# Browserbase: The Browser Agent Platform > Browserbase is the complete platform to build and deploy agents that browse and interact with the web like humans. One API key gives your agent everything it needs: headless browsers, Search and Fetch, Agent Identity, Functions, and a Model Gateway — with the browser at the center. > Browsers remain the core. Search, Fetch, Agent Identity, Functions, and the Model Gateway are the supporting primitives that make browser agents fast, reliable, and cheap to run. Powered by best-in-class observability (rich logs, live view, session replay) and a scalable, secure infrastructure layer trusted by 10,000+ companies, including Ramp, Vercel, Commure, and Lovable. > **If you are an AI agent**, read [SKILL.md](https://www.browserbase.com/SKILL.md) for step-by-step instructions on setting up and using Browserbase in your workflow. ## Packages - `@browserbasehq/sdk` — Browserbase SDK ([npm](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@browserbasehq/sdk)) - `@browserbasehq/stagehand` — Stagehand, the SDK for browser agents ([npm](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@browserbasehq/stagehand)) - `@browserbasehq/sdk-functions` — Browserbase Functions, run code next to the browser ([npm](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@browserbasehq/sdk-functions)) - `@browserbasehq/cli` — Browserbase CLI ([npm](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@browserbasehq/cli)) --- ## The Platform One API key, everything your agent needs to browse the web. Browsers are the core; the rest orbit around them. - **Browsers** — Programmatic access to fleets of headless browsers at scale. Spin up as many concurrent sessions as your agents need, with globally distributed infrastructure, 2 vCPUs per browser, isolated sessions, and SOC-2 Type II compliance. - **Search & Fetch APIs** — Agents can quickly search and fetch LLM-ready context from the web for fast, token-efficient decisions when a full browser session isn't needed. - **Agent Identity** — A global passport for your agents. Strategic partnerships (Cloudflare, Stytch, Fingerprint, Vercel) and secure credential management (1Password) get agents past anti-bot systems, CAPTCHAs, and authentication walls — moving from sneaky/undetected to upfront and credential-first. - **Functions** — Deploy and run agent code next to the browser with <5ms latency. No queues, schedulers, or orchestration to maintain. `bb function deploy` and you're live, with built-in observability. - **Model Gateway** — Your Browserbase API key gives access to major models via Stagehand, with unified billing and zero friction to switch models. - **Stagehand** — The SDK for browser agents. Playwright-level control combined with AI primitives (`act`, `extract`, `observe`) that self-heal when pages change. Automatic action caching eliminates redundant LLM calls across runs (up to 2x faster, ~30% cost reduction on repeated actions). Plugs into all major agent frameworks (LangChain, CrewAI, Mastra). --- ## Documentation - [What is Browserbase?](https://docs.browserbase.com/introduction/what-is-browserbase) — Overview and key concepts. - [Getting Started Guide](https://docs.browserbase.com/fundamentals/create-browser-session) — Launch your first cloud browser. - [API Reference](https://docs.browserbase.com/reference/introduction) — REST and SDK reference. - [Playground](https://app.browserbase.com/playground) — Interactive environment to try features. - [Stagehand](https://github.com/browserbase/stagehand) — Open-source SDK for browser agents. ### Feature Documentation - [Browser Contexts](https://docs.browserbase.com/features/contexts) — Persistent sessions with cookies, localStorage, and auth state. - [Downloads](https://docs.browserbase.com/features/downloads) — Download files from browser sessions. - [Fetch API](https://docs.browserbase.com/features/fetch) — Lightweight HTTP requests for token-efficient agent context. - [Proxies](https://docs.browserbase.com/features/proxies) — Residential and datacenter proxy configuration. - [Agent Identity](https://docs.browserbase.com/features/stealth-mode) — Get agents past anti-bot systems and authentication walls. ### Integration Guides - [MCP Integration](https://docs.browserbase.com/integrations/mcp/introduction) — Model Context Protocol setup and tools. - [Stripe Integration](https://docs.browserbase.com/integrations/stripe/introduction) — Stripe billing integration. ### Docs Use Case Guides - [Automating Form Submissions](https://docs.browserbase.com/use-cases/automating-form-submissions) - [Building Automated Tests](https://docs.browserbase.com/use-cases/building-automated-tests) - [Scraping Websites](https://docs.browserbase.com/use-cases/scraping-website) --- ## Why Browser Agents Need a Platform AI agents are everywhere — coding agents, assistants, support bots, deep research tools — and all of them need web access. Teams building browser agents today stitch together 5+ vendors (search, fetch, browsers, models, deployment) before writing a single prompt. APIs see ~15% of the web; agents need the other 85%, which is locked behind anti-bot systems, CAPTCHAs, and authentication walls. Browserbase already won the browser layer. The platform extends that position into the adjacent primitives agents are buying from other vendors today — under one API key, with the browser at the center. ### Key Capabilities - **Browsers that work where APIs can't** — Concurrent sessions, isolated environments, globally distributed. - **One platform, one vendor** — Browsers, Search, Fetch, Functions, Model Gateway, and Agent Identity under a single account. One bill, one place to debug. - **Unrestricted access to the web** — Agent Identity gets agents past anti-bot systems and auth walls. - **Deploy instantly** — Functions run your code next to the browser with <5ms latency. - **Observability across every step** — Rich logs, live view, and session replay. - **Stagehand, the SDK for browser agents** — Natural language browser interactions that self-heal, with automatic action caching. - **Framework Compatibility** — Works with Stagehand, Playwright, Puppeteer, and Selenium. - **Multi-User Orgs** — Team accounts for collaboration at scale. --- ## Products & Pages - [Browsers](https://www.browserbase.com/browsers) — Headless browser fleet. The core of the platform. - [Stagehand](https://www.browserbase.com/stagehand) — The SDK for browser agents. - [Search API](https://www.browserbase.com/search) — Web search with structured results for agent context. - [Identity](https://www.browserbase.com/identity) — Agent Identity: get past anti-bot systems and auth walls. - [Models](https://www.browserbase.com/models) — Model Gateway for browser agents. - [Runtime](https://www.browserbase.com/runtime) — Browserbase runtime infrastructure. - [Observability](https://www.browserbase.com/observability) — Session Inspector, Replay, and debugging tools. - [Computer Use](https://www.browserbase.com/computer-use) — Browser agents powered by Browserbase. - [Computer Use Academy: Gemini](https://www.browserbase.com/cua/gemini) — Build browser agents with Gemini. - [Computer Use Academy: OpenAI](https://www.browserbase.com/cua/openai) — Build browser agents with OpenAI. - [Model Context Protocol (MCP)](https://www.browserbase.com/mcp) — MCP integration for agents. - [Director](https://www.browserbase.com/director) — Open-source browser agent reference implementation. - [browse CLI](https://www.browserbase.com/browse-cli) — Lightweight entry point for giving agents browsing capabilities from the command line. - [Templates](https://www.browserbase.com/templates) — Ready-to-use browser agent templates and examples. - [Evaluations](https://www.browserbase.com/evaluations) — Evaluate browser agent performance. - [Customer Stories](https://www.browserbase.com/customer-stories) — How teams use Browserbase in production. - [Enterprise](https://www.browserbase.com/enterprise) — Enterprise plans and features. --- ## Example Use Cases - [Templates Repository](https://github.com/browserbase/templates/blob/dev/README.md) — Canonical list of 40+ working code templates (TypeScript, Python, Go) covering form filling, MFA handling, scraping, agents, CUA, proxies, contexts, caching, and more. Start here if you want runnable code. - [All Use Cases](https://www.browserbase.com/use-cases) — Browse all use case pages. - [Browser Tool for Agents](https://www.browserbase.com/use-case/browser-tool-for-agents) — Browser tool for AI agents and copilots. - [AI Web Scraper](https://www.browserbase.com/use-case/ai-web-scraper) — Agent-driven web data extraction. - [Playwright Cloud](https://www.browserbase.com/use-case/playwright-cloud) — Run Playwright scripts in the cloud. - [End-to-End Testing](https://www.browserbase.com/use-case/end-to-end-testing) — Browser-based test automation. - [Data Entry Automation](https://www.browserbase.com/use-case/data-entry-automation) — Agents handling repetitive data-entry workflows. - [Web Scraping for Lead Generation](https://www.browserbase.com/use-case/web-scraping-for-lead-generation) — Agents that find and qualify sales leads. - [Web Scraping for Real Estate](https://www.browserbase.com/use-case/web-scraping-for-real-estate) — Real estate data collection. - [Web Scraping for Ecommerce](https://www.browserbase.com/use-case/web-scraping-for-ecommerce) — Product and catalog data. - [Web Scraping for Price Monitoring](https://www.browserbase.com/use-case/web-scraping-for-price-monitoring) — Competitive price monitoring. - [Browser Automation for Fintech](https://www.browserbase.com/use-case/browser-automation-for-fintech) — Agents in financial services workflows. - [Browser Automation for Healthcare](https://www.browserbase.com/use-case/browser-automation-for-healthcare) — Agents in healthcare workflows. - [Browser Automation for Insurance](https://www.browserbase.com/use-case/browser-automation-for-insurance) — Agents in insurance workflows. - [Amazon Scraper](https://www.browserbase.com/use-case/amazon-scraper) — Amazon product data. - [Flight Scraper](https://www.browserbase.com/use-case/flight-scraper) — Flight data and pricing. - [Job Board Scraper](https://www.browserbase.com/use-case/job-board-scraper) — Aggregate job listings. - [Local Business Scraper](https://www.browserbase.com/use-case/local-business-scraper) — Local business data. - [News Scraper](https://www.browserbase.com/use-case/news-scraper) — News content extraction. - [Social Media Scraper](https://www.browserbase.com/use-case/social-media-scraper) — Social media data. ### Solutions - [Browser Agents](https://www.browserbase.com/solutions/browser-agents) — Agents