Browser sessions

A browser session is a cloud browser that stays open between runs, so tasks and agents can share cookies and page state. Pass its browser_session_id (pbs_…) to run_task or run_workflow. Every method here also accepts request_options (Python) or a final requestOptions argument (TypeScript) to override the timeout, retries or headers for one call; see request options.

create_browser_session

Create a browser session that persists across multiple runs

await skyvern.create_browser_session(
    *,
    url: str | None = ...,
    timeout: int | None = ...,
    proxy_location: CreateBrowserSessionRequestProxyLocation | None = ...,
    proxy_session_id: str | None = ...,
    extensions: Sequence[Extensions] | None = ...,
    browser_type: PersistentBrowserType | None = ...,
    browser_profile_id: str | None = ...,
    generate_browser_profile: bool | None = ...,
) -> BrowserSessionResponse

skyvern.createBrowserSession(request?: CreateBrowserSessionRequest): Promise<BrowserSessionResponse>

Parameters

Parameter	TypeScript	Type	Required	Default	Description
`url`	`url`	`str \| None`	No	—	Optional URL to open when the standalone browser session starts.
`timeout`	`timeout`	`int \| None`	No	—	Timeout in minutes for the session. Timeout is applied after the session is started. Must be between 5 and 240. Defaults to 60.
`proxy_location`	`proxy_location`	`CreateBrowserSessionRequestProxyLocation \| None`	No	—	Geographic Proxy location to route the browser traffic through. This is only available in Skyvern Cloud.
`proxy_session_id`	`proxy_session_id`	`str \| None`	No	—	Opaque Skyvern-managed proxy sticky-session id for pinned Residential ISP sessions.
`extensions`	`extensions`	`Sequence[Extensions] \| None`	No	—	A list of extensions to install in the browser session.
`browser_type`	`browser_type`	`PersistentBrowserType \| None`	No	—	The type of browser to use for the session.
`browser_profile_id`	`browser_profile_id`	`str \| None`	No	—	ID of a browser profile to load into this session (restores cookies, localStorage, etc.). browser_profile_id starts with `bp_`.
`generate_browser_profile`	`generate_browser_profile`	`bool \| None`	No	—	When true, the session’s browser profile (cookies, localStorage, etc.) is saved to storage when the session ends so it can be turned into a reusable browser profile. Defaults to false to avoid storing profiles for sessions that never need them. Sessions started with a browser_profile_id always persist their profile regardless of this flag.

Returns BrowserSessionResponse · TypeScript Promise<BrowserSessionResponse>

BrowserSessionResponse fields

Field	Type	Description
`browser_session_id`	`str`	Unique identifier for the browser session. browser_session_id starts with `pbs_`.
`organization_id`	`str`	ID of the organization that owns this session
`status`	`str \| None`	Current status of the browser session
`runnable_type`	`str \| None`	Type of the current runnable associated with this session (workflow, task etc)
`runnable_id`	`str \| None`	ID of the current runnable
`timeout`	`int \| None`	Timeout in minutes for the session. Timeout is applied after the session is started. Defaults to 60 minutes.
`browser_address`	`str \| None`	Url for connecting to the browser
`app_url`	`str \| None`	Url for the browser session page
`extensions`	`list["ad-blocker" \| "captcha-solver" \| Any] \| None`	A list of extensions installed in the browser session.
`browser_type`	`"msedge" \| "chrome" \| "stealth-chromium" \| None`	The type of browser used for the session.
`browser_profile_id`	`str \| None`	ID of the browser profile loaded into this session, if any. browser_profile_id starts with `bp_`.
`generate_browser_profile`	`bool \| None`	Whether this session’s browser profile will be saved when it ends so it can become a reusable browser profile.
`vnc_streaming_supported`	`bool \| None`	Whether the browser session supports VNC streaming
`download_path`	`str \| None`	The path where the browser session downloads files
`downloaded_files`	`list[FileInfo] \| None`	The list of files downloaded by the browser session
`recordings`	`list[FileInfo] \| None`	The list of video recordings from the browser session
`started_at`	`datetime \| None`	Timestamp when the session was started
`completed_at`	`datetime \| None`	Timestamp when the session was completed
`created_at`	`datetime`	Timestamp when the session was created (the timestamp for the initial request)
`modified_at`	`datetime`	Timestamp when the session was last modified
`deleted_at`	`datetime \| None`	Timestamp when the session was deleted, if applicable

