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What it is
Control headless Chrome/Chromium to automate tasks like screenshots and text extraction.
What you can make with it
Automations like websites for customer onboarding that auto-generate PDF documents from web pages.
How it helps
It helps you automate repetitive tasks without needing to manually interact with web pages. This saves time and reduces the likelihood of human error.
Real use case example
"A solo developer uses Browserless to create an automated PDF report for her customers, taking a 30-minute task down to 5 minutes: first, she writes a Python script using Puppeteer; next, she adds Browserless to automate the Chrome browser; finally, she runs the script to generate the report and shares it with her customers."
If you're new
Beginners should pick up browser automation tools like Browserless after learning the basics of web development or JavaScript.
If you're senior
Senior engineers and professionals will reach for Browserless to build complex automations that require browser simulation, text extraction, and screenshot generation.
Common confusion cleared up
Browserless may seem like just another Chrome or Chromium browser, but it's actually a powerful tool for automating repetitive tasks by controlling the browser headlessly.
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Why we list it on WorkflowStacks: The marketplace includes Browserless because it's a free, open-source tool for browser automation, saving cost compared to commercial options.
What it does
Browserless automates browser tasks such as taking screenshots, generating PDFs, and extracting text and HTML using a production-ready API built on top of Puppeteer
Install / run
docker run -p 3000:3000 browserless/browserless
When to use it
โขWhen you need to automate browser interactions for web scraping or data extraction
โขWhen you want to generate screenshots or PDFs of web pages programmatically
โขWhen you need to integrate browser automation into your application or workflow
Quick start
1Run the browserless container with the command above
2Use the API to take a screenshot of a webpage with a curl command like `curl -X POST localhost:3000/screenshot --data-urlencode 'url=https://example.com' > screenshot.png`
3Generate a PDF of a webpage with a command like `curl -X POST localhost:3000/pdf --data-urlencode 'url=https://example.com' > document.pdf`
4Extract the HTML of a webpage with a command like `curl -X POST localhost:3000/html --data-urlencode 'url=https://example.com`
5Use the browserless API in your JavaScript application with the `browserless` package from npm
Ready-to-paste prompt
curl -X POST localhost:3000/screenshot --data-urlencode 'url=https://example.com&width=1920&height=1080' > screenshot.png
Heads up: Make sure you have Docker installed and running on your system, as browserless is designed to be run as a Docker container
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Topics
automation
browser-automation
chromium
lighthouse
pdf-generation
screenshot
web-crawler
web-scraping
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