Browser Rendering

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

Available on Free and Paid plans

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

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: REST APIs for common actions, while Puppeteer and Playwright provide familiar automation libraries for complex workflows
• 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)

Integration methods

• REST API: Simple HTTP endpoints for stateless tasks like screenshots, PDFs, and scraping.
• Workers Bindings: Full browser automation within Workers using Puppeteer, Playwright, or Stagehand.

Use case	Recommended	Why
Simple screenshot, PDF, or scrape	REST API	No code deployment; single HTTP request
Browser automation	Playwright	Full control with built-in tracing and assertions
Porting existing scripts	Puppeteer or Playwright	Minimal code changes from standard libraries
AI-powered data extraction	JSON endpoint	Structured data via natural language prompts
AI agent browsing	Playwright MCP	LLMs control browsers via MCP
Resilient scraping	Stagehand	AI finds elements by intent, not selectors

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Get started

Choose between REST API and Workers Bindings, then deploy your first project.

Limits

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Pricing

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Playwright API

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