Bright Data offers two distinct modes for accessing its Residential network:

Immediate access (default)

Begin targeting with our Residential network immediately after sign up, without the need for KYC

Full access (recommended)

Expand your Residential network access for your approved use case by completing KYC

On initial setup of your Residential proxy, by default you are given Immediate access and can get started targeting a wide range of domains right away.

If during your initial targeting you encounter a 402 Residential Failed (bad_endpoint) or robots.txt error, you will need to request Full access, which can be granted once we get to know you and your use case better through KYC.

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Immediate access

An SSL certificate must be installed on your device when accessing our Residential network with Immediate access.

  • Access a wide range of domains without KYC, under the following limitations:

    • Domains restricted by their own ‘robots.txt’ rules.

    • Domains restricted by Bright Data’s compliance policy for Immediate access.

    • Use of certain HTTP methods (POST, PUT, DELETE) is not permitted.

    • Automatic throttling may be applied if request volume exceeds acceptable thresholds (status code: 502, error: sr_rate_limit).

    • Note: Attempting to access restricted domains or methods will result in a 402 Residential Failed (bad_endpoint) error and you’ll need to apply for Full access mode instead.

Completing KYC removes the above restrictions and automatically grants you Full access to domains under the Residential network, tailored to your approved use case.

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Full access

  • After completing KYC, you will have Full Access to the Residential network, tailored to your approved use case.

  • Allows the use of HTTP methods in your request

  • SSL certificate is not required

  • The option to submit a KYC form is only open to customers that signed up on behalf of a registered company. You will be required to add a user with a company email domain to your account and submit a company registration document during the process.