BrightDataTools provide comprehensive web scraping capabilities including markdown conversion, screenshots, search engine results, and structured data feeds from various platforms like LinkedIn, Amazon, Instagram, and more.

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Prerequisites

The following examples require the requests library. 
pip install -U requests
You’ll also need a BrightData API key. Set the BRIGHT_DATA_API_KEY environment variable: 
export BRIGHT_DATA_API_KEY="YOUR_BRIGHTDATA_API_KEY"
Optionally, you can configure zone settings: 
export BRIGHT_DATA_WEB_UNLOCKER_ZONE="your_web_unlocker_zone"
export BRIGHT_DATA_SERP_ZONE="your_serp_zone"

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Examples

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Basic Web Scraping

Extract structured data from platforms like LinkedIn, Amazon, etc.: 
from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.models.openai import OpenAIChat
from agno.tools.brightdata import BrightDataTools
from agno.utils.media import save_base64_data

agent = Agent(
    model=OpenAIChat(id="gpt-4o"),
    tools=[
        BrightDataTools(
            get_screenshot=True,
        )
    ],
    markdown=True,
    show_tool_calls=True,
)

# Example 1: Scrape a webpage as Markdown
agent.print_response(
    "Scrape this webpage as markdown: https://docs.agno.com/introduction",
)

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Toolkit Parameters

These parameters are passed to the BrightDataTools constructor.
ParameterTypeDefaultDescription
api_keyOptional[str]NoneBrightData API key. If not provided, uses BRIGHT_DATA_API_KEY environment variable.
serp_zonestr"serp_api"Zone for search engine requests. Can be overridden with BRIGHT_DATA_SERP_ZONE environment variable.
web_unlocker_zonestr"web_unlocker1"Zone for web scraping requests. Can be overridden with BRIGHT_DATA_WEB_UNLOCKER_ZONE environment variable.
scrape_as_markdownboolTrueEnable the scrape_as_markdown tool.
get_screenshotboolFalseEnable the get_screenshot tool.
search_engineboolTrueEnable the search_engine tool.
web_data_feedboolTrueEnable the web_data_feed tool.
verboseboolFalseEnable verbose logging.
timeoutint600Timeout in seconds for web data feed requests.

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Toolkit Functions

FunctionDescription
scrape_as_markdownScrapes a webpage and returns content in Markdown format. Parameters: url (str) - URL to scrape.
get_screenshotCaptures a screenshot of a webpage and adds it as an image artifact. Parameters: url (str) - URL to screenshot, output_path (str, optional) - Output path (default: “screenshot.png”).
search_engineSearches using Google, Bing, or Yandex and returns results in Markdown. Parameters: query (str), engine (str, default: “google”), num_results (int, default: 10), language (Optional[str]), country_code (Optional[str]).
web_data_feedRetrieves structured data from various sources like LinkedIn, Amazon, Instagram, etc. Parameters: source_type (str), url (str), num_of_reviews (Optional[int]).

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Supported Data Sources

The web_data_feed function supports the following source types:

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E-commerce

  • amazon_product - Amazon product details
  • amazon_product_reviews - Amazon product reviews
  • amazon_product_search - Amazon product search results
  • walmart_product - Walmart product details
  • walmart_seller - Walmart seller information
  • ebay_product - eBay product details
  • homedepot_products - Home Depot products
  • zara_products - Zara products
  • etsy_products - Etsy products
  • bestbuy_products - Best Buy products

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Professional Networks

  • linkedin_person_profile - LinkedIn person profiles
  • linkedin_company_profile - LinkedIn company profiles
  • linkedin_job_listings - LinkedIn job listings
  • linkedin_posts - LinkedIn posts
  • linkedin_people_search - LinkedIn people search results

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Social Media

  • instagram_profiles - Instagram profiles
  • instagram_posts - Instagram posts
  • instagram_reels - Instagram reels
  • instagram_comments - Instagram comments
  • facebook_posts - Facebook posts
  • facebook_marketplace_listings - Facebook Marketplace listings
  • facebook_company_reviews - Facebook company reviews
  • facebook_events - Facebook events
  • tiktok_profiles - TikTok profiles
  • tiktok_posts - TikTok posts
  • tiktok_shop - TikTok shop
  • tiktok_comments - TikTok comments
  • x_posts - X (Twitter) posts

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Other Platforms

  • google_maps_reviews - Google Maps reviews
  • google_shopping - Google Shopping results
  • google_play_store - Google Play Store apps
  • apple_app_store - Apple App Store apps
  • youtube_profiles - YouTube profiles
  • youtube_videos - YouTube videos
  • youtube_comments - YouTube comments
  • reddit_posts - Reddit posts
  • zillow_properties_listing - Zillow property listings
  • booking_hotel_listings - Booking.com hotel listings
  • crunchbase_company - Crunchbase company data
  • zoominfo_company_profile - ZoomInfo company profiles
  • reuter_news - Reuters news
  • github_repository_file - GitHub repository files
  • yahoo_finance_business - Yahoo Finance business data

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Developer Resources