Cloudflare Browser Run

Cloudflare Browser Run is a browser automation and AI agent browsing tool developed by Cloudflare that enables developers and AI agents to programmatically control and interact with headless browser instances. It provides access to headless Chrome instances controllable via standard automation libraries like Puppeteer, Playwright, or the Chrome DevTools Protocol (CDP). This tool allows for the automation of browser tasks without a graphical user interface, leveraging Cloudflare's global network for execution. Its primary applications include end-to-end testing of web applications, web scraping and data extraction from dynamic webpages, secure investigation of suspicious URLs in isolated environments, and content generation such as screenshots and PDFs. A significant recent emphasis has been on enabling AI agents to interact with the web at scale, serving as the 'eyes and hands' for AI models to navigate, fill forms, and extract data where traditional APIs are absent. Browser Run offers two main integration methods: Quick Actions for stateless tasks via REST API or Workers binding, and Browser Sessions for direct, full browser control using Puppeteer, Playwright, CDP, or Cloudflare's Stagehand, deployable within Cloudflare Workers or connectable from any environment.

Cloudflare Browser Run provides a comprehensive suite of features for headless browser automation and AI agent interaction, leveraging Cloudflare's global infrastructure. These capabilities are designed to offer granular control, high performance, and robust debugging tools for complex web workflows.

Cloudflare Browser Run is designed for a diverse range of users requiring programmatic interaction with web content, from individual developers to large enterprises and specialized teams. Its capabilities are particularly beneficial for automating web workflows, extracting data, and enabling advanced AI agent functionality.

Cloudflare Browser Run operates on a freemium model, offering a free tier with specific usage limits and paid plans for increased capacity and advanced features. The free tier allows users to get started with browser automation and quick actions. For higher usage, such as increased concurrency limits (e.g., 120 concurrent browsers, up from 30, for Workers Paid plans as of May 13, 2026) and faster instance rates (1 per second), users can subscribe to Cloudflare Workers Paid plans. Specific pricing for these paid plans is integrated within the broader Cloudflare Workers platform pricing structure, which typically involves a base subscription plus usage-based fees for compute and other services. The service was rebuilt on Cloudflare Containers in May 2026, leading to higher usage limits and improved performance across all tiers.