Description
n8n-nodes-anchorbrowser
An n8n community node for integrating with the Anchor Browser API. This node provides comprehensive browser automation capabilities including session management, web scraping, AI-powered tasks, and OS-level control.
Features
Browser Sessions
- Create Session: Start new browser sessions with customizable configurations
- Get Session: Retrieve details of specific sessions
- List All Sessions: Get status of all active sessions
- End Session: Terminate specific sessions
- End All Sessions: Terminate all active sessions
- Get Recordings: Retrieve session recordings
- Get Downloads: Get session downloads
Profiles
- Get Profile: Retrieve profile details
- List Profiles: View all available profiles
- Update Profile: Modify existing profiles (description only)
- Delete Profile: Remove profiles
Tools
- Fetch Webpage: Get webpage content as HTML or Markdown (requires either Session ID or URL)
- Perform Web Task: Execute AI-powered web tasks using various agents (requires either Session ID or URL)
- Take Screenshot: Capture screenshots with customizable options (requires either Session ID or URL)
Note: Tools operations are flexible – you can either provide a Session ID to use an existing session, or provide a URL and let the system create a new session automatically. This makes the Tools operations perfect for quick, one-off tasks without needing to manage sessions manually.
OS Level Control
- Mouse Actions: Click, double-click, move, drag and drop (requires Session ID)
- Keyboard Input: Type text, use shortcuts (requires Session ID)
- Scrolling: Scroll pages with customizable parameters (requires Session ID)
- Clipboard: Get/set clipboard content, copy/paste text (requires Session ID)
- Navigation: Navigate to URLs (requires Session ID)
- Screenshots: Capture current session screenshots (requires Session ID)
Installation
- Install the node package:
npm install n8n-nodes-anchorbrowser
- Or build from source:
git clone https://github.com/anchorbrowser/n8n-nodes-anchorbrowser.git
cd n8n-nodes-anchorbrowser
npm install
npm run build
Configuration
Credentials
- Get your API key from Anchor Browser Dashboard
- In n8n, go to Credentials and create a new "Anchor Browser API" credential
- Enter your API key and base URL (default: https://api.anchorbrowser.io)
Node Usage
- Add the "Anchor Browser" node to your workflow
- Select the resource type (Browser Session, Profile, Tools, etc.)
- Choose the operation you want to perform
- Configure the parameters as needed
- Connect the node to your workflow
Examples
Basic Web Scraping
- Create Session: Start a new browser session
- Navigate: Go to the target website using OS Control
- Fetch Webpage: Get the page content as HTML or Markdown
- End Session: Clean up the session
AI-Powered Task Automation
- Perform Web Task: Use AI to complete tasks like form filling or data extraction (provides URL directly)
- Get Results: Retrieve the task results
Session-Based Automation
- Create Session: Start a browser session
- Navigate: Go to target website using OS Control
- Mouse Actions: Click buttons, fill forms using OS Control
- Take Screenshot: Capture the result
- End Session: Clean up
Profile Management
- List Profiles: View all available profiles
- Get Profile: Retrieve specific profile details
- Update Profile: Modify profile description
- Delete Profile: Remove unused profiles
Configuration Options
Session Configuration
- Initial URL: Starting page for the browser
- Recording: Enable/disable video recording
- Timeouts: Set maximum duration and idle timeouts
- Live View: Configure read-only viewing options
Browser Configuration
- Profile Management: Use existing profiles or create new ones
- Ad Blocking: Enable/disable ad blocking
- Captcha Solving: Configure AI-powered captcha solving
- Viewport: Set browser window dimensions
- Headless Mode: Run browser in headless or headful mode
- Web Security: Disable web security features if needed
Proxy Configuration
- Anchor Proxies: Use Anchor's residential, mobile, or government proxies
- Custom Proxies: Configure your own proxy servers
- Geographic Targeting: Select specific countries, regions, or cities
Tools Configuration
- Session ID: Optional – if not provided, a new session will be created automatically
- URL: Required for Tools operations if Session ID is not provided
- Format: Choose between HTML and Markdown for webpage content
- AI Models: Select from various AI providers (OpenAI, Groq, etc.)
- Screenshot Options: Configure image quality, dimensions, and capture settings
API Reference
For detailed API documentation, visit Anchor Browser API Docs.
Support
- Documentation: https://docs.anchorbrowser.io?utm_source=n8n-node
- Support: support@anchorbrowser.io
- GitHub Issues: https://github.com/anchorbrowser/n8n-nodes-anchorbrowser/issues
License
MIT License – see LICENSE file for details.
Contributing
Contributions are welcome! Please read our Contributing Guidelines and submit pull requests to our GitHub repository.
Changelog
v0.1.0
- Initial release
- Browser session management (create, get, list, end)
- Profile management (get, list, update, delete)
- Tools operations (fetch webpage, perform web task, screenshot)
- OS-level control (mouse, keyboard, scrolling, clipboard, navigation)
- Flexible session handling – Tools operations can work with or without existing sessions
- Comprehensive parameter validation and error handling
- Support for binary data (screenshots) with proper n8n formatting
- AI-powered task execution with multiple provider support