Example

import asyncio

from skyvern import Skyvern

async def main() -> None:
    skyvern = Skyvern(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")
    result = await skyvern.create_browser_session()
    print(result)

asyncio.run(main())

import { Skyvern } from "@skyvern/client";

const skyvern = new Skyvern({ apiKey: "YOUR_API_KEY" });
const result = await skyvern.createBrowserSession();
console.log(result);

get_browser_session

Get details about a specific browser session, including the browser address for cdp connection.

await skyvern.get_browser_session(browser_session_id: str) -> BrowserSessionResponse

skyvern.getBrowserSession(browserSessionId: string): Promise<BrowserSessionResponse>

Parameters

Parameter	TypeScript	Type	Required	Default	Description
`browser_session_id`	`browserSessionId`	`str`	Yes	—	The ID of the browser session. browser_session_id starts with `pbs_`

Returns BrowserSessionResponse · TypeScript Promise<BrowserSessionResponse>

BrowserSessionResponse fields

Field	Type	Description
`browser_session_id`	`str`	Unique identifier for the browser session. browser_session_id starts with `pbs_`.
`organization_id`	`str`	ID of the organization that owns this session
`status`	`str \| None`	Current status of the browser session
`runnable_type`	`str \| None`	Type of the current runnable associated with this session (workflow, task etc)
`runnable_id`	`str \| None`	ID of the current runnable
`timeout`	`int \| None`	Timeout in minutes for the session. Timeout is applied after the session is started. Defaults to 60 minutes.
`browser_address`	`str \| None`	Url for connecting to the browser
`app_url`	`str \| None`	Url for the browser session page
`extensions`	`list["ad-blocker" \| "captcha-solver" \| Any] \| None`	A list of extensions installed in the browser session.
`browser_type`	`"msedge" \| "chrome" \| "stealth-chromium" \| None`	The type of browser used for the session.
`browser_profile_id`	`str \| None`	ID of the browser profile loaded into this session, if any. browser_profile_id starts with `bp_`.
`generate_browser_profile`	`bool \| None`	Whether this session’s browser profile will be saved when it ends so it can become a reusable browser profile.
`vnc_streaming_supported`	`bool \| None`	Whether the browser session supports VNC streaming
`download_path`	`str \| None`	The path where the browser session downloads files
`downloaded_files`	`list[FileInfo] \| None`	The list of files downloaded by the browser session
`recordings`	`list[FileInfo] \| None`	The list of video recordings from the browser session
`started_at`	`datetime \| None`	Timestamp when the session was started
`completed_at`	`datetime \| None`	Timestamp when the session was completed
`created_at`	`datetime`	Timestamp when the session was created (the timestamp for the initial request)
`modified_at`	`datetime`	Timestamp when the session was last modified
`deleted_at`	`datetime \| None`	Timestamp when the session was deleted, if applicable

Example

import asyncio

from skyvern import Skyvern

async def main() -> None:
    skyvern = Skyvern(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")
    result = await skyvern.get_browser_session(browser_session_id="pbs_123")
    print(result)

asyncio.run(main())

import { Skyvern } from "@skyvern/client";

const skyvern = new Skyvern({ apiKey: "YOUR_API_KEY" });
const result = await skyvern.getBrowserSession("pbs_123");
console.log(result);

get_browser_sessions

Get all active browser sessions for the organization

await skyvern.get_browser_sessions() -> list[BrowserSessionResponse]

skyvern.getBrowserSessions(): Promise<BrowserSessionResponse[]>

Returns list[BrowserSessionResponse] · TypeScript Promise<BrowserSessionResponse[]>

BrowserSessionResponse fields

Field	Type	Description
`browser_session_id`	`str`	Unique identifier for the browser session. browser_session_id starts with `pbs_`.
`organization_id`	`str`	ID of the organization that owns this session
`status`	`str \| None`	Current status of the browser session
`runnable_type`	`str \| None`	Type of the current runnable associated with this session (workflow, task etc)
`runnable_id`	`str \| None`	ID of the current runnable
`timeout`	`int \| None`	Timeout in minutes for the session. Timeout is applied after the session is started. Defaults to 60 minutes.
`browser_address`	`str \| None`	Url for connecting to the browser
`app_url`	`str \| None`	Url for the browser session page
`extensions`	`list["ad-blocker" \| "captcha-solver" \| Any] \| None`	A list of extensions installed in the browser session.
`browser_type`	`"msedge" \| "chrome" \| "stealth-chromium" \| None`	The type of browser used for the session.
`browser_profile_id`	`str \| None`	ID of the browser profile loaded into this session, if any. browser_profile_id starts with `bp_`.
`generate_browser_profile`	`bool \| None`	Whether this session’s browser profile will be saved when it ends so it can become a reusable browser profile.
`vnc_streaming_supported`	`bool \| None`	Whether the browser session supports VNC streaming
`download_path`	`str \| None`	The path where the browser session downloads files
`downloaded_files`	`list[FileInfo] \| None`	The list of files downloaded by the browser session
`recordings`	`list[FileInfo] \| None`	The list of video recordings from the browser session
`started_at`	`datetime \| None`	Timestamp when the session was started
`completed_at`	`datetime \| None`	Timestamp when the session was completed
`created_at`	`datetime`	Timestamp when the session was created (the timestamp for the initial request)
`modified_at`	`datetime`	Timestamp when the session was last modified
`deleted_at`	`datetime \| None`	Timestamp when the session was deleted, if applicable

