Browserless
Headless Chrome in the cloud for screenshots, PDFs, and agent browsing.
About
Browserless runs headless Chrome and Chromium in its cloud and hands you a Playwright or CDP connection over HTTP and WebSocket. REST endpoints like /content, /screenshot, /scrape, /pdf, and /unblock cover the common jobs: rendering JavaScript-heavy pages, capturing screenshots, generating PDFs, and scraping without installing a browser locally. It is a natural fit for n8n AI-agent workflows, where self-hosting Puppeteer inside a workflow runner tends to break.
The company is bootstrapped, with a community directory estimating roughly $1.3M ARR and a free tier of 1,000 execution units per month. The self-hosted edition is source-available under SSPL rather than an OSI-approved open-source license, which matters for teams with strict license policies. Regional endpoints in the US and Europe keep browser sessions close to the caller.
What it can do
- Managed headless Chrome over REST and WebSocket
- Screenshot, PDF, content extraction, and scraping endpoints
- Stealth and unblock modes for bot-resistant sites
- Regional endpoints and concurrent session scaling
Setup
Sign up for an API token, then POST to https://production-sfo.browserless.io (or lon/ams regions) with your token as a query parameter. No browser install needed on your side.
Prerequisites
An API token; familiarity with Playwright, Puppeteer, or plain HTTP.
Use cases
Works with
Trust score — 7/10
Scored 7/10 (metrics tier, metrics-v1). Evidence: Verified via vendor site/docs/GitHub and reputable coverage, wave 93; Trending score 74/100 from researcher assessment.
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