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Premium Domains

Some domains are more challenging to unblock than others, so we offer a separate premium pricing tier for these domains. Once enabled, the premium price will be reflected in the “Estimated cost” section. 
Even after enabled, only specific requests to these domains will be priced differently. Requests to other domains will be kept at the default lower tier.

Advanced options

Asynchronous requests

Requests are handled seamlessly in the background, allowing you to collect responses at a later more convenient time via a designated endpoint, increasing stability, flexibility, and efficiency. Learn more about asynchronous requests.

Custom Unlocker API

Override automated headers/cookies and send your own custom values in order to target specific versions of a website.
Enabling Custom Headers & Cookies results in the following
You’ll gain access to a pre-approved list of headers and cookies. You can browse through this list to verify that the required headers and cookies are approved for your target site.
If your required headers or cookies are not on the pre-approved list, you can submit a form to our compliance team for approval. This process involves providing information about the headers/cookies and their necessity. After a short approval process is completed, you will be notified by our compliance team.
Unlike the regular Unlocker API logic, which only charges for successful requests, enabling this feature means you’ll be charged for 100% of the requests (both successful and failed). This change is due to Bright Data not having full control over the process and its performance.

Allow custom Headers & Cookies

  1. Access Your Control Panel: Log in to your Bright Data control panel.
  2. Select Your Zone: Choose the specific zone where you want to enable this feature.
  3. Enable the Feature: Under Advanced Options, find and activate the ‘Custom headers & cookies’ permission within the zone settings.

Control Over Auto-Throttling

Unlocker API includes an auto-throttling mechanism designed to maintain efficient scraping and performance. This system operates as follows:
  • Automatic Adjustment
  • Upon Low Success Rates
  • Customizable Threshold
The system automatically searches for and implements better-performing configurations.
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