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Bright Data Hackathon
Build the next generation of AI agents that consume, reason over, and act on real-time web data.
About Bright Data Hackathon
Bright Data Hackathon brings AI builders together to ship agents that reason on the live web. Two days, San Francisco, hybrid format with 150 seats onsite.
Whether you're joining online or onsite, all participants get sponsored access to Bright Data's web data platform, hands-on mentorship from the team behind it, and a room of builders pushing the same frontier.
Steps to participate: apply for a seat on the lablab.ai event page, create or join a team, and submit your project through the lablab.ai platform.
Quick facts
Date
May 27 – 28, 2026
Location
San Francisco, CA
Format
Hybrid (online + onsite)
Onsite Capacity
150 builders
Cost
Free to participate
Challenge
Build an AI agent that consumes, reasons over, and acts on real-time web data. We want systems that operate on the world, not just chat about it.
Three angles to explore
AI Research Agent
Agents that gather, verify, and synthesize information from across the live web.
Market Intelligence
Real-time competitor, pricing, and trend monitoring with autonomous decisions.
Live RAG Pipelines
Retrieval-augmented systems grounded in fresh web data, not stale snapshots.
Technology
Bright Data's stack. Pick what fits your project. Sponsored credits included for participants.
Point at any site. Get structured data. JS rendering, CAPTCHAs, rotation handled.
Google and Bing results as structured data, sub-second responses.
Bypass anti-bot. Returns clean HTML, JSON, or Markdown.
Remote Chromium controlled with Puppeteer, Playwright, or Selenium.
400M+ residential IPs across 195 countries.
Model Context Protocol server so agents can pull web data natively.
SDKs: Python, JavaScript. REST API works with any language.
Prizes
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Prize Pool: TBD
Total pool and category breakdown will be confirmed before kick-off.
+ Bright Data sponsored credits and tooling access for all participants
Community & Social Channels
Stay close to the build. Find teammates. Get help from mentors.
Judging Criteria
Projects evaluated on four dimensions, weighted equally.
01
Innovation
Originality of the idea and creative use of Bright Data's web data capabilities.
02
Technical Execution
Code quality, architecture, and how well the project actually works end-to-end.
03
Real-World Impact
Practical value — does it solve a meaningful problem with live web data?
04
Presentation
Clarity of demo, narrative, and how compellingly the team communicates the build.
Speakers, Mentors & Judges
Lineup TBD
Speaker, mentor, and judge roster will be announced before kick-off. Expect leadership from Bright Data plus invited guests from the AI agent and web data ecosystem.
Event Schedule
Two days onsite in San Francisco. Times in PT. Schedule may shift slightly before kick-off.
Pre-event
Kick-Off Stream
Date TBD
Online kick-off
Tracks, technology walkthrough, mentor intros, team formation.
Day 1 — Wed
May 27, 2026
9:00 AM
Doors open
Registration & breakfast.
10:00 AM
Opening keynote
Bright Data leadership kicks off the event.
11:00 AM
Tech workshops
Hands-on with Web Scraper API, SERP API, Scraping Browser.
1:00 PM
Hacking begins
Build with mentor support throughout the day.
11:00 PM
Late-night build
Onsite stays open for night-owls.
Day 2 — Thu
May 28, 2026
9:00 AM
Final build sprint
Last hours to polish projects.
1:00 PM
Submission deadline
Projects locked in via lablab.ai.
2:00 PM
Demo presentations
Teams pitch to judges and audience.
5:00 PM
Judging deliberation
Judges score across the four criteria.
6:30 PM
Awards ceremony
Winners announced. Closing remarks.
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