Example

import asyncio

from skyvern import Skyvern

async def main() -> None:
    skyvern = Skyvern(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")
    result = await skyvern.get_browser_sessions()
    print(result)

asyncio.run(main())

import { Skyvern } from "@skyvern/client";

const skyvern = new Skyvern({ apiKey: "YOUR_API_KEY" });
const result = await skyvern.getBrowserSessions();
console.log(result);

update_browser_session

Update a live browser session. Currently supports toggling generate_browser_profile, which is read when the session ends to decide whether to save its browser profile.

await skyvern.update_browser_session(
    browser_session_id: str,
    *,
    generate_browser_profile: bool,
) -> BrowserSessionResponse

skyvern.updateBrowserSession(browserSessionId: string, request: UpdateBrowserSessionRequest): Promise<BrowserSessionResponse>

Parameters

Parameter	TypeScript	Type	Required	Default	Description
`browser_session_id`	`browserSessionId`	`str`	Yes	—	The ID of the browser session. browser_session_id starts with `pbs_`
`generate_browser_profile`	`generate_browser_profile`	`bool`	Yes	—	Enable or disable saving this session’s browser profile when it ends. Can be toggled while the session is still alive; the value is read at session teardown.

Returns BrowserSessionResponse · TypeScript Promise<BrowserSessionResponse>

BrowserSessionResponse fields

Field	Type	Description
`browser_session_id`	`str`	Unique identifier for the browser session. browser_session_id starts with `pbs_`.
`organization_id`	`str`	ID of the organization that owns this session
`status`	`str \| None`	Current status of the browser session
`runnable_type`	`str \| None`	Type of the current runnable associated with this session (workflow, task etc)
`runnable_id`	`str \| None`	ID of the current runnable
`timeout`	`int \| None`	Timeout in minutes for the session. Timeout is applied after the session is started. Defaults to 60 minutes.
`browser_address`	`str \| None`	Url for connecting to the browser
`app_url`	`str \| None`	Url for the browser session page
`extensions`	`list["ad-blocker" \| "captcha-solver" \| Any] \| None`	A list of extensions installed in the browser session.
`browser_type`	`"msedge" \| "chrome" \| "stealth-chromium" \| None`	The type of browser used for the session.
`browser_profile_id`	`str \| None`	ID of the browser profile loaded into this session, if any. browser_profile_id starts with `bp_`.
`generate_browser_profile`	`bool \| None`	Whether this session’s browser profile will be saved when it ends so it can become a reusable browser profile.
`vnc_streaming_supported`	`bool \| None`	Whether the browser session supports VNC streaming
`download_path`	`str \| None`	The path where the browser session downloads files
`downloaded_files`	`list[FileInfo] \| None`	The list of files downloaded by the browser session
`recordings`	`list[FileInfo] \| None`	The list of video recordings from the browser session
`started_at`	`datetime \| None`	Timestamp when the session was started
`completed_at`	`datetime \| None`	Timestamp when the session was completed
`created_at`	`datetime`	Timestamp when the session was created (the timestamp for the initial request)
`modified_at`	`datetime`	Timestamp when the session was last modified
`deleted_at`	`datetime \| None`	Timestamp when the session was deleted, if applicable

Example

import asyncio

from skyvern import Skyvern


async def main() -> None:
    skyvern = Skyvern(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")
    result = await skyvern.update_browser_session(
        browser_session_id="pbs_123",
        generate_browser_profile=True,
    )
    print(result)


asyncio.run(main())

import { Skyvern } from "@skyvern/client";

const skyvern = new Skyvern({ apiKey: "YOUR_API_KEY" });
const result = await skyvern.updateBrowserSession("pbs_123", { generate_browser_profile: true });
console.log(result);

extend_browser_session

Extend a live browser session by a number of minutes. Sessions are created with a timeout of at most 240 minutes and can be extended, one or more times, up to a total lifetime of 360 minutes (6 hours). The minutes are added to the session’s current deadline. A request for more than the remaining headroom is granted the remainder, and the response carries a warning. The response’s timeout is the session’s new total budget in minutes, counted from when the session started.

