Bright Data - Web Scraper
Scrape any webpage and get clean markdown content using Bright Data's Web Unlocker API. Automatically bypasses bot detection and CAPTCHA.
Setup
1. Get your API Key: Get a key from Bright Data Dashboard.
2. Create a Web Unlocker zone: Create a zone at brightdata.com/cp by clicking "Add" (top-right), selecting "Unlocker zone".
3. Set environment variables:
export BRIGHTDATA_API_KEY="your-api-key"
export BRIGHTDATA_UNLOCKER_ZONE="your-zone-name"Usage
bash scripts/scrape.sh "url"Parameters:
url(required): The webpage URL to scrape
Examples:
# Scrape a news article
bash scripts/scrape.sh "https://example.com/article"
# Scrape a product page
bash scripts/scrape.sh "https://shop.example.com/product/123"Output Format
Returns clean markdown content extracted from the webpage:
# Page Title
Main content of the page converted to markdown format...
## Section Heading
More content...Features
- Bot Detection Bypass: Automatically handles anti-bot measures
- CAPTCHA Solving: Bypasses CAPTCHA challenges
- Clean Markdown: Returns well-formatted markdown content
- JavaScript Rendering: Handles JavaScript-heavy pages
Dependencies
curl- For API requests