Browserless

Overview

Browserless is a managed headless-browser platform designed for developers and AI engineers who run Puppeteer, Playwright, and headless Chrome at scale. It removes the operational burden of maintaining browser infrastructure—there are no servers, containers, or Chrome updates to manage. Existing scripts work with a one-line change: replace launch() with connect() and point to a Browserless endpoint. The platform handles browser lifecycle, concurrency, memory, and Chrome version upgrades on its own, while preserving the standard Puppeteer and Playwright APIs.

Built for the age of AI agents, Browserless gives agents a real, production-grade browser instead of a simulator. It connects over MCP (Model Context Protocol), Puppeteer, or Playwright, and includes built-in stealth fingerprints, automatic CAPTCHA solving, residential proxies, and Authenticated Profiles that keep sessions logged in across runs. For teams that want a turnkey agent, Browserless also offers a Browser Agent that drives a real browser through multi-step tasks, and a Skill Catalog of site-specific automation capabilities. The platform exposes simple HTTP APIs for scraping, screenshots, PDFs, and unblocking, so common tasks can be triggered with a POST request.

Deployment is flexible: teams can use the fully managed cloud, a managed cloud with dedicated workers, or self-host on their own infrastructure—all through the same API. Enterprises can choose cloud providers, regions, GPU configurations, and bring their own VPC. Browserless is SOC 2 Type II certified, GDPR compliant, HIPAA compliant, and offers DPAs, with a Trust Center for security and compliance documentation. It has been in production for eight years, has more than 173 million Docker pulls, and maintains a 99.9% uptime track record.

Browserless is used for web scraping, browser automation, AI-agent execution, testing and Lighthouse audits, and screenshot/PDF generation. Pricing is unit-based: a unit is charged for every 30 seconds a browser session runs, with the free plan offering 1,000 units per month and two concurrent browsers. Whether you are a solo developer or a global enterprise, Browserless provides browser infrastructure that scales with your product and keeps your agents working.

Core capabilities

Managed Headless Browsers

Full Puppeteer, Playwright, and headless Chrome support with zero infrastructure to manage.

One-line Integration

Replace launch() with connect() and keep existing scripts unchanged while Browserless handles browsers, concurrency, memory, and Chrome versions.

MCP Server

Give AI agents search, scrape, and crawl tools over the Model Context Protocol for use with Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client.

Built-in Stealth & Anti-Bot

Stealth fingerprints, automatic CAPTCHA solving, and residential proxies reduce blocking and session failures.

Authenticated Profiles

Log in once and reuse the session across every run so agents start signed in without credentials baked into code.

Browser Agent

A production-ready agent that drives a real browser across multi-step tasks, built for stateful, fast execution.

HTTP APIs for Common Tasks

Simple POST endpoints for scraping, unblocking, screenshots, PDFs, and downloads.

Self-Hosted & Multi-Cloud Deployment

Run on Browserless cloud, managed cloud, or your own infrastructure—with the same API everywhere and custom GPU/region configs for enterprise.

Observability & Live Debugger

Request metrics, worker health, and real-time script debugging through the dashboard, so regressions are caught early.

Enterprise Compliance & Security

SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, and HIPAA compliant, with DPA available and a Trust Center for security documentation.

Use cases

AI agents that need a persistent, logged-in real browser to complete multi-step tasks via MCP or Puppeteer/Playwright

Scraping e-commerce and other anti-bot-heavy sites without getting blocked

Automating browser workflows such as session management, form submissions, and monitoring

Running headless Chromium test suites and performance audits in CI

Generating pixel-perfect screenshots and PDF documents from any URL at scale

Deploying a self-hosted browser service on your own cloud with custom GPU and region settings

Reducing proxy spend and login friction across thousands of sessions with authenticated profiles