What can you do with this server?

The Bright Data MCP server provides real-time web data access and extraction for AI applications, enabling seamless web navigation and scraping without restrictions. With this server, you can: * **Search Engine Scraping**: Extract results from Google, Bing, or Yandex in markdown format * **Webpage Scraping**: Scrape any webpage in HTML or markdown format, bypassing bot detection and CAPTCHA * **Structured Data Extraction**: Retrieve structured data from sites like Amazon (products, reviews) and LinkedIn (profiles, company pages) * **Browser Automation**: Navigate, click, type, and interact with webpages in a scraping session * **Advanced Navigation**: Wait for specific elements, go back/forward in browser history, and extract links * **Capture Content**: Take screenshots and extract text or HTML from webpages * **Bypass Geo-restrictions**: Access location-restricted content

Which integrations are available for this server?

Enables searching for web content like upcoming movie releases Supports [OpenAI](/mcp/servers/integrations/openai) Agents to access and utilize web data through the MCP server Allows retrieving market data and company information Provides access to [Wikipedia](/mcp/servers/integrations/wikipedia) content including the article of the day

Bright Data MCP by brightdata

The Bright Data MCP server provides real-time web data access and extraction for AI applications, enabling seamless web navigation and scraping without restrictions. With this server, you can:

Search Engine Scraping: Extract results from Google, Bing, or Yandex in markdown format
Webpage Scraping: Scrape any webpage in HTML or markdown format, bypassing bot detection and CAPTCHA
Structured Data Extraction: Retrieve structured data from sites like Amazon (products, reviews) and LinkedIn (profiles, company pages)
Browser Automation: Navigate, click, type, and interact with webpages in a scraping session
Advanced Navigation: Wait for specific elements, go back/forward in browser history, and extract links
Capture Content: Take screenshots and extract text or HTML from webpages
Bypass Geo-restrictions: Access location-restricted content

🌟 Overview

The Web MCP is your gateway to giving AI assistants true web capabilities. No more outdated responses, no more "I can't access real-time information" - just seamless, reliable web access that actually works.

Built by Bright Data, the world's #1 web data platform, this MCP server ensures your AI never gets blocked, rate-limited, or served CAPTCHAs.

Related MCP server: RootData MCP Server

🎯 Perfect For

🔍 Real-time Research - Get current prices, news, and live data
🛍️ E-commerce Intelligence - Monitor products, prices, and availability
📊 Market Analysis - Track competitors and industry trends
🤖 AI Agents - Build agents that can actually browse the web
📝 Content Creation - Access up-to-date information for writing
🎓 Academic Research - Gather data from multiple sources efficiently

⚡ Quick Start

Perfect for users who want zero setup. Just add this URL to your MCP client:

https://mcp.brightdata.com/mcp?token=YOUR_API_TOKEN_HERE

Setup in Claude Desktop:

Go to: Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
Name: Bright Data Web
URL: https://mcp.brightdata.com/mcp?token=YOUR_API_TOKEN
Click "Add" and you're done! ✨

{ "mcpServers": { "Bright Data": { "command": "npx", "args": ["@brightdata/mcp"], "env": { "API_TOKEN": "<your-api-token-here>" } } } }

🚀 Pricing & Modes

💡 Note: Pro mode is not included in the free tier and incurs additional charges based on usage.

✨ Features

🔥 Core Capabilities

🎯 Example Queries That Just Work

✅ "What's Tesla's current stock price?" ✅ "Find the best-rated restaurants in Tokyo right now" ✅ "Get today's weather forecast for New York" ✅ "What movies are releasing this week?" ✅ "What are the trending topics on Twitter today?"

🎬 Demos

Note: These videos show earlier versions. New demos coming soon! 🎥

Basic Web Search Demo

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/59f6ebba-801a-49ab-8278-1b2120912e33

Advanced Scraping Demo

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/61ab0bee-fdfa-4d50-b0de-5fab96b4b91d

📺 More tutorials on YouTube →

🔧 Available Tools

⚡ Rapid Mode Tools (Default - Free)

Tool

Description

Use Case

🔍

search_engine

Web search with AI-optimized results

Research, fact-checking, current events

📄

scrape_as_markdown

Convert any webpage to clean markdown

Content extraction, documentation

💎 Pro Mode Tools (60+ Tools)

Category	Tools	Description
Browser Control	`scraping_browser.*`	Full browser automation
Web Data APIs	`web_data_*`	Structured data extraction
E-commerce	Product scrapers	Amazon, eBay, Walmart data
Social Media	Social scrapers	Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram
Maps & Local	Location tools	Google Maps, business data

📚 View complete tool documentation →

🎮 Try It Now!

🧪 Online Playground

Try the Web MCP without any setup:

🔧 Configuration

Basic Setup

{ "mcpServers": { "Bright Data": { "command": "npx", "args": ["@brightdata/mcp"], "env": { "API_TOKEN": "your-token-here" } } } }

Advanced Configuration

{ "mcpServers": { "Bright Data": { "command": "npx", "args": ["@brightdata/mcp"], "env": { "API_TOKEN": "your-token-here", "PRO_MODE": "true", // Enable all 60+ tools "RATE_LIMIT": "100/1h", // Custom rate limiting "WEB_UNLOCKER_ZONE": "custom", // Custom unlocker zone "BROWSER_ZONE": "custom_browser" // Custom browser zone } } } }

📚 Documentation

🚨 Common Issues & Solutions

❌ "spawn npx ENOENT" Error

Solution: Install Node.js or use the full path to node:

"command": "/usr/local/bin/node" // macOS/Linux "command": "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe" // Windows

⏱️ Timeouts on Complex Sites

Solution: Increase timeout in your client settings to 180s

🔑 Authentication Issues

Solution: Ensure your API token is valid and has proper permissions

📡 Remote Server Connection

Solution: Check your internet connection and firewall settings

More troubleshooting →

🤝 Contributing

We love contributions! Here's how you can help:

🐛 Report bugs
💡 Suggest features
🔧 Submit PRs
⭐ Star this repo!

Please follow Bright Data's coding standards.

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