> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.brightdata.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Getting Started > Get started with the Bright Data Crawl API using either of 2 methods (API or no-code Control Panel) to trigger crawl jobs and retrieve structured data. There are two ways to use Crawl API: 1. API-Based collection 2. No-Code collection (via Control Panel) ## How to collect via API 1. [Trigger a data collection](https://docs.brightdata.com/api-reference/rest-api/scraper/asynchronous-requests) job via a simple HTTP POST 2. Specify the URLs and output format 3. Receive a `snapshot_id` to retrieve results later. ```sh Code Example theme={null} curl -H "Authorization: Bearer API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '[{"url":"https://example.com"},{"url":"https://example.com/1"}]' "https://api.brightdata.com/datasets/v3/trigger?dataset_id=&include_errors=&custom_output_fields=" ``` ### Query Parameters: Your dataset ID (e.g., `gd_m6gjtfmeh43we6cqc`) include error logs in results `markdown`, `html`, `ld_json`, etc. \\ Choose the format that best fits your workflow: ```md markdown theme={null} # Main Article Title This is the introduction paragraph with **bold text** and *italics*. ## Subheading - List item one - List item two > This is a blockquote from the articlesh Code Example [Link text](https://example.com/more-info) ![Image description](https://example.com/image.jpg) ``` ```html html2text theme={null} Main Article Title This is the introduction paragraph with bold text and italics. Subheading * List item one * List item two This is a blockquote from the articlesh Code Example Link text [https://example.com/more-info] [Image: Image description] ``` ```html page_html theme={null} Example Article

Main Article Title

This is the introduction paragraph with bold text and italics.

Subheading

  • List item one
  • List item two
This is a blockquote from the article
Link text Image descriptionsh Code Example
``` ```json ld_json theme={null} { "@context":"https://schema.org", "@type":"Article", "headline":"Main Article Title", "author":{ "@type":"Person", "name":"Jane Smith" }, "datePublished":"2023-08-15T12:00:00Z", "dateModified":"2023-08-15T14:22:31Z", "publisher":{ "@type":"Organization", "name":"Example Publication", "logo":{ "@type":"ImageObject", "url":"https://example.com/logo.png" } }, "image":"https://example.com/image.jpg", "description":"This is the introduction paragraph with bold text and italics.", "mainEntityOfPage":"https://example.com/article" } ``` ## How results are delivered Deliver results to: * Webhooks * External storage (S3, GCS, etc.) * Direct download via API or Control Panel ## No-Code Scraper (Control Panel) Use our Control Panel to launch crawls without writing a single line of code. Steps: 1. Open the Crawl API Control Panel 2. Enter the target domain or URLs 3. Choose your output format 4. Start the crawl 5. Download results directly from the dashboard