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Join the Real-Time AI Agents Challenge powered by n8n and Bright Data: $5,000 in prizes across FIVE winners!

Publish Date: Aug 13
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We're thrilled to partner with n8n and Bright Data to bring the community a brand new challenge!

Running through August 31, the Real-Time AI Agents Challenge powered by n8n and Bright Data invites you to build AI Agents using cutting-edge tools that are reshaping how AI agents access and process data.

✨ Join us on August 19 at 12pm ET for a special livestream right on the DEV homepage. Our co-founder @peter will be walking through the tools for this challenge with the n8n and Bright Data teams! For anyone that can't make it, we'll make sure to include the video in our resource section below. ✨

Building with n8n's automation platform combined with Bright Data's web data infrastructure truly puts you at the forefront of AI agent development. We have one prompt for this challenge with five chances to win, we hope you give it a try!

Our Prompt

Unstoppable Workflow

Build an unstoppable workflow with n8n that leverages Bright Data's n8n Verified Node to create something truly useful, complex, and creative. Your agent should demonstrate how adding real-time web data helps enhance what AI can accomplish.

Real-Time AI Agents Challenge Submission Template

Please review all challenge rules on the official challenge page before submitting.

Judging Criteria and Prizes

All submissions will be judged on the following:

  • Utilization of Underlying Technology
  • Accessibility and User Experience
  • Business Value and Use Case
  • Creativity and Usability
  • Writing Quality (Clarity and Originality)

Five talented prompt winners will receive:

All Participants with a valid submission will receive a completion badge on their DEV profile.

How To Participate

In order to participate, you will need to publish a post using the submission template above.

All projects must:

  • Use n8n's AI Agent node with Bright Data's verified node.
  • Be publicly accessible via n8n's chat interface or another interaction layer, OR include a screen capture/demo video
  • Inculde your n8n workflow JSON in a GitHub Gist or similar format (JSON file in the associated repo)

Bright Data Credits

Participants will receive $250 in credits upon signing up through our dedicated sign up link. If you're not seeing the credits in your account, try adding devto as a promo code. If additional credits are required, participants can email noah@brightdata.com with the subject line "DEV Challenge - Credit Required," including the email they used to sign up and details about their use case.

Important Note: Use of Data Provided by Bright Data

If you receive data from Bright Data as part of this challenge, it is solely for use in your project submission. This data is not intended for reuse, resale, or redistribution at any point. Data provided for the competition will be accessed through an account created by Bright Data and credited using a dev.to promotion code. The promotion code will provide the necessary credits to complete your project as part of the challenge. Misuse of the data or credits may result in disqualification from the competition and/or revocation of access.

Please review our full rules, guidelines, and FAQ page before submitting so you understand our participation guidelines and official contest rules such as eligibility requirements.

Helpful Links

Get to know n8n and Bright Data by utilizing their docs and tutorials:

Get n8n: Start fast with a 14-day trial on cloud or with the free self-hosted community edition

Important Dates

  • August 13: AI Agents Challenge begins!
  • August 31: Submissions due at 11:59 PM PDT
  • September 11: Winners Announced

The era of intelligent, data-driven AI agents is here. We can't wait to see what you build!

Good luck and happy coding!

Comments 68 total

  • Peter Kim Frank
    Peter Kim FrankAug 13, 2025

    Huge fan and regular personal user of both n8n + Bright Data. Really excited to see what folks build.

  • Hamish Davison (ISS)
    Hamish Davison (ISS)Aug 13, 2025

    I will be around supporting the Bright Data and n8n teams - Come join my streams and say hi!

    Will be working on marketing for SEO Grove

  • Arslan Sarwar
    Arslan SarwarAug 13, 2025

    Hi,

    I'm based in Pakistan. I'm eligible to participate in this hackathon according to the official Dev rules. I'm unable to access Bright Data Website without VPN. Can you help me with this?

    Thanks,
    Muhammad Arslan

  • Nikoloz Turazashvili (@axrisi)
    Nikoloz Turazashvili (@axrisi)Aug 13, 2025

    Another opportunity to learn new technology. Don't miss out guys :)

    • Aditya
      AdityaAug 16, 2025

      I'm also participating this time. I'm planning to make something wow.

  • Emmanuella Batubo
    Emmanuella BatuboAug 13, 2025

    The promo code has reached the maximum number of activations

    • Noah Kalson
      Noah KalsonAug 14, 2025

      Give it a try now, you should be good to go.

  • Hamish Davison (ISS)
    Hamish Davison (ISS)Aug 13, 2025

    Let's go!!! Come check out some informational material @incomestreamsurfers YouTube channel

    I'll be making marketing content for my SaaS SEO Grove

  • Mohit Agnihotri
    Mohit AgnihotriAug 14, 2025

    Promo code issue has been resolved now.
    Thanks to Noah.
    Cheers :)

  • Mohit Agnihotri
    Mohit AgnihotriAug 14, 2025

    Promo code issue has been resolved. Thanks to Noah.

