{"slug":"bright-data-proxy-connection-test","name":"Bright Data: proxy connection test failures","category":"diagnostic","provider_slug":"bright-data","publisher":"Bright Data","publisher_type":"official","website":"https://docs.brightdata.com/integrations/playwright","summary":"Check the diagnostic target and product access when a tool reports a Bright Data proxy error.","tools":["playwright"],"capabilities":["error-handling"],"outputs":["Diagnostic guidance"],"connection":"proxy","billing_basis":"Charges depend on the enabled proxy product; this is a setup diagnostic.","facts":[{"label":"Test target","value":"The guide recommends https://geo.brdtest.com/welcome.txt for connectivity checks.","source_ids":["docs"]},{"label":"Search-engine tests","value":"A tool using a search engine as its default test target can report an error because that target requires the SERP API.","source_ids":["docs"]},{"label":"Residential access","value":"The guide requires an approved business KYC check for residential proxy access.","source_ids":["docs"]}],"setup":["Check the tool's proxy-test URL and use the documented diagnostic endpoint.","Confirm the enabled product and access requirements in the account dashboard."],"limitations":["This checks documented setup requirements; no live connection was tested."],"sources":[{"id":"docs","label":"Bright Data Playwright integration prerequisites and connectivity checks","url":"https://docs.brightdata.com/integrations/playwright","checked_at":"2026-09-27"}],"checked_at":"2026-09-27","review_due":"2026-10-27","evidence":"documented","url":"https://workingproxysites.info/tools/bright-data-proxy-connection-test","provider_url":"https://workingproxysites.info/t/1-bright-data-proxies","review_overdue":false}