Turn your Bright MLS searches into an API

What you can build on Bright

• Run a saved search

  Build this

  Opens one of your Saved Searches from the Search menu and reads its Results tab, up to the 5,000 results Bright shows.

  Takes

  Saved search name

  Returns

  MLS number, status, address, county, list price, bedrooms, DOM, CDOM

• Read a Hot Sheet

  Build this

  Runs one of your Hot Sheets for its time frame and reads the listings it shows.

  Takes

  Hot Sheet name

  Returns

  MLS number, status, address, list price, DOM

• Get a listing's status and dates

  Build this

  Finds a listing by MLS number and reads its status and the dates Bright keeps on it, from Listing Term Begins Date to Expected On Market Date.

  Takes

  MLS number

  Returns

  Status, Listing Term Begins Date, Listing Entry Date, Listing Expiration Date, Agreement of Sale Date, Expected On Market Date, DOM, CDOM

• Change a listing's status

  Build this

  Opens one of your listings by MLS number and changes its status, for example from Coming Soon to Active once showings begin.

  Takes

  MLS number, new status

  Returns

  MLS number, previous status, new status

Automate Bright with a workflow

A workflow runs your methods as one process, with nobody at the screen. A schedule or a call from your own system starts it, the steps run in order, and the result arrives in your inbox or in the systems you already use.

• Coming Soon listings due to go Active

  Build this

  Starts

  Every weekday at 7:00

  Step 1

  Run your saved search of your own Coming Soon listings.

  Step 2

  For each listing, get its status and dates.

  Step 3

  Keep the listings whose Expected On Market Date is today or has passed.

  Step 4

  Email you the list with MLS number, address and Expected On Market Date.

• New listings on your Hot Sheet, sent to your CRM

  Build this

  Starts

  Every weekday at 8:00

  Step 1

  Read the Hot Sheet you name.

  Step 2

  Keep the listings that were not there on the last run.

  Step 3

  Post each one, with MLS number, status, address, list price and DOM, to your CRM's webhook.

• Active listings near their Listing Expiration Date

  Build this

  Starts

  Every Monday at 8:00

  Step 1

  Run your saved search of your own Active listings.

  Step 2

  For each listing, get its status and dates.

  Step 3

  Keep the listings whose Listing Expiration Date falls in the next 14 days.

  Step 4

  Email you the list, soonest first.

You can run a workflow by hand on every plan, Free included. Schedules and webhook triggers come with the paid plans, from $29 a month.

Once built, one call from your code

Once you have built a method, it is one POST to /v1/runs from your backend, or a tool an AI agent calls over MCP. This is what “Run a saved search” would look like.

curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "method": "login.brightmls.com/run_saved_search",
    "input": {
      "saved_search": "Northwind relocation, 3+ bedrooms"
    }
  }'

{
  "status": "completed",
  "data": {
    "saved_search": "Northwind relocation, 3+ bedrooms",
    "results": [
      {
        "mls_number": "MDHW2093318",
        "status": "Active",
        "address": "4117 Acme Ridge Ct, Ellicott City, MD 21042",
        "county": "Howard",
        "list_price": 689000,
        "bedrooms": 4,
        "dom": 6,
        "cdom": 6
      }
    ],
    "count": 1
  }
}

An example with invented data, not a ready-made endpoint. The method exists in your organization once you build it, and its name, inputs and fields follow your request.

Bright’s own options

Bright offers a RESO Web API data feed with property, agent and office data. It requires a contract with Bright through Content Licensing, and fees apply. Bright also licenses its data to agents and brokerages for IDX and VOW websites. Inside Bright, subscribers can export search results to CSV with Custom Exports.

Read on November 12, 2026: BrightMLS RESO Web API: FAQ, Bright MLS for developers, Creating a Custom Export.

Signing in to Bright

Bright asks for your login name and password, then a 6-digit verification code texted to your cell phone. The code is asked for once every 60 days on each device and browser. With Fous you sign in through Bright's own sign-in with your own account, and the login is sealed with AES-256, never returned by the API or written to logs.

Worth knowing

Two calendar days for every status change

Bright requires status changes to be submitted within two calendar days, and a new listing within two calendar days of the listing agreement's full execution. Late entries may be fined.

5,000 results per search

A search shows at most 5,000 results. You can keep up to 25 Hot Sheets and 25 Favorite Searches, and one Market Watch.

An MLS number can change

Bright builds listing IDs from the state and county followed by a number. If an agent entered the wrong county, the ID can change, so match on address as well as MLS number.

Agent and office exports have no emails

An export after a Directory search includes agent and office information but not email addresses. Parcel exports appear only when you export public record data.

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