Retrieve results

Fetch ranked search results from the Bright Data Discover API (31 languages) using a task_id. Each result includes URL, title, snippet and relevance score.

GET /discover

Retrieve Results

curl "https://api.brightdata.com/discover?task_id=<task_id>" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <token>"

200 OK

{
  "status": "done",
  "duration_seconds": 10,
  "results": [
    {
      "link": "https://www.trigyn.com/insights/ai-trends-2026-new-era-ai-advancements-and-breakthroughs",
      "title": "AI Trends in 2026: Advancements and Breakthroughs Ahead",
      "description": "5 days ago — Explore top AI trends for 2026, from enterprise adoption to autonomous systems and breakthrough business innovations.",
      "relevance_score": 0.98184747,
      "content": null
    },
    {
      "link": "https://sisuadigital.com/blog/artificial-intelligence-trends-2026-sisua-digital/",
      "title": "10 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Trends That Will Define 2026",
      "description": "Dec 26, 2025 — Discover the 10 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Trends That Will Define 2026: governance, human collaboration, continuous learning, and more.",
      "relevance_score": 0.97948,
      "content": null
    }
  ]
}

status · string

The status of the request: processing or done

duration_seconds · integer

The time taken to process the request in seconds.

results · object[]

A list of sorted search results.

Show Item Properties

link · string

URL of the search result.

title · string

Title of the search result.

description · string

Most query-related content snippet.

relevance_score · float

Relevance score.

content · string

Parsed content (only present if include_content is set to true).

For web pages: returns page content. For PDF URLs: returns extracted PDF text. Format depends on the format parameter - when format is md, content is returned as Markdown; when format is json, content is returned as plain text. Returns empty/null if PDF exceeds 50 MB or parsing exceeds 30 seconds.

Retrieve Results

curl "https://api.brightdata.com/discover?task_id=<task_id>" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <token>"

200 OK

{
  "status": "done",
  "duration_seconds": 10,
  "results": [
    {
      "link": "https://www.trigyn.com/insights/ai-trends-2026-new-era-ai-advancements-and-breakthroughs",
      "title": "AI Trends in 2026: Advancements and Breakthroughs Ahead",
      "description": "5 days ago — Explore top AI trends for 2026, from enterprise adoption to autonomous systems and breakthrough business innovations.",
      "relevance_score": 0.98184747,
      "content": null
    },
    {
      "link": "https://sisuadigital.com/blog/artificial-intelligence-trends-2026-sisua-digital/",
      "title": "10 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Trends That Will Define 2026",
      "description": "Dec 26, 2025 — Discover the 10 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Trends That Will Define 2026: governance, human collaboration, continuous learning, and more.",
      "relevance_score": 0.97948,
      "content": null
    }
  ]
}

Errors

Status	Error Message	Trigger	Resolution
400	{"error": "Missing task_id"}	task_id query parameter is missing or empty	Provide the task_id returned from the POST request.
401	Credentials are missing	No Authorization header	Add Authorization: Bearer <token> header
404	{"error": "Task not found"}	task_id does not match any existing task	Verify the task_id value. Tasks may expire after a period.