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Browserbase

Spawns headless browser sessions to scrape data, automate web interactions, and monitor sites in real time, then pipes the raw output directly into your workflows.

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Why use Ceven?

  1. AI native Browserbase integration

    • Describe the outcome and Ceven picks the right Browserbase calls, fills the parameters, and checks the result.
    • Structured, agent friendly tool schemas so each call runs reliably instead of by guesswork.
    • Rich coverage for reading, writing, and querying your Browserbase data, across all 19 of its actions.

  2. Managed auth

    • Built in OAuth with automatic token refresh and rotation.
    • One place to manage, scope, and revoke Browserbase access.
    • Per user and per environment credentials instead of shared keys.

  3. Agent optimized design

    • Actions are tuned from real success and error rates so reliability climbs over time.
    • Full execution logs so you always know what ran in Browserbase, when, and on whose behalf.
    • The agent pauses and asks when Browserbase is unclear instead of plowing ahead.

  4. Enterprise grade security

    • Fine grained access so you control which agents and people can reach Browserbase.
    • Least privilege by default, read scopes first and only the writes a workflow needs.
    • A full audit trail of every Browserbase action to support review and sign off.

Supported tools

Every action Ceven's agents can run on Browserbase, and when to use it.

Create browser context
Use this when you need to obtain upload credentials for a custom user data directory in a project.
Retrieve browser context
Pull the metadata and details of a specific browser context using its unique ID.
Update browser context
Use this to get a fresh upload url and encryption details for an existing browser context.
Create browser session
Spawn a new isolated browser session before performing any page interactions or scraping tasks.
Retrieve browser session
Pull session metadata including current status, visited urls, and timestamps for a specific session id.
Retrieve debug urls
Get live debug urls for a running session to connect and inspect the browser state in real time.
Download session artifacts
Retrieve all generated files from a completed session as a zip archive for further analysis.
Retrieve session logs
Pull network events and data exchange logs after session actions to inspect API traffic.
List browser sessions
Pull a list of all browser sessions, optionally filtered by status or specific metadata queries.
Update browser session
Change the status of a session, such as requesting immediate completion to avoid timeout charges.
Capture page screenshot
Take a visual snapshot of the current page state within an active Browserbase session.
Execute page script
Run custom javascript within the context of the open browser to extract specific DOM elements.
Create a new browser context
Tool to create a new browser context. use when you need to obtain upload credentials for a custom user data directory in a project.
Retrieve a browser context
Tool to retrieve details of a specific browser context. use when you have a context id and need its metadata.
Retrieve a browser session
Tool to retrieve details of a specific browser session. use when you have a session id and need its metadata (status, urls, timestamps).
Retrieve Session Debug URLs
Tool to retrieve live debug urls for a specific session. use when you need to connect to a running session for debugging.

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Frequently asked questions

Ceven monitors the lifecycle of every session it creates. By default, Browserbase sessions have a maximum duration to prevent runaway costs from orphaned browsers. Our agent is programmed to send a completion request via the Update Browser Session action as soon as the workflow goal is met. If a workflow hangs, Ceven uses a watchdog timer to force a session closure. This ensures you do not get billed for idle time when an AI agent gets stuck in a loop or fails to find a specific element on a page. You can customize these timeout thresholds within the workflow settings to allow for longer running tasks like heavy data exports.
Yes. You can use the Create Browser Context action to set up a custom user data directory. This allows you to upload session cookies, local storage, and other authentication tokens so the agent starts the browser already logged into your target site. This is critical for accessing gated content or internal dashboards without having to automate the login flow every single time. The agent manages the encryption and upload process through the Browserbase API, ensuring that your sensitive session data remains secure and is only injected into the browser instance at the moment the session starts.
Browserbase provides advanced stealth features to minimize detection. Ceven leverages these by configuring the browser context to mimic real user behavior and hardware fingerprints. If the agent detects a captcha or a block page through the session logs, it can trigger a retry with a different proxy configuration or alert a human operator to solve the challenge. Because the platform is serverless, the agent can quickly kill a flagged session and spin up a brand new one with a fresh identity, which is much more effective than trying to clear cookies in a single persistent browser instance.
Yes, Browserbase enforces concurrency limits based on your specific subscription tier. If a workflow attempts to spawn more sessions than your plan allows, the API will return a rate limit error. Ceven handles this by implementing an exponential backoff queue. Instead of failing the entire workflow, the agent will pause and retry the session creation at increasing intervals until a slot opens up. If you frequently hit these limits, you will see a warning in the Ceven logs suggesting a tier upgrade on the Browserbase dashboard to increase your parallel session capacity.
The most effective way to debug is using the Retrieve Session Debug URLs action. This provides a live link to the browser instance, allowing you to see exactly what the AI agent sees in real time. Additionally, you can use Retrieve Session Logs to inspect the network traffic and console errors. If the failure happens after the session ends, you can Download Session Artifacts to review the final state of the page. This combination of live viewing and post mortem logs allows you to pinpoint whether a failure was caused by a change in the website layout or a logic error in the agent prompt.
Ceven does not store the raw HTML or session data permanently. It acts as a conduit between Browserbase and your destination system. The agent pulls the data from the session, transforms it into the requested format, and pushes it to your database or CRM. While the session is active, the data exists in the workflow context for processing. Once the workflow completes and the session is closed, the data is cleared from Ceven memory. If you need a permanent record of the raw page, you should use the Download Session Artifacts action to save the files to your own cloud storage.
Yes, because Browserbase uses full browser engines like Playwright and Puppeteer, the agent has full access to the DOM. It can switch frames, pierce the shadow root, and trigger complex events like hover or drag and drop. The agent uses a semantic mapping layer to identify these elements even if they are nested deeply. If the agent struggles to find an element in a complex iframe, you can provide a specific CSS selector or XPath in the prompt, and the agent will use that to target the exact element required for the action.
While Browserbase is highly compatible, some sites use extremely aggressive anti bot measures that may require custom proxy configurations or manual intervention. Most standard SaaS platforms, e commerce sites, and news portals work seamlessly. The main limitation is that some sites can detect the specific patterns of automated interaction regardless of the browser used. In these rare cases, the agent will report a block event. You can mitigate this by slowing down the interaction speed or using the browser context feature to provide a more authentic user profile including a realistic user agent string.

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