Browserbase

Browserbase is redefining how developers interact with the web by offering a powerful, scalable, and developer-first platform for running headless browsers. As an advanced AI tool built for real-world automation and intelligent web interaction, Browserbase eliminates the need to manage your own complex browser infrastructure. Instead of maintaining fleets of headless browsers, developers can focus on product logic while Browserbase handles performance, security, observability, and scale behind the scenes.

Ideal for Code Assistance, AI agents, workflow automation, and data extraction, Browserbase provides a clean and simple API for controlling browser sessions, simulating user behavior, filling forms, and performing advanced web tasks. With native compatibility for major frameworks—including Playwright, Puppeteer, Selenium, Stagehand—and seamless integrations with AI ecosystems like crewAI and LangChain, developers can instantly enhance their automation stack without friction.

One of Browserbase’s most powerful capabilities is enabling AI to autonomously read, write, and take action across the web. This makes it an ideal AI tool for intelligent agents that require live browser interaction, autonomous navigation, and sophisticated task execution. Developers gain full visibility into every session with built-in features like Session Inspector, Session Replay, and detailed logs, ensuring transparent observability and painless debugging.

Browserbase’s infrastructure is designed for speed, security, and extensibility. From automatic CAPTCHA solving and residential proxies to browser extensions, file management, and long-running sessions, it offers a complete toolkit for production-grade automation. Its serverless browser environment ensures that scaling is effortless and infrastructure management disappears from your workload entirely.

Whether you're building an AI assistant, creating workflow automation, powering Code Assistance systems, or performing large-scale web scraping, Browserbase provides everything you need to operate reliably at scale. Designed for developers everywhere, Browserbase enables you to build faster, innovate more confidently, and unlock new possibilities with every browser-driven workflow you create.

What does Browserbase do?

Browserbase is a cloud platform for headless browser automation. We provide production-ready infrastructure for running automated web browsers at scale, eliminating the need to maintain your own fleet of headless browsers. Companies use Browserbase to automate web-based workflows, extract data from websites, fill out forms, and interact with web applications that don't offer APIs.

What kinds of use cases do companies use Browserbase for?

Companies across industries use Browserbase for web automation workflows including:

• Healthcare: Automating insurance verification, prior authorization checks, and claims processing across multiple payor portals
• Financial Services: Loan application workflows, subscription management, and regulatory compliance tasks
• Real Estate: Property listing synchronization across MLS systems, transaction processing automation, and document management
• HR & Payroll: Benefits administration, expense report processing, and employee onboarding workflows
• General Business Operations: Data entry automation, system migrations, document extraction, and web scraping

What automation frameworks does Browserbase support?

Browserbase offers native compatibility with all major browser automation frameworks:

• Playwright: Full support for TypeScript/JavaScript, Python, Java, and .NET
• Puppeteer: Complete Node.js integration with Chrome DevTools Protocol
• Selenium: WebDriver compatibility across all language bindings
• Stagehand: Our AI-powered automation framework for natural language workflows

All frameworks work out-of-the-box with our cloud infrastructure—no additional setup required.

Can I bring my own proxies?

Yes, Browserbase supports custom proxy configurations. You can:

• Configure residential proxies: for geo-specific automation
• Use rotating proxy pools: for large-scale operations
• Set up custom proxy authentication
• Integrate with your existing proxy providers

Our platform also includes built-in proxy rotation and IP management features for enhanced reliability and stealth.

Can I run my browsers on prem?

Browserbase is a cloud-first platform designed for scalability and reliability. While we don't offer on-prem deployment, our cloud infrastructure provides:

• Enterprise-grade security: with SOC2 compliance
• Private cloud options: for large enterprise customers
• VPC connectivity: for secure integration with your existing infrastructure
• Data residency controls: to meet regulatory requirements

For customers requiring on-prem solutions, we offer consulting services to help architect hybrid deployments.

What regions are you in?

Browserbase operates globally with infrastructure in multiple regions:

• North America: US East, US West
• Europe: EU Central, UK
• Asia Pacific: Available upon request for enterprise customers

Our global infrastructure ensures low latency and optimal performance regardless of your location or target websites' geographic distribution.

How is Browserbase related to Stagehand?

Stagehand is Browserbase's AI-powered automation framework that enables natural language browser automation. While Browserbase is the infrastructure platform that runs headless browsers, Stagehand is the intelligent layer that lets you:

• Write automation: in natural language instead of complex selectors
• Handle dynamic web pages: automatically with AI-powered adaptation
• Reduce maintenance overhead: with self-healing automation scripts
• Integrate with AI agents: and LLM-powered workflows

Think of Browserbase as the engine and Stagehand as the intelligent driver—they work together to make web automation more accessible and reliable.