Get started with a Playwright Node.js template
Clone this GitHub repo to start using Browserbase with Playwright in Node.
Get started with a Playwright Python template
Clone this GitHub repo to start using Browserbase with Playwright in Python.
1
Get your API Key
Your API key and Project ID are displayed in the Overview Dashboard:
Then copy your API Key directly from the input and update your

.env
by adding the BROWSERBASE_API_KEY
entryAlternatively, you can temporarily set the environment variable for a single bash command by prefixing it with BROWSERBASE_API_KEY=<your_api_key>
in your terminal.2
Install Playwright
Bun does not currently support Playwright.
3
Update your code or clone a template
Running your existing code with Browserbase only requires a few line changes:
Be sure to set your
BROWSERBASE_API_KEY
and BROWSERBASE_PROJECT_ID
environment variables.4
Inspect the completed Session
You can find all the recent sessions on the Overview Dashboard, along with essential metrics:
Select your Session to inspect it with the Session Inspector.
