How to Set Up The Web MCP With n8n

Learn how to integrate Bright Data’s MCP with n8n to build automated, no-code data workflows.

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Stramable HTTP MCP Integration

You can also integrate our MCP via Streamable HTTP

Requirements:

• Bright Data account
• API token from user settings

Configuration:

1. Create an AI Agent in your preferred platform.

2. Attach:

   • A Chat Model (e.g., gpt-4, gpt-4o)
   • MCP Client node

3. Configure remote MCP URL with:

   https://mcp.brightdata.com/mcp?token=YOUR_API_TOKEN_HERE
   

4. Choose specific tools to expose, or let the AI choose

The AI agent will utilize the MCP client to perform the task and stream the results back in real-time.

Self-hosted MCP Integration (MCP client - Community node)

Requirements:

• Node.js installed
• Bright Data account
• API token from user settings

Configuration:

1. Create an AI Agent in your preferred platform.
2. Attach:
   • A Chat Model (e.g., gpt-4, gpt-4o)
   • Bright Data MCP client (via HTTP or WebSocket)
3. Configure:

Variable	Value
Command	npx
Arguments	@brightdata/mcp
Environments	API_KEY = “<api-key>“ WEB_UNLOCKER_ZONE = “<unlocker_api_zone name>“ BROWSER_ZONE = “<browser zone name>“ RATE_LIMIT = “<rate limit format>”

Example for RATE_LIMIT: possible values: 100/1h, 50/30m, 10/5s

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