Python only: the TypeScript SDK has no equivalent.

await skyvern.extend_browser_session(
    browser_session_id: str,
    *,
    additional_minutes: int,
) -> BrowserSessionResponse

Parameters

Parameter	TypeScript	Type	Required	Default	Description
`browser_session_id`	—	`str`	Yes	—	The ID of the browser session. browser_session_id starts with `pbs_`
`additional_minutes`	—	`int`	Yes	—	Minutes to add to the session’s current deadline. A session can be extended, one or more times, up to a total lifetime of 360 minutes (6 hours) counted from when it started; a request for more than the remaining headroom is granted the remainder and the response carries a warning.

Returns BrowserSessionResponse

BrowserSessionResponse fields

Field	Type	Description
`browser_session_id`	`str`	Unique identifier for the browser session. browser_session_id starts with `pbs_`.
`organization_id`	`str`	ID of the organization that owns this session
`status`	`str \| None`	Current status of the browser session
`runnable_type`	`str \| None`	Type of the current runnable associated with this session (workflow, task etc)
`runnable_id`	`str \| None`	ID of the current runnable
`timeout`	`int \| None`	Timeout in minutes for the session. Timeout is applied after the session is started. Defaults to 60 minutes.
`browser_address`	`str \| None`	Url for connecting to the browser
`app_url`	`str \| None`	Url for the browser session page
`extensions`	`list["ad-blocker" \| "captcha-solver" \| Any] \| None`	A list of extensions installed in the browser session.
`browser_type`	`"msedge" \| "chrome" \| "stealth-chromium" \| None`	The type of browser used for the session.
`browser_profile_id`	`str \| None`	ID of the browser profile loaded into this session, if any. browser_profile_id starts with `bp_`.
`generate_browser_profile`	`bool \| None`	Whether this session’s browser profile will be saved when it ends so it can become a reusable browser profile.
`vnc_streaming_supported`	`bool \| None`	Whether the browser session supports VNC streaming
`download_path`	`str \| None`	The path where the browser session downloads files
`downloaded_files`	`list[FileInfo] \| None`	The list of files downloaded by the browser session
`recordings`	`list[FileInfo] \| None`	The list of video recordings from the browser session
`started_at`	`datetime \| None`	Timestamp when the session was started
`completed_at`	`datetime \| None`	Timestamp when the session was completed
`created_at`	`datetime`	Timestamp when the session was created (the timestamp for the initial request)
`modified_at`	`datetime`	Timestamp when the session was last modified
`deleted_at`	`datetime \| None`	Timestamp when the session was deleted, if applicable

Example

import asyncio

from skyvern import Skyvern


async def main() -> None:
    skyvern = Skyvern(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")
    result = await skyvern.extend_browser_session(
        browser_session_id="pbs_123",
        additional_minutes=60,
    )
    print(result)


asyncio.run(main())

close_browser_session

Close a session. Once closed, the session cannot be used again.

await skyvern.close_browser_session(browser_session_id: str) -> Any | None

skyvern.closeBrowserSession(browserSessionId: string): Promise<unknown>

Parameters

Parameter	TypeScript	Type	Required	Default	Description
`browser_session_id`	`browserSessionId`	`str`	Yes	—	The ID of the browser session to close. completed_at will be set when the browser session is closed. browser_session_id starts with `pbs_`

Returns Any \| None · TypeScript Promise<unknown> Example

import asyncio

from skyvern import Skyvern

async def main() -> None:
    skyvern = Skyvern(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")
    result = await skyvern.close_browser_session(browser_session_id="pbs_123")
    print(result)

asyncio.run(main())

import { Skyvern } from "@skyvern/client";

const skyvern = new Skyvern({ apiKey: "YOUR_API_KEY" });
const result = await skyvern.closeBrowserSession("pbs_123");
console.log(result);

SDK

Browser automation

API client

Browser sessions

create_browser_session

get_browser_session

get_browser_sessions

update_browser_session

extend_browser_session

close_browser_session

​create_browser_session

​get_browser_session

​get_browser_sessions

​update_browser_session

​extend_browser_session

​close_browser_session

create_browser_session

get_browser_session

get_browser_sessions

update_browser_session

extend_browser_session

close_browser_session