---
title: 'n8n Integration'
description: 'Learn how to integrate Browser Use with n8n workflows'
---
# Browser Use n8n Integration
Browser Use can be integrated with [n8n](https://n8n.io), a workflow automation platform, using our community node. This integration allows you to trigger browser automation tasks directly from your n8n workflows.
## Installing the n8n Community Node
There are several ways to install the Browser Use community node in n8n:
### Using n8n Desktop or Cloud
1. Navigate to **Settings > Community Nodes**
2. Click on **Install**
3. Enter `n8n-nodes-browser-use` in the **Name** field
4. Click **Install**
### Using a Self-hosted n8n Instance
Run the following command in your n8n installation directory:
```bash
npm install n8n-nodes-browser-use
```
### For Development
If you want to develop with the n8n node:
1. Clone the repository:
```bash
git clone https://github.com/draphonix/n8n-nodes-browser-use.git
```
2. Install dependencies:
```bash
cd n8n-nodes-browser-use
npm install
```
3. Build the code:
```bash
npm run build
```
4. Link to your n8n installation:
```bash
npm link
```
5. In your n8n installation directory:
```bash
npm link n8n-nodes-browser-use
```
## Setting Up Browser Use Cloud API Credentials
To use the Browser Use node in n8n, you need to configure API credentials:
1. Sign up for an account at [Browser Use Cloud](https://cloud.browser-use.com)
2. Navigate to the Settings or API section
3. Generate or copy your API key
4. In n8n, create a new credential:
- Go to **Credentials** tab
- Click **Create New**
- Select **Browser Use Cloud API**
- Enter your API key
- Save the credential
## Using the Browser Use Node
Once installed, you can add the Browser Use node to your workflows:
1. In your workflow editor, search for "Browser Use" in the nodes panel
2. Add the node to your workflow
3. Set-up the credentials
4. Choose your saved credentials
5. Select an operation:
- **Run Task**: Execute a browser automation task with natural language instructions
- **Get Task**: Retrieve task details
- **Get Task Status**: Check task execution status
- **Pause/Resume/Stop Task**: Control running tasks
- **Get Task Media**: Retrieve screenshots, videos, or PDFs
- **List Tasks**: Get a list of tasks
### Example: Running a Browser Task
Here's a simple example of how to use the Browser Use node to run a browser task:
1. Add the Browser Use node to your workflow
2. Select the "Run Task" operation
3. In the "Instructions" field, enter a natural language description of what you want the browser to do, for example:
```
Go to example.com, take a screenshot of the homepage, and extract all the main heading texts
```
4. Optionally enable "Save Browser Data" to preserve cookies and session information
5. Connect the node to subsequent nodes to process the results
## Workflow Examples
The Browser Use n8n node enables various automation scenarios:
- **Web Scraping**: Extract data from websites on a schedule
- **Form Filling**: Automate data entry across web applications
- **Monitoring**: Check website status and capture visual evidence
- **Report Generation**: Generate PDFs or screenshots of web dashboards
- **Multi-step Processes**: Chain browser tasks together using session persistence
## Troubleshooting
If you encounter issues with the Browser Use node:
- Verify your API key is valid and has sufficient credits
- Check that your instructions are clear and specific
- For complex tasks, consider breaking them into multiple steps
- Refer to the [Browser Use documentation](https://docs.browser-use.com) for instruction best practices
## Resources
- [n8n Community Nodes Documentation](https://docs.n8n.io/integrations/community-nodes/)
- [Browser Use Documentation](https://docs.browser-use.com)
- [Browser Use Cloud](https://cloud.browser-use.com)
- [n8n-nodes-browser-use GitHub Repository](https://github.com/draphonix/n8n-nodes-browser-use)
