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# Browserless
Browserless is a cloud-based browser automation platform that allows you to run full Chrome sessions remotely for tasks like taking screenshots, scraping data, converting pages to PDFs, and more without writing scraping code or managing servers.
## Actions
- **Capture Screenshot**: Take a screenshot of a web page
- **Generate PDF**: Convert a web page to PDF format
- **Scrape URL**: Extract content from a web page using CSS selectors
- **Run BQL Query**: Execute Browser Query Language (BQL) code
- **Get Website Performance**: Analyze website performance metrics using Lighthouse
## Authentication
To use this piece, you'll need:
1. A Browserless account (sign up for free at https://www.browserless.io/)
2. Your API token from the dashboard
3. Your API endpoint URL (typically https://your-api-key.browserless.io)
## Getting Started
1. Sign up for a free account at https://www.browserless.io/
2. Get your API token from your dashboard
3. Use your API endpoint URL in the format: `https://your-api-key.browserless.io`
4. Configure the authentication in Activepieces with your token and base URL
## Documentation
For more information about Browserless API capabilities, visit:
- [Browserless Documentation](https://docs.browserless.io/)
- [REST API Reference](https://docs.browserless.io/rest-apis/intro)