Functions

  • Interaction Functions

    Overview This article lists and explains the available commands within the Interaction code for writing a scraper using the IDE. Commands marked with a star ⭐ are proprietary functions developed by Bright Data.   bad_input Mark the...

  • Parser Functions

    Overview This article lists and explains the available commands within the Parser code for writing a scraper using the IDE. Commands marked with a star ⭐ are proprietary functions developed by Bright Data.   input Global variable a...

  • Finding elements selectors

    Overview This article explains how to refer to elements of the website you’re scraping within your scraping code’ and how to find them within the website’s HTML and CSS.   Most commands in the interaction code will require a select...

  • jQuery expressions

    Overview This article explains how to use basic jQuery-like expressions to manipulate and interact with HTML elements on a page.   To wait for an element to appear, simply use the wait() function after selecting the element with a ...

  • Input parameters

    This article describes how to define input parameters within your scraper code and how to set the parameters when running the scraper.   Depending on your use case, you will have to choose whether to hardcode parameters within your...