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Open Browser Node

Automation/Browser

Open Browser

Connects to a WebDriver server and opens a new browser session

browser_openautomationLocal only
Inputs9
Outputs2
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.
6/10Medium
PerformanceRuntime or resource pressure.
2/10High
GovernancePolicy, audit, or compliance impact.
4/10Medium
ReliabilityOperational stability considerations.
2/10High
CostExternal or compute cost impact.
1/10High

Input Pins

9

Execution
exec_in

Trigger

Session

Struct
session

Automation session to attach browser to

AutomationSessionAutomationSession10 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

WebDriver URL

String
webdriver_url

URL of the WebDriver server (e.g., http://localhost:9515 for ChromeDriver)

Default http://localhost:9515

Browser Type

String
browser_type

Browser to use (Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari)

Default Chrome
ChromeFirefoxEdgeSafari

Headless

Boolean
headless

Run browser in headless mode (no visible window)

Default true

Viewport Width

Integer
viewport_width

Browser viewport width in pixels

Default 1920

Viewport Height

Integer
viewport_height

Browser viewport height in pixels

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

Default 30

Output Pins

2

Execution
exec_out

Continue

Session

Struct
session_out

Automation session with browser attached

AutomationSessionAutomationSession10 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

Node Info

Internal name
browser_open
Category
Automation/Browser