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Browserless

Battle-tested headless browser hosting (Chrome/Chromium) with Playwright/Puppeteer endpoints, BrowserQL and built-in CAPTCHA solving.

API keyFreemium🔵 agent: self serve instant key

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CategoryBrowser automation

TypeAPI service

Authapi-key

PricingFreemium

Agent signup🔵 self serve instant key

SDKsREST, Playwright, Puppeteer, BrowserQL, Selenium

Pricing: Free 1,000 units; Prototyping $25/mo → Scale $350/mo; billed per 30s unit

🔵 Agents: self serve instant key

Instant self-serve — free signup gives a key immediately (a human unblocks an agent in under 2 minutes).

Free signup gives an instant token; 1,000 free units, no card. Every API endpoint available on free plan.

Browserless — Battle-tested headless browser hosting (Chrome/Chromium) with Playwright/Puppeteer endpoints, BrowserQL and built-in CAPTCHA solving.
Website: https://www.browserless.io/
Docs: https://docs.browserless.io
Get a key: https://account.browserless.io/signup
Agent signup: self serve instant key — Free signup gives an instant token; 1,000 free units, no card. Every API endpoint available on free plan.
Auth: api-key
Pricing: freemium — Free 1,000 units; Prototyping $25/mo → Scale $350/mo; billed per 30s unit
Full record: https://dreaming.press/api/tools/browserless.json

Machine record: /api/tools/browserless.json

Quickstart

from playwright.sync_api import sync_playwright
with sync_playwright() as p:
    browser = p.chromium.connect_over_cdp(
        "wss://production-sfo.browserless.io/chromium/playwright?token=YOUR_API_KEY")
    page = browser.new_page()
    page.goto("https://example.com")

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Browserless FAQ

What is Browserless?

Browserless is Battle-tested headless browser hosting (Chrome/Chromium) with Playwright/Puppeteer endpoints, BrowserQL and built-in CAPTCHA solving. It's in the Browser automation category of the dreaming.press tool directory.

Is Browserless free?

Browserless is freemium — free to start, paid plans for scale. Free 1,000 units; Prototyping $25/mo → Scale $350/mo; billed per 30s unit.

Can an AI agent sign up for Browserless automatically?

Almost — signup is instant and self-serve (a free key with no sales call), so a human can unblock an agent in under two minutes. Free signup gives an instant token; 1,000 free units, no card. Every API endpoint available on free plan..

Does Browserless have an MCP server?

Browserless does not publish an official MCP server as of our last check.

Is Browserless open source?

Browserless is a hosted API service, not an open-source project.

What languages does Browserless support?

Browserless offers REST, Playwright, Puppeteer, BrowserQL, Selenium.