Open Browser Node

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Automation/Browser

Launches a local Chrome or Edge (or Chrome for Testing) with its own profile and connects over the DevTools protocol, optionally with a persistent profile, proxy, locale and relaxed certificate checks

browser_openautomationLocal only

Inputs15

Outputs3

Security exposure5/10

Packageautomation

Ratings

Scores range from 0 to 10. Higher values mean more impact, exposure, or operational weight.

SecurityAttack surface and exposure impact.

5/10Medium

PrivacyPotential sensitivity of processed data.

4/10Medium

PerformanceRuntime or resource pressure.

8/10High

GovernancePolicy, audit, or compliance impact.

6/10Medium

ReliabilityOperational stability considerations.

8/10High

CostExternal or compute cost impact.

9/10High

Input Pins

15

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Execution

exec_in

Trigger

Session

Struct

session

Automation session to attach browser to

SchemaAutomationSessionAutomationSessionAutomationSession11 fields

session_refstringrequired

platformPlatformrequired

enum "Windows", "MacOS", "Linux"

default_delay_msinteger:uint64required

format uint64min 0

click_delay_msinteger:uint64required

format uint64min 0

debug_modebooleanrequired

browser_typeanyOf (2)

Browser context info if browser is attached

variant 1BrowserTypevariant

enum "Chrome", "Firefox", "Edge", "Safari"

variant 2nullvariant

browser_headlessboolean | null

browser_user_data_dirstring | null

current_page_refstring | null

Current page info if a page is open

current_window_handlestring | null

browser_frame_selectorsArray<Selector>

default []

itemsSelectorarray item

kindSelectorKindrequired

variant 1enumvariant

enum "Css", "Xpath", "TextExact", "TestId"...

variant 2constvariant

Visible text contained in the element; script, style and head content is ignored.

const "Text"

variant 3constvariant

ARIA role, optionally filtered by accessible name: `button`, `button|Sign in` (case-insensitive substring), `button|=Sign in` (exact) or `button|/^sign/i` (regex).

const "Role"

variant 4constvariant

Element ref from the latest Browser Snapshot, such as `e12`.

const "Ref"

valuestringrequired

confidencenumber | null

format double

scopestring | null

WebDriver URL

String

webdriver_url

Legacy WebDriver URL. Loopback addresses are ignored (the browser is launched locally); remote WebDriver hosts are not supported

Default http://localhost:9515

Browser Type

String

browser_type

Chrome or Edge. Firefox and Safari are not supported yet

Default Chrome

ChromeFirefoxEdgeSafari

Headless

Boolean

headless

Run browser in headless mode (no visible window)

Default true

Viewport Width

Integer

viewport_width

Page viewport width in CSS pixels; the window grows by the browser frame so the page gets this size (the screen may cap it)

Default 1920

Viewport Height

Integer

viewport_height

Page viewport height in CSS pixels; the window grows by the browser frame so the page gets this size (the screen may cap it)

Default 1080

User Agent

String

user_agent

Custom user agent string (optional)

Page Load Timeout (s)

Integer

page_load_timeout

Timeout for page loads in seconds (at least 1)

Default 30

Profile Directory

Struct

user_data_dir

Local directory for a persistent browser profile (cookies, storage, logins survive between runs). Chrome and Edge allow one browser per profile at a time.

SchemaFlowPathFlowPathFlowPath3 fields

pathstringrequired

store_refstringrequired

cache_store_refstring | null

Profile Path

String

user_data_path

Absolute profile directory on this machine; used when Profile Directory is not connected

Proxy Server

String

proxy_server

Proxy such as http://host:8080 or socks5://host:1080 (proxy credentials are not supported)

Proxy Bypass

String

proxy_bypass

Comma-separated hosts that skip the proxy, such as localhost,*.internal

Locale

String

locale

Browser language and Accept-Language such as de-DE (empty keeps the default)

Ignore HTTPS Errors

Boolean

ignore_https_errors

Accept invalid or self-signed TLS certificates

Default false

Output Pins

3

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Execution

exec_out

Continue

Debugger Address

String

debugger_address

DevTools endpoint of the launched browser (localhost:port)

Session

Struct

session_out

Automation session with browser attached

SchemaAutomationSessionAutomationSessionAutomationSession11 fields

session_refstringrequired

platformPlatformrequired

enum "Windows", "MacOS", "Linux"

default_delay_msinteger:uint64required

format uint64min 0

click_delay_msinteger:uint64required

format uint64min 0

debug_modebooleanrequired

browser_typeanyOf (2)

Browser context info if browser is attached

variant 1BrowserTypevariant

enum "Chrome", "Firefox", "Edge", "Safari"

variant 2nullvariant

browser_headlessboolean | null

browser_user_data_dirstring | null

current_page_refstring | null

Current page info if a page is open

current_window_handlestring | null

browser_frame_selectorsArray<Selector>

default []

itemsSelectorarray item

kindSelectorKindrequired

variant 1enumvariant

enum "Css", "Xpath", "TextExact", "TestId"...

variant 2constvariant

Visible text contained in the element; script, style and head content is ignored.

const "Text"

variant 3constvariant

ARIA role, optionally filtered by accessible name: `button`, `button|Sign in` (case-insensitive substring), `button|=Sign in` (exact) or `button|/^sign/i` (regex).

const "Role"

variant 4constvariant

Element ref from the latest Browser Snapshot, such as `e12`.

const "Ref"

valuestringrequired

confidencenumber | null

format double

scopestring | null

Node Info

Internal name

browser_open

Category

Automation/Browser

Version

2