that browse and interact with the web like humans. - [Accessing Web Data](https://www.browserbase.com/solutions/accessing-web-data) — Web data extraction at scale. - [Workflow Automation](https://www.browserbase.com/solutions/workflow-automation) — Agents handling repetitive browser workflows. - [Testing](https://www.browserbase.com/solutions/testing) — Browser-based testing in the cloud. ### Industry Pages - [AI](https://www.browserbase.com/industry/ai) — Browser agents powered by Browserbase. - [Go-to-Market Automation](https://www.browserbase.com/industry/gtm) — Agents for sales and revenue intelligence. - [Fintech Automation](https://www.browserbase.com/industry/fintech) — Browser agents for financial services. - [Legal Tech Automation](https://www.browserbase.com/industry/legal) — Compliance and discovery workflows. - [Healthcare Automation](https://www.browserbase.com/industry/healthcare) — Maintain compliance while running agents on healthcare workflows. - [Supply Chain Automation](https://www.browserbase.com/industry/supply-chain) — Vendor monitoring, pricing intelligence, and compliance tracking. --- ## Blog & Resources - *Browserbase Blog* — [All posts](https://www.browserbase.com/blog) - *Scaling Web Intelligence with Browserbase* — [Vercel Case Study](https://www.browserbase.com/blog/case-study-vercel) - *How Commure Powers Healthcare Workflows* — [Commure Case Study](https://www.browserbase.com/blog/case-study-commure) - *Introducing Stagehand V3* — [Blog Post](https://www.browserbase.com/blog/stagehand-v3) - *Introducing Director* — [Blog Post](https://www.browserbase.com/blog/introducing-director) - *Introducing Browserbase Functions* — [Blog Post](https://www.browserbase.com/blog/browserbase-functions) - *Introducing the Fetch API* — [Blog Post](https://www.browserbase.com/blog/fetch-api) - *The Evolution of AI-Driven Browsers* — [Blog Post](https://www.browserbase.com/blog/an-internet-browser-for-ai) - *Series B Funding Announcement* — [Blog Post](https://www.browserbase.com/blog/series-b-and-beyond) - *Cloudflare Partnership: Agent Identity Verification* — [Blog Post](https://www.browserbase.com/blog/cloudflare-browserbase-pioneering-identity) - *Enterprise Tech 30 Recognition* — [Blog Post](https://www.browserbase.com/blog/browserbase-named-to-7th-annual-enterprise-tech-30-list) - *Stagehand + MongoDB Atlas* — [MongoDB Blog](https://www.mongodb.com/company/blog/technical/scalable-automation-starts-here-meet-stagehand-atlas) - *The Unbreakable Web* — [Temporal Blog](https://temporal.io/blog/the-unbreakable-web-from-fragile-scripts-to-bulletproof-workflows) --- ## Media, Tutorials & Community ### YouTube Tutorials & Demos - *Stagehand V2: Fully Free Browser Agent!* — [World of AI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qb1YrN0fZfM) - *Claude MCP has Changed AI Forever* — [Cole Medin](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_6EXt6T83I) - *New GitHub MCP Server Automates Developer Workflows* — [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFLjWfnhNGs) - *Build an AI Agent that Browses the Web* — [Beau Carnes](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oW0tf0IXX5U) - *React JS Project with Stagehand* — [Roadside Coder](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Bvz_HJESV4) - *Give your AI a Browser with Stagehand* — [Elie Steinbock](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGR6TDKTeGo) - *Browser Agents with MCP* — [Elie Steinbock](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkAwC6q3Hbk) - *AI Code That Fixes Itself* — [Cole Medin](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Mib-hb6Fcg) --- ## Optional Media ### Newsletters & Articles - *How AI is evolving for our digital world* — [Artificial Ignorance Newsletter](https://www.ignorance.ai/p/native-speakers) ### Podcasts & Interviews - *Infrastructure for AI Browsers with Paul Klein* — [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/episode/2FAnNVyqqvdluxzHdKnmsp) - *Open Operator, Headless Browsers and the Future of Computer-Using Agents* — [Latent Space](https://www.latent.space/p/browserbase) - *How Browserbase Raised $67.5M to Power AI Agents* — [Sourcery with Molly O'Shea](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xx_ylwTwStE) - *Why AI Agents Need a New Kind of Browser* — [The New Stack](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ukmmsrn23I) --- ## Company Info - [Homepage](https://www.browserbase.com/) - [Pricing](https://www.browserbase.com/pricing) - [Careers](https://www.browserbase.com/careers) - [Partner](https://www.browserbase.com/partner) - [Contact](https://www.browserbase.com/contact) - [Status](https://status.browserbase.com) - [ElevenLabs Founder Pack](https://www.browserbase.com/11labs-founder-pack) — Partner offer for ElevenLabs founders. --- ## Lower-Priority Resources - [Changelog](https://www.browserbase.com/changelog) - [Sitemap](https://www.browserbase.com/sitemap.xml) - [Community Discussions](https://github.com/browserbase/stagehand/discussions) - [Privacy Policy](https://www.browserbase.com/privacy-policy) - [Terms of Service](https://www.browserbase.com/terms-of-service) --- ## See Also - [Stagehand: The SDK for Browser Agents](https://www.stagehand.dev/) — Open-source SDK with primitives (`act`, `extract`, `observe`) for reliable browser agents.