  • Mohit Agnihotri
    Mohit AgnihotriAug 14, 2025

    Promo code issue has been resolved.
    Thanks to Noah.

  • Nikoloz Turazashvili (@axrisi)
    Nikoloz Turazashvili (@axrisi)Aug 14, 2025

    If anyone wondering about Claiming credits, this should help:

  • Parag Nandy Roy
    Parag Nandy RoyAug 14, 2025

    Love this combo..

  • Juansecu
    JuansecuAug 14, 2025

    @jess I've seen these challenges for a while, and I want to participate in this one. Is there any required format for the post containing my entry details?

    • Jess Lee
      Jess LeeAug 14, 2025

      @juansecu yes, please follow the submission template above.

      • Juansecu
        JuansecuAug 23, 2025

        Thank you so much! Didn't notice it at first, tbh 😂!

  • Kresimir Pendic
    Kresimir PendicAug 14, 2025

    Good luck to everyone - this sounds like very much fun hackaton - love to see ideas people have

  • Einar César
    Einar CésarAug 14, 2025

    Awesome! Starting right now!

  • Bheta maranatha
    Bheta maranathaAug 14, 2025

    I'm in🔥

  • Ashley Childress
    Ashley ChildressAug 15, 2025

    There's a broken link at the top for [official challenge page](dev.to/challenges/n8nbrightdata-20...). 🫠 Is this supposed to be the same as [rules, guidelines, and FAQ page](dev.to/challenges/brightdata-n8n-2...)?

    The broken n8nbrightdata-2025-08-13 is also in the prefill template. 😉

  • Muhammad ALi Qureshi
    Muhammad ALi QureshiAug 15, 2025

    Hello everyone! 👋
    I’m Muhammad Ali, a professional Accountant with a passion for creativity and digital innovation. In my free time, I work as a freelancer, offering services in social media promotion, graphic design, web development, and content writing.
    I’m excited to be here and look forward to learning, sharing, and collaborating so we can all benefit from each other’s knowledge and expertise.

  • Sebastian Van Rooyen
    Sebastian Van RooyenAug 15, 2025

    @jess I'm just confirming if this needs to be the Bright Data node or can it use the Bright Data MCP Server as well?

    • Jess Lee
      Jess LeeAug 15, 2025

      @sebastiandevelops confirmed that this need to be the Bright Data Verified Node, and not the Bright Data MCP Server.

      • Abhi
        AbhiAug 17, 2025

        What's the difference between verified node and mcp server?

        • Peter Kim Frank
          Peter Kim FrankAug 18, 2025

          The Verified Node is used in the broader automation/workflow, whereas the MCP is specifically leveraged as a "Tool" by the agent itself. You'll still use the Verified Node to pass data forward to be used by the agent.

          • Abhi
            AbhiAug 19, 2025

            @peter So, is it mandatory for the AI agent to use the verified node as a tool? Or the verified node can be used independently? Like scrape a website using brightdata node -> extract data using selectors -> send it to the agent for some AI task

            • Nadine
              Nadine Aug 19, 2025

              This can be done using Brightdata’s node on n8n. You create a scraper on Brightdata, then extract the data on n8n. I find you have to build your scraper independently, if you are building a custom scraper

              • Abhi
                AbhiAug 19, 2025

                Yes, that's how I'm thinking of doing it, but since AI agent node is to be used -> should the bright data node should be a tool to the AI agent or it can be used independently?

                • Nadine
                  Nadine Aug 19, 2025

                  Oh I see yes it’s compulsory to use it but not specified how to use in in your workflow. So it depends on you how you use it? I need a trigger to start the process, so will start with an AI agent

  • Benjamin E M
    Benjamin E MAug 15, 2025

    Here is to the Artificial Intelligence that users legally host and own, themselves. Corporations' AI makes no logic. Who agrees? Either way, best of luck, and God bless all.

  • Eliza Sisley
    Eliza SisleyAug 16, 2025

    We are looking for data entry employees for the morning shift 06:30 - 11:30 and the evening shift 18:00 - 22:00 (Monday to Friday) and (Saturday and Sunday) (work from home) , No experience require, Training will be provide for you.
    Good salary.

    Apply : form.jotform.com/252152135123039

  • EDDISON HAYDEN LEWIS
    EDDISON HAYDEN LEWISAug 16, 2025

    Interesting

  • abdlrhman-abdlrahim
    abdlrhman-abdlrahimAug 17, 2025

    i was created my account and ready it's nice thing do challenge on new technologies thanks

  • Inforeole Automatisations IA
    Inforeole Automatisations IAAug 17, 2025

    Using n8n this :

    You get a json file, including the html body tag

    Then you can parse it to get easily Google Results

    Easy with Brightdata + n8n

    Phil | inforeole

  • Veríssimo Cassange
    Veríssimo CassangeAug 17, 2025

    Great initiative! Looking forward to learning n8n through this challenge.

