What credentials do I need to use the Bright Data skill?

You need a Bright Data API Key and a specific Dataset ID created within the Bright Data Control Panel for the platform you wish to scrape.

How do I monitor my Bright Data usage through Claude?

The skill includes built-in commands to check your account status, active zones, and bandwidth usage directly via the Bright Data API.

Which social media platforms can I scrape with this skill?

This skill supports scraping for Twitter/X, Reddit, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, and LinkedIn, covering profiles, posts, comments, and media where applicable.

Does this skill support large-scale batch scraping?

Yes, it supports asynchronous triggering for large jobs, allowing you to start a request, monitor its progress, and download the full dataset once it's ready.

Can I scrape real-time data?

Yes, for smaller requests, you can use the synchronous 'scrape' command to receive immediate results in the API response.

Bright Data Web Scraper

Name: Bright Data Web Scraper
Author: vm0-ai

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Web Scraping & Data Collection

Extracts structured data from major social media platforms and websites using the Bright Data Web Scraper API.

About

The Bright Data Web Scraper skill empowers Claude Code to perform high-scale data extraction across platforms like Twitter/X, Reddit, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, and LinkedIn. By interfacing directly with the Bright Data API via curl, this skill enables developers to trigger scraping jobs, monitor progress, and download structured results for profiles, posts, and comments. It is designed for researchers and developers who need a reliable, proxy-managed solution for social media monitoring, sentiment analysis, and competitive intelligence without the overhead of maintaining complex scraping infrastructure.

Key Features

Detailed extraction of profiles, posts, comments, and engagement metrics
Integrated snapshot management and progress tracking
Multi-platform support including X, Reddit, Instagram, and TikTok
Account and bandwidth monitoring via API
18 GitHub stars
Asynchronous and synchronous scraping modes for different job sizes

Use Cases

Monitoring account health and scraping usage directly from the terminal
Collecting large-scale public datasets for machine learning and AI model training
Automating competitive research and brand sentiment analysis across social networks

About

Key Features

Detailed extraction of profiles, posts, comments, and engagement metrics
Integrated snapshot management and progress tracking
Multi-platform support including X, Reddit, Instagram, and TikTok
Account and bandwidth monitoring via API
18 GitHub stars
Asynchronous and synchronous scraping modes for different job sizes

Use Cases

Monitoring account health and scraping usage directly from the terminal
Collecting large-scale public datasets for machine learning and AI model training
Automating competitive research and brand sentiment analysis across social networks