How to connect Bright Data to OpenClaw
Connect Bright Data to OpenClaw with ClawLink: paste your Bright Data key once and 10 tools work from chat. No MCP server to run, nothing stored on your machine.
Bright DataAPI KEYMCPBright Data provides the world's #1 web data platform with Web Unlocker for bypassing anti-bot systems, SERP API for search engine data, and pre-made scrapers for popular websites.. Once connected, OpenClaw can read and act on Bright Data from chat — pairing, token refresh, and tool wiring handled for you.
The usual route to Bright Data access for OpenClaw is an MCP server you configure and keep running, plus your own OAuth app or API keys. ClawLink gives OpenClaw a more practical Bright Data setup: install one ClawHub skill, connect Bright Data in the browser, and OpenClaw can call real Bright Data actions from any chat surface with no auth, token refresh, or tool wiring to build yourself.
Setup
It takes three steps to connect OpenClaw to Bright Data.
1Install the plugin
Paste the setup prompt into OpenClaw, or install from the terminal and ask OpenClaw to pair:
openclaw plugins install clawhub:clawlink-plugin- 2
Connect Bright Data
Paste your API key in the dashboard.
- 3
Use it from chat
Ask OpenClaw: "What can you do with Bright Data?"
Install by command
The setup prompt above does all of this in one paste. By hand, it is one install command plus a browser approval:
openclaw plugins install clawhub:clawlink-pluginThen ask OpenClaw to set up ClawLink. It starts browser pairing and prints an approval link — open it, approve the device, return to the chat, and say done. Finally, connect Bright Data in the ClawLink dashboard — paste your Bright Data API key once.
Verify the connection by asking OpenClaw:
Use Bright Data to dataset list and walk me through the result in plain English.
Using a different agent?
The OpenClaw plugin is one client of ClawLink's MCP server. Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, or any agent that can run a shell command pairs with the same ClawLink account through the CLI:
npx -y @useclawlink/cli loginlogin opens the same browser approval and stores a credential locally. Once Bright Data is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 10 Bright Data tools over MCP. Full setup for MCP clients and shell agents: connect apps to any AI agent.
Bright Data MCP for OpenClaw
Looking for a Bright Data MCP server for OpenClaw? ClawLink connects Bright Data to OpenClaw and exposes 10 Bright Data tools your agent can call over MCP, with hosted auth and nothing to run or maintain yourself. Using Hermes instead? The Hermes Bright Data integration works the same way.
What the OpenClaw Bright Data integration can do
10 Bright Data tools are ready for OpenClaw once the account is connected.
All 10 Bright Data tools for OpenClaw
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
Dataset list brightdata_dataset_list | List all available pre-made scrapers (datasets) from Bright Data's marketplace |
Get list of available cities brightdata_get_list_of_available_cities | Get available static network cities for a given country |
Get list of available countries brightdata_get_list_of_available_countries | List available countries and their ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes |
Get snapshot results brightdata_get_snapshot_results | Retrieve the scraped data from a completed crawl job by snapshot ID |
Get snapshot status brightdata_get_snapshot_status | Check the processing status of a crawl job using snapshot ID |
List web unlocker zones brightdata_list_web_unlocker_zones | List your configured Web Unlocker zones and proxy endpoints |
Web unlocker brightdata_web_unlocker | Bypass bot detection, captcha, and other anti-scraping measures to extract content from websites |
Crawl API brightdata_crawl_api | Trigger an asynchronous site crawl job to extract content across multiple pages or entire |
Filter dataset brightdata_filter_dataset | Apply custom filter criteria to a marketplace dataset (BETA) |
Serp search brightdata_serp_search | Perform SERP (Search Engine Results Page) searches across different search engines using Bright |
Try it: find the Bright Data tool you need
Browse the 10 Bright Data tools
Click any tool to see exactly what OpenClaw can do and copy a ready-to-use prompt.
Example prompts
Use Bright Data to dataset list and walk me through the result in plain English.
Pull the relevant data from Bright Data, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
Pull the relevant data from Bright Data, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
Pull the relevant data from Bright Data, summarize it in plain English, and point out anything that needs attention.
ClawLink vs. building it yourself
The alternative to ClawLink is usually manual API key setup plus your own token handling, permission troubleshooting, and tool plumbing for OpenClaw. That is fine if you want to build and maintain the integration yourself. Most teams just want Bright Data working from chat.
| Manual | ClawLink | |
|---|---|---|
| Credential handling | Collect, validate, store, and rotate the Bright Data API key yourself, then make sure every tool call uses the right account. | Users complete the hosted ClawLink setup once and the connected Bright Data account becomes available to the agent without you building credential management. |
| Ongoing maintenance | You own refresh logic, permission debugging, environment config, and every provider-specific edge case for Bright Data. | ClawLink handles the repetitive integration plumbing so your team can focus on the workflow instead of the infrastructure. |
| Agent usability | You still need to expose the right Bright Data actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 10 tools for Bright Data are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. |
ClawLink vs. Composio
Composio also exposes Bright Data to AI agents. It is developer infrastructure: Python and TypeScript SDKs, an MCP server, and a catalog past 1,000 apps, aimed at teams shipping agent products. ClawLink is built for OpenClaw users instead. You install the plugin once, connect Bright Data in the browser, and the 10 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK and no config file, and the Bright Data key you paste at setup is stored server-side rather than kept in your environment. Choosing between them? Read the full Composio alternatives comparison.
Troubleshooting
OpenClaw installed the Bright Data skill but can't call the tools
The ClawHub skill teaches OpenClaw about Bright Data, but the calls run through the ClawLink plugin and your connected account. Make sure Bright Data is connected in the dashboard, then start a fresh chat so OpenClaw reloads the tool catalog. If OpenClaw runs as a persistent gateway, restart it so the new tools register.
Connection succeeds but no tools appear
Reconnect Bright Data from the dashboard, then start a fresh chat if the runtime still has the old tool catalog loaded.
"Tool schema not loaded yet" error when calling Bright Data tools
Bright Data tool schemas load on demand the first time a tool runs and are cached after that, so this error usually clears on its own: wait a few seconds and retry the same request. If every Bright Data call keeps failing with it in a fresh chat, reconnect from the dashboard, and contact support if it still persists — that pattern points to a configuration problem on our side, not something you can fix by reconnecting again.
Bright Data returns 403 or "permission denied" on one action while others work
Two usual causes. The connected account may not have access to the specific workspace, inbox, store, or project in the request — check that first. If access looks right, the agent may have sent a placeholder value (like "YOUR_ID" or an example id from documentation) instead of a real one: ask it to run a list or search tool first, then retry the action with a real id from those results. Most failures at this stage are one of these two, not ClawLink bugs.
API key setup works but results look incomplete
Double-check that the API key for Bright Data has the right scopes or account access. A valid key can still be too limited for some reads or writes.
FAQ
Is there a OpenClaw Bright Data integration?
Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect OpenClaw to Bright Data: link your Bright Data account once in the browser and OpenClaw can call the Bright Data API through 10 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling.
How do I add Bright Data to OpenClaw with ClawLink?
Paste the setup prompt from this page into OpenClaw. It installs the ClawLink Bright Data skill from ClawHub, then you click Connect in the dashboard to authorize Bright Data. OpenClaw calls the tools from the next message — no config files, and the Bright Data key you paste is stored server-side instead of in your environment.
How long does it take to connect Bright Data to OpenClaw?
About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to Bright Data in the dashboard, authenticate, and OpenClaw can use it from the next chat message.
Why use ClawLink instead of wiring Bright Data up myself?
The alternative to ClawLink is usually manual API key setup plus your own token handling, permission troubleshooting, and tool plumbing for OpenClaw. That is fine if you want to build and maintain the integration yourself. Most teams just want Bright Data working from chat.
OpenClaw installed the Bright Data skill but can't call the tools
The ClawHub skill teaches OpenClaw about Bright Data, but the calls run through the ClawLink plugin and your connected account. Make sure Bright Data is connected in the dashboard, then start a fresh chat so OpenClaw reloads the tool catalog. If OpenClaw runs as a persistent gateway, restart it so the new tools register.
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