  • Evan Dickinson
    Evan DickinsonAug 18, 2025

    This is actually amazing. I know exactly what I’m going to build with this. A leads gen engine but also so much more. It actually fits nicely with my hustle project currently

  • DC
    DCAug 18, 2025

    This is great. Devs, I suggest you check out the runtime off-chain logic (ROFL) framework Oasis has developed as it will be very helpful in your quest.
    What is ROFL?
    Ready-made templates to start customization

  • Agastya Khati
    Agastya KhatiAug 19, 2025

    we have publish the post only in dev.to or anywhere else also ?

  • Yalda Khoshpey
    Yalda Khoshpey Aug 19, 2025

    interesting🤩

  • abdlrhman-abdlrahim
    abdlrhman-abdlrahimAug 19, 2025

    i want link of meet that will be at augest 19 12 pm

  • Rakibul Alom
    Rakibul AlomAug 20, 2025

    Nice

  • Abhi
    AbhiAug 21, 2025

    If I need to use the scraping browser API, how do I call the custom browser API using the verified node? I currently don't see a way to do it using verified node.

    is there a discord/slack channel to ask questions?

    1. For this, I'll have to use code node though internally it uses brightdata scraping browser api. Is this valid for submission?
    2. For the serp API too, I'll have to use the HTTP request node, the brightdata verified node itself recommends the same. Is this valid for submission?
    3. How to use custom web scrapers built using the verified node in n8n?

    I have created an issue for the same - github.com/n8nhackers/n8n-nodes-br...

  • Ale
    AleAug 21, 2025

    Great opportunity 👌

  • Eminence Technology
    Eminence TechnologyAug 25, 2025

    This sounds amazing! Excited to see how creative the community gets with real-time AI workflows using n8n and Bright Data. Definitely bookmarking this challenge and looking forward to the livestream!

  • Denis Kisina
    Denis KisinaAug 25, 2025

    I am very interested in serving as a judge for this competition. Could you please provide information about the application process and requirements?

  • Jackson Kasi
    Jackson KasiAug 26, 2025

    Is anyone able to assist with the Bright Data N8N Node for the web unlocker?
    I don't get any response for the zone selection.
    There is no result from the API

    Access and extract data from a specific URL - Zone

    • Meir
      MeirAug 26, 2025

      Hi there,

      Meir from Bright Data here 👋

      Can you please make sure that :

      • you have a valid bright data api key
      • the zone web_unlocker1 actually exists in your account (if not, you should create it)
      • since it is Amazon.in you might want to change the country accordingly, this might be a problem.

      If you are still facing any issues after validating the above, please do let me know, I would love to help you solve it !

      • Jackson Kasi
        Jackson KasiAug 27, 2025

        Thank you for the clarification; I will check it out. Thanks again!

    • Inforeole Automatisations IA
      Inforeole Automatisations IASep 1, 2025

      Hi, Check this : n8n.io/workflows/8053-create-data-...

      You will see how to use it and get responses :-)

  • Upen
    UpenAug 27, 2025

    Thank you for sharing these important dates. I have noted the deadlines and look forward to participating.

  • Suvrajeet Banerjee
    Suvrajeet BanerjeeAug 27, 2025

    Agents building! 🤖

  • Himanshi Tolani
    Himanshi TolaniAug 29, 2025

    @peter @jess My brother and I would both like to participate in the contest individually with different automations. Will being siblings impact our candidacy, or will we both still qualify as separate participants?

    • Peter Kim Frank
      Peter Kim FrankAug 30, 2025

      You’ll be fine. You can each submit under your own DEV account.

  • Script StudioIN
    Script StudioINAug 30, 2025

    very insightful post! I agree 100% on focusing on core features first. At ScriptStudio, we also noticed that cutting out ‘nice-to-have’ features saves founders a lot of money.

  • Ivan Ssl
    Ivan SslAug 30, 2025

    If build on localhost n8n?

  • Arya Koste
    Arya KosteAug 30, 2025

    The promo code has reached the maximum number of activations

  • Arya Koste
    Arya KosteAug 30, 2025

    @jess Can anyone increase the promo code number of activations. It's showing promo code has reached the maximum number of activations.

  • Nikoloz Turazashvili (@axrisi)
    Nikoloz Turazashvili (@axrisi)Sep 1, 2025

    I couldn't participate this time unfortunately. was busy working on my project. got funded by VC, news coming soon :)

    Wish luck to all participants! Checking all projects now. you guys have built some crazy projects! Love it!

  • William Carlson
    William CarlsonSep 11, 2025

    Wait, who won!? I missed the post.

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