Description
Browserless is a managed headless browser platform for developers running Puppeteer, Playwright, and headless Chrome without operating servers, containers, or Chrome updates. Existing scripts connect by swapping launch() for connect() and pointing to a Browserless endpoint, while Browserless manages the browsers, concurrency, memory, and browser versions. It runs a managed fleet of Chromium, Chrome, Firefox, and WebKit instances across regions in San Francisco, London, and Amsterdam.
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The platform can be driven five ways over the same runtime: Browsers as a Service via WebSocket for Puppeteer and Playwright, REST APIs for screenshots, PDFs, scraping, search, and crawl, BrowserQL declarative mutations for stealth-first workflows, an MCP server with a browser agent and REST tools for AI agents, and self-hosted Docker deployments. Runtime features such as stealth fingerprints, automatic CAPTCHA solving, residential proxies, persistent sessions, and LiveURL handoff can be enabled per request across every interface.
Browserless is built for AI agents, integrating with frameworks such as Browser Use, Stagehand, LangChain, the Vercel AI SDK, and Claude Computer Use, and dropping into Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, and Windsurf through its hosted MCP server. Authenticated Profiles let an agent log in once and reuse that state across many parallel sessions without keeping credentials in code, including autologin via 1Password.
The company reports eight years in production, 173M+ Docker pulls, 99.9% uptime, and SOC 2 Type II certification, and offers cloud, managed cloud, and self-hosted deployment with the same API. Pricing is unit-based, and a free plan includes 1,000 units per month, 2 concurrent browsers, CAPTCHA solving, and residential proxies with no credit card required.
- CategoryBrowser & Web Automation
- Pricing ModelFreemium
- DeploymentCloud, Self-hosted
- PlatformsWeb
Browserless's Core Features
Managed cloud Chromium, Chrome, Firefox, and WebKit fleet
Drop-in Puppeteer and Playwright support over WebSocket
REST APIs for screenshots, PDFs, scraping, search, and crawl
BrowserQL for stealth-first, CAPTCHA-heavy workflows
Hosted MCP server and browser agent for AI frameworks
Built-in stealth, CAPTCHA solving, and residential proxies
Authenticated Profiles to log in once and reuse across sessions
Cloud, managed cloud, and self-hosted deployment with the same API
How to use Browserless?
Get an API key: Sign up for the free plan, no credit card required.
Connect your code: Replace launch() with connect() and point to a Browserless endpoint.
Pick an interface: Use Puppeteer, Playwright, REST, BrowserQL, or the MCP server.
Enable runtime features: Turn on stealth, proxies, CAPTCHA solving, or profiles per request.
Run and monitor: Execute automations and track metrics, sessions, and live debugging.
Browserless's Use Cases
- Web scraping
- Browser automation
- AI agents
- Screenshots and PDFs
- Self-hosted automation
