied with new set of configuration guides Integration guides.
- We added error codes to our error catalog. Find and resolve issues faster by yourself Proxy errors catalog.
- We have increased our servers deployment in Asia, and added some performance boosts.
SERP API:
🆕 New features
- Google’s Generative AI Overviews - you can now increase the likelihood of this overview appearing in your SERP results:
- Google Trends - new parameters to get more accurate widget specific data:
- `brd_trends = timeseries,geo_map`
- https://docs.brightdata.com/scraping-automation/serp-api/query-parameters/google#trends
Datasets:
🆕 New features
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Delta Data for Dataset Subscriptions - Customers can now enable delta logic to receive only new or updated records instead of full datasets for every collection cycle. This improves data relevance and allows flexible snapshot comparisons. No more manually identifying changes, as our system does it for you.
🚀 Improvements
- New Pricing Table - A redesigned pricing table provides clearer information, making it easier for customers to understand pricing tiers and make informed decisions.
- Enhanced Dataset Checkout Confirmation Page - The confirmation page has been fixed to ensure a smoother and more reliable checkout experience.
- Improved Error Messaging for Missing Payment Details - Customers attempting to purchase without adding payment and billing details will now receive clearer and more informative error messages.
- Refined Delivery Methods - The order of delivery options has been reorganized, and UI improvements have been made for better usability.
- Keyboard Shortcuts for “Update Dataset” - New keyboard shortcuts have been implemented to streamline dataset updates and UI enhancements for a better user experience.
- Better Data Sample Preview Table - Users can now intuitively open table rows and view object data types in a popover for improved clarity and visibility.
🐞 Bug Fixes
- Fixed Routing Bug - Unnecessary query parameters no longer persist when navigating the dataset page.
- Resolved Promotions Card UI Issue - The promotions cards now display correctly according to the intended UI layout.
Scrapers:
🆕 New features
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AI Scraper Agents – Our first AI scraper agent allows users to extract data from any website by simply providing its domain. It automatically retrieves all URLs under that domain and extracts content in HTML, Markdown, or plain text. Ideal for AI companies, researchers, and developers needing high-quality text data for training models, analysis, or content generation. Try it here
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ChatGPT scraper - Introducing a brand-new ChatGPT Scraper, similar to our SERP scrapers! This scraper allows customers to interact with ChatGPT programmatically, retrieving responses as structured data. Now, you can automate queries and extract insights from ChatGPT effortlessly. Try it here
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“Run Again” Button in Logs Page - We’ve added a “Run Again” button to the Logs page, allowing users to quickly re-run the same request with a single click. making it easier to retry failed or past jobs without manually re-entering parameters.
🚀 Improvements
- My scrapers table- Scrapers that are currently running or the most recent scraper that was in use will now appear at the top of the “My Scraper” table. This makes it easier to track active jobs without having to scroll through completed ones.
- WSA API- To improve navigation and organization, we’ve moved the “Delivery Options” section to the “Management API” tab. This change makes it more intuitive for users managing API-based data deliveries.
🐞 Bug Fixes
- If a collection job fails in the No-Code Scraper, users can now download error details to better understand what went wrong. Previously, the download button was disabled, making debugging difficult. This improvement ensures better transparency and troubleshooting.
- We’ve resolved an issue where the “Report an Issue” feature did not correctly associate snapshots with tickets. Now, when customers report a problem, the correct snapshot is automatically linked, making it easier to troubleshoot and resolve issues efficiently.
Proxy products:
🆕 New features
- HTTP3 beta is live - The proxy network was upgraded to handle HTTP3/QUIC requests. Contact Bright Data sales - sales@brightdata.com if you want to try it out!
🚀 Improvements
- It is now easier to copy your proxy credentials on the ‘overview’ tab, in different formats.
🐞 Bug Fixes
- Fix broken code examples on account management API doc playground
- Added missing documentation for endpoint and some old doc links not redirecting properly.
Datasets:
🆕 New features
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“AI Filter Assistant” allows users to filter datasets using Natural Language - just describe desired filters in English and get the relevant records.
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Payment Link Sharing – Dashboard users can now generate and share payment links, making the purchasing process easier for others (e.g. their CFO) without logging in to the control panel.
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Additional Dataset Statistics – Each Dataset now includes additional statistics regarding its content, for example: geographical distribution of records. This information is updated every month.
🚀 Improvements
- Enhanced Filtering Experience – You can now move the filter window while reviewing and refining your filters and datasets. No more hiding of the table!
- Better data sample preview – We’ve limited the cell size for better readability. You can now click on fields to expand and view the full data point in the sample dataset.
🐞 Bug Fixes
- Fixed incorrect parsing of CSV files uploaded as inputs to the filter component.
- Made sure the record count always gets updated, to show the effect of the filter.
Scrapers:
🆕 New features
- Custom scrapers - Allows users to request a custom scraper if the domain is unavailable in our marketplace. Just supply 2 URLs to get the process started - see the video!
🚀 Improvements
- An automatic email notification that is being sent after a customer triggers a scraper for the first time, for better onboarding experience.
- Added code examples in multiple languages to allow users to copy the API code in their preferred language on all of our API requests
- Reduced the number of examples from 10 to 5 in the “Overview” tab to provide a “clear” view to the users
- Sophie: Users can now ask questions about specific use cases and receive relevant suggestions along with a direct link to the dataset.
🐞 Bug Fixes
- Fixed broken links across the Scraper pages.