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GET
/
webarchive
/
search
/
{search_id}
Get search status
curl --request GET \
  --url https://api.brightdata.com/webarchive/search/{search_id} \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'
{
  "search_id": "<string>",
  "status": "done",
  "filters": {},
  "files_count": 123,
  "estimate_batch_count": 123,
  "estimate_batch_size": 123,
  "dump_cost_usd": 123,
  "cost_breakdown": {
    "archive_pages_count": 123,
    "archive_pages_cost": 123,
    "cache_pages_count": 123,
    "cache_pages_cost": 123
  },
  "estimate_dump_duration_sec": 123,
  "duration": "<string>"
}

Authorizations

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Authorization
string
header
required

Use your Bright Data API Key as a Bearer token in the Authorization header.

How to authenticate:

  1. Obtain your API Key from the Bright Data account settings at https://brightdata.com/cp/setting/users
  2. Include the API Key in the Authorization header of your requests
  3. Format: Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY

Example:

Authorization: Bearer b5648e1096c6442f60a6c4bbbe73f8d2234d3d8324554bd6a7ec8f3f251f07df

Learn how to get your Bright Data API key: https://docs.brightdata.com/api-reference/authentication

Path Parameters

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search_id
string
required

Unique identifier for the search

Example:

"ucd_abc123xyz"

Response

Search status response

​
search_id
string
required

Unique identifier for the search

​
status
enum<string>
required
Available options:
done
​
filters
object
required

Filters used for the search (echoed back)

​
files_count
integer
required

Total number of matching files found

​
estimate_batch_count
integer
required

Estimated number of batches for the dump

​
estimate_batch_size
integer
required

Estimated total size in bytes

​
dump_cost_usd
number<float>
required

Estimated total cost to create a dump

​
cost_breakdown
object
required
​
estimate_dump_duration_sec
number<float>
required

Estimated time to complete the dump in seconds

​
duration
string
required

How long the search took to complete