How to Set Up Bright Data With OpenBullet

Expand to get your Bright Data Proxy Access Information

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Your proxy access information

Bright Data proxies are grouped in “Proxy zones”. Each zone holds the configuration for the proxies it holds.To get access to the proxy zone:

1. Login to Bright Data control panel
2. Select the proxy zone or setup a new one
3. Click on the new zone name, and select the Overview tab.
4. In the overview tab, under Access details you can find the proxy access details, and copy them to clipboard on click.
5. You will need: Proxy Host, Proxy Port, Proxy Zone username and Proxy Zone password.
6. Click on the copy icons to copy the text to your clipboard and paste in your tool’s proxy configuration.

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Access Details Section Example

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Residential proxy access

To access Bright Data’s Residential Proxies you will need to either get verified by our compliance team, or install a certificate. Read more…

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Targeting search engines?

If you target a search engine like google, bing or yandex, you need a special Search Engine Results Page (SERP) proxy API. Use Bright Data SERP API to target search engines. Click here to read more about Bright Data SERP proxy API.

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Correct setup of proxy test to avoid “PROXY ERROR”

In many tools you will see a “test proxy” function, which performs a conncectivity test to your proxy, and some add a geolocation test as well, to identify the location of the proxy. To correctly test your proxy you should target those search queries to: https://geo.brdtest.com/welcome.txt .Some tools use popular search engines (like google.com) as a default test target. Bright Data will block those requests and you tool will show proxy error although your proxy is perfectly fine.If your proxy test fails, this is probably the reason. Make sure that your test domain is not a search engine (this is done in the tool configuration, and not controlled by Bright Data).

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What is OpenBullet?

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Why Use Bright Data With OpenBullet?

• Enhanced Anonymity: Mask your real IP address during automated workflows
• Geo-Targeting: Route traffic through specific countries or regions
• Improved Stability: Reduce connection errors and IP bans
• Scalable Automation: Safely handle large volumes of automated requests

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How to Set Up Bright Data With OpenBullet

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Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure you have:

• An active Bright Data account
• A configured Bright Data proxy zone (ISP or Datacenter recommended)
• Your Bright Data proxy credentials (host, port, username, password)
• OpenBullet installed on your system

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Install OpenBullet

1. Visit the OpenBullet GitHub page and download the latest release.
2. Extract the downloaded archive.
3. Launch the OpenBullet application on your system.

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Create a Proxy Group

1. Open OpenBullet and navigate to the Proxies tab.
2. Click Add Group to create a new proxy group.

3. Enter a descriptive name for the group (for example, brightdata-dc).
4. Click Accept to save the group.

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Add Your Bright Data Proxy Details

1. Select the proxy group you created.
2. Click Import to open the proxy import panel.

3. In the Import proxies dialog:
   • Switch to the Paste tab.
   • Paste your proxy credentials using the format:
     HOST:PORT:USERNAME:PASSWORD
   • Click Accept to import the proxies.

To maintain a consistent IP, append a session parameter to the username
(for example, your-username-session-1).For geo-targeting, format the username as
your-username-country-XX (for example, your-username-country-US).

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Validate Proxy Connectivity

1. Select the imported proxy group.
2. Use OpenBullet’s built-in proxy checker to test connectivity.
3. Confirm that proxies return valid responses before running automation jobs.

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Best Practices

• Use ISP or Datacenter proxies for long-running automation
• Assign separate proxy groups for different projects
• Avoid excessive parallel requests from a single proxy
• Rotate sessions periodically for high-volume workflows
• Monitor OpenBullet logs for proxy-related failures

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Conclusion