/cli/ — Bright Data CLI
Official terminal client for scraping, search, remote browsers and account or proxy-zone management.
CLI. Official documentation · Checked · Review due .
documented capabilities
Package- Package and runtime
- @brightdata/cli requires Node.js 20 or later.[2]
- Authentication
- OAuth login, device flow, direct API key or BRIGHTDATA_API_KEY are documented.[2]
- Account changes
- The login flow automatically creates cli_unlocker and cli_browser zones.[2]
- Operations
- Scrape, search, browser control, zone inspection and budget monitoring are documented.[1]
- Output
- The CLI supports structured output and file exports for shell workflows.[1]
Billing: Charges depend on the Bright Data product and operations invoked; the CLI guide is not a workload quote.
Outputs: html, markdown, json, csv, screenshot
Documented for: Terminal, Node.js
[ official reference ][ provider discussion ][ JSON record ]
getting started
documentation reviewed- Install or run the @brightdata/cli package using the official instructions.
- Choose the appropriate login or API-key authentication path.
- Review the available commands before running a product operation.
Requirements & limitations
- Logging in can create proxy zones on the account.
- The CLI uses a different environment variable from the Python SDK; WPS has not installed it.
We reviewed the linked documentation. No live service connection, checkout or performance test is claimed for this listing.
primary sources
2 references- Bright Data CLI — official documentationChecked 2026-09-27
- Bright Data CLI installation and authenticationChecked 2026-09-27