Write and run complex browser automations with Puppeteer or Playwright, without the hosting headaches. With v2.0, we now host headless Chrome, Firefox and Webkit. Plus, there are new extra features such as our NodeJS SDK and residential proxy.
Hey folks! Today we're super excited to launch browserless.io on Product Hunt, more specifically, V2! Throughout the years of operating browserless, we wanted to build on top of the foundation we've made in the first iteration. Version 2 is a rewrite and supports all three browsers, includes better security, and is coming with a NodeJS SDK very soon to write your own services on top of browserless.
Looks good! Well done on the launch :)
If using scraping, does your service prevent bot scraping blocks or is that out of scope for your product?
Cool idea. What are some of the most interesting use cases you've seen people use this for so far?
Congratulations to Joel and team! We are long-time customers and even though I haven't tried the new version yet, one thing I can tell you about Browserless is that they offer amazing support. Every time we had to figure how to do something, Joel dug in the code and helped us move forward.
Browserless is amazing, it is the exact kind of thing that I *need* to exist but have no interest in figuring out how to build (because it is very challenging to do so).
Integration was seamless. Support is extremely responsive & engaged.
I can't wait to build with v2, I'm excited.
I've was very happy to be able to implement Version 1 in my python project in 5 minutes. New version seems very cool. Can't wait to try it out. Good luck!
Hey everyone! Very excited to be launching Browserless v2.0 today.
As a bit of backstory...
Browserless was started as a response to the old automation options. There were either no/low-code tools with their own libraries, or you could get lost in building the whole setup yourself.
So, Browserless was made as the best of both.
It's full-code, meaning it uses the unmodified libraries of Puppeteer or Playwright. But, all the headless browsers are hosted and scaled for you. Even if your automation needs to perform logins, run hybrid with user input, store downloads or anything else, you can run it with Browserless.
v2.0 has been a major overhaul, which includes:
💻️ Support for headless Chromium, Firefox and Webkit
👻 Residential proxies and improved stealth features
👨💻 A /function API to run scripts direct in the browser, not in Node
🔌 A NodeJS SDK for writing and creating your own routes
🔧 All our own frameworks and routing libraries
We're excited to hear your thoughts and feedback! Whether it's scraping, QA testing, PDF creation or anything else we're very happy to discuss weird and wonderful use cases.
About browserless.io on Product Hunt
“The full-code, no-ops tool for browser automation”
browserless.io launched on Product Hunt on December 7th, 2023 and earned 146 upvotes and 18 comments, placing #15 on the daily leaderboard. Write and run complex browser automations with Puppeteer or Playwright, without the hosting headaches. With v2.0, we now host headless Chrome, Firefox and Webkit. Plus, there are new extra features such as our NodeJS SDK and residential proxy.
browserless.io was featured in Open Source (68.3k followers), Platformers (2.1k followers), SaaS (41.6k followers) and GitHub (41.2k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 71.4k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
Who hunted browserless.io?
browserless.io was hunted by Joel Griffith. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
Want to see how browserless.io stacked up against nearby launches in real time? Check out the live launch dashboard for upvote speed charts, proximity comparisons, and more analytics.
Joel Griffith