Configure Browserbase for LangChain

1. Get your API key

   Go over the Dashboard’s Settings tab:

   

   Then copy your API Key directly from the input.

2. Install the Browserbase SDK, Playwright, and Langchain Community

   # If you haven't installed pipx (MacOS)
   brew install pipx
   
   # Install Dependencies
   pipx install browserbase playwright langchain_community --include-deps
   
3. Load documents or images

   Load documents

   Python

   from langchain_community.document_loaders import BrowserbaseLoader
   import os
   from dotenv import load_dotenv
   
   load_dotenv()
   
   BROWSERBASE_API_KEY = os.getenv("BROWSERBASE_API_KEY")
   
   loader = BrowserbaseLoader(
       api_key=BROWSERBASE_API_KEY,
       urls=[
           # load multiple pages
           "https://www.espn.com",
           "https://lilianweng.github.io/posts/2023-06-23-agent/",
       ],
       text_content=True,
   )
   
   documents = loader.load()
   print(documents)
   

Loader options

• urls Required. A list of URLs to fetch.
• text_content Retrieve only text content. Default is False.
• api_key Browserbase API key. Default is BROWSERBASE_API_KEY env variable.
• session_id Optional. Provide an existing Session ID.
• proxy Optional. Enable/Disable Proxies.

Related guides

Python SDK

Use the Browserbase SDK from Python.

Browser contexts

Reuse cookies and browser state across sessions.