Browser Run

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Run headless Chrome on Cloudflare's global network for browser automation, web scraping, testing, and content generation.

Browser Run, formerly known as Browser Rendering, enables developers to programmatically control and interact with headless browser instances running on Cloudflare’s global network.

Use cases

Programmatically load and fully render dynamic webpages or raw HTML and capture specific outputs such as:

• Markdown
• Screenshots
• PDFs
• Snapshots
• Links
• HTML elements
• Structured data
• Crawled web content

Integration methods

Key features

• Scale to thousands of browsers: Instant access to a global pool of browsers with low cold-start time, ideal for high-volume screenshot generation, data extraction, or automation at scale
• Global by default: Browser sessions run on Cloudflare's edge network, opening close to your users for better speed and availability worldwide
• Easy to integrate: Quick Actions for common tasks, Puppeteer and Playwright for complex workflows, and CDP for direct browser control from any environment
• Session management: Reuse browser sessions across requests to improve performance and reduce cold-start overhead
• Flexible pricing: Pay only for browser time used with generous free tier (view pricing)

Related products

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A globally distributed coordination API with strongly consistent storage. Using Durable Objects to persist browser sessions improves performance by eliminating the time that it takes to spin up a new browser session.

Build AI-powered agents that autonomously navigate websites and perform tasks using Playwright MCP or Stagehand.

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Choose an integration method and deploy your first project.

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