brightdata-core-workflow-b

# Bright Data SERP API & Web Scraper API ## Overview Collect search engine results and trigger large-scale data collections using Bright Data's SERP API and Web Scraper API. SERP API returns structured JSON from Google, Bing, Yahoo, and other search engines. Web Scraper API triggers asynchronous collections with webhook delivery. ## Prerequisites - Completed `brightdata-install-auth` setup - SERP API zone or Web Scraper API dataset configured - API token from Settings > API tokens ## Instructions ### Step 1: SERP API — Synchronous Google Search ```typescript // serp-api.ts import 'dotenv/config'; const { BRIGHTDATA_CUSTOMER_ID, BRIGHTDATA_ZONE, BRIGHTDATA_ZONE_PASSWORD } = process.env; async function searchGoogle(query: string, country = 'us') { // SERP API uses the proxy protocol with JSON response const username = `brd-customer-${BRIGHTDATA_CUSTOMER_ID}-zone-${BRIGHTDATA_ZONE}-country-${country}`; const response = await fetch( `https://www.google.com/search?q=${encodeURIComponent(query)}&brd_json=1`, { headers: { 'Proxy-Authorization': `Basic ${Buffer.from(`${username}:${BRIGHTDATA_ZONE_PASSWORD}`).toString('base64')}`, }, } ); const results = await response.json(); console.log(`Query: "${query}"`); console.log(`Results: ${results.organic?.length || 0} organic`); for (const r of results.organic?.slice(0, 5) || []) { console.log(` ${r.rank}. ${r.title} — ${r.link}`); } return results; } searchGoogle('brigh...