brightdata-cli

The Bright Data CLI is a command-line tool that provides direct terminal access to Bright Data's web data platform. It eliminates the complexity of web scraping by automatically handling authentication, proxy management, anti-bot bypass, CAPTCHA solving, and JavaScript rendering. Users simply log in once via OAuth, and the CLI handles all subsequent operations seamlessly without manual configuration or API key management.

This skill enables scraping any URL in multiple formats (markdown, HTML, JSON, screenshot), performing web searches across Google, Bing, and Yandex with structured results, and extracting data from over 40 platforms including Amazon, LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and Reddit. The CLI supports both synchronous and asynchronous operations, geo-targeted scraping from specific countries, and provides account management features like budget checking and proxy zone configuration. All operations work through simple commands like 'bdata scrape' or 'bdata search'.

The tool is designed for developers, data analysts, and researchers who need reliable web data collection without infrastructure overhead. Whether gathering competitive intelligence, monitoring content, performing SEO analysis, or collecting training data, the Bright Data CLI handles the technical complexities while exposing a straightforward command interface. It works across macOS, Linux, and Windows, requires only Node.js 20+, and can even run without installation via npx for one-off tasks.