📝 README.md

A well-structured README for your SERP Results using Bright Data project.

# SERP Results using Bright Data 🚀

**Fetch search engine results asynchronously using Bright Data API and store them in an Excel file.**  
This script automates Google searches, excludes specified domains, and extracts the top two organic search results.

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## 📌 Features
✅ **Asynchronous execution** for fast query processing  
✅ **Exclusion filters** to remove unwanted domains  
✅ **Automated backup & recovery** for large datasets  
✅ **Excel & CSV support** for easy data handling  
✅ **Logs & status updates** for real-time progress  

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## 📦 Installation

### 1️⃣ Clone this repository:
```sh
git clone https://github.com/DataDiggerJay/SERP-results-using-BrightData.git
cd SERP-results-using-BrightData

2️⃣ Install dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

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🔑 How to Get a Bright Data API Key

1. Sign Up on Bright Data

   • Go to Bright Data and create an account.

2. Create a New Zone

   • Navigate to the Bright Data dashboard.
   • Go to Zones and create a new SERP API Zone.

3. Generate an API Key

   • In the API settings, generate a new API key.
   • Keep this key private.

4. Update script.py

   • Replace "YOUR_BRIGHT_DATA_API_KEY" in script.py with your actual API key.

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🛠 Usage

1️⃣ Prepare Your Query File

• Create an Excel file (queries.xlsx)
• Add a column named "Search Query" containing search terms

2️⃣ Run the script:

python script.py

3️⃣ Output:

• Results are saved back to the Excel file.
• Backup is stored in backup.csv to prevent data loss.

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🛑 Excluding Domains

To prevent fetching results from certain websites, modify the EXCLUDE_SITES list in script.py.
Example:

EXCLUDE_SITES = [".medium.com", ".blogger.com", ".blogspot.com", "youtube.com"]

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⚡ Example Workflow

Input (queries.xlsx):

Search Query
Best Python courses
AI tools 2024

Output (queries.xlsx after running the script):

Search Query	Result 1	Result 2
Best Python courses	https://realpython.com	https://learnpython.org
AI tools 2024	https://towardsdatascience.com	https://ai.googleblog.com

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🛠 Troubleshooting

🔹 Issue: API requests fail
👉 Check if your API key is correct and Zone settings allow requests.

🔹 Issue: Results are empty
👉 Ensure Google SERP API Zone is active & API usage is not limited.

🔹 Issue: queries.xlsx not found
👉 Make sure the Excel file exists and is correctly named.

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🤝 Contributing

Feel free to fork this repository and submit pull requests! 🛠

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📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

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📬 Contact

For questions or support, reach out on GitHub or open an issue. 🚀

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### 🔥 What This README Covers:
✅ **Project Overview**  
✅ **Installation Guide**  
✅ **How to Get an API Key**  
✅ **How to Use the Script**  
✅ **Example Output**  
✅ **Troubleshooting & FAQs**  
✅ **Contributing Guidelines**  
✅ **License & Contact Info**