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Bright Data Scrape API

Trigger and monitor asynchronous scraping jobs.

Bright Data Scrape API is one of 16 APIs that Bright Data publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 2 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include Scrape. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and 2 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 3 operations across 3 paths. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version v3.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.brightdata.com.

3 operations 3 paths 0 schemas 2 GET1 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
v3
Server
https://api.brightdata.com
Authentication
HTTP Bearer
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Bright Data Scrape API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (BearerAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

Paths & Operations 3

Across 3 paths, the API surfaces 3 operations — 2 GET, 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Scrape 3

Trigger and monitor asynchronous scraping jobs.

POST
/datasets/v3/scrape
Trigger a Web Scraper Job
triggerScrape 6 params body → 200
GET
/datasets/v3/progress/{snapshot_id}
Get Scrape Progress
getScrapeProgress 1 param → 200
GET
/datasets
List Available Datasets
listDatasets → 200

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

bright-data-scrape-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Bright Data publishes across the network.

Bright Data MCP Server
Bright Data Access API
Bright Data Archive API
Bright Data Billing API
Bright Data Datasets API
Bright Data Delivery API
Bright Data IPs API
Bright Data Lookup API
Bright Data Proxies API
Bright Data Sessions API
Bright Data Shield API
Bright Data Snapshots API
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