BROWSER USE - Browser Use Agents: give Browser Use a task and receive completed work. API V4 is current for new integrations. - Browser Infrastructure: connect your agent or automation to managed browsers through SDK, REST, or CDP. Starts at $0.02/browser-hour. - Developer tools: Open Source, Browser Harness, SDK, and MCP support the two products above. [Developer Index](https://browser-use.com/index.md) [Product Map](https://browser-use.com/llms.txt) [Full Product Context](https://browser-use.com/llms-full.txt) [Pricing](https://browser-use.com/pricing.md) [Cloud Docs](https://docs.browser-use.com/cloud/quickstart) [Open Source Docs](https://docs.browser-use.com/open-source/introduction) --- # How people use Browser Use Cloud 30 kinds of work across 9 categories, taken from real task data across V2, V3, V4 agents and ranked by share of runs. A further 15% of runs were too vague to classify and are not listed, so the figures below do not add to 100. ## Most common tasks | Rank | Task | Share of runs | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Getting past a login | 18% | | 2 | Turning a page into data | 14% | | 3 | Clicking through a site | 12% | | 4 | Answering an open question | 6% | | 5 | Applying for jobs | 6% | | 6 | Finding filings and reports | 5% | | 7 | Checking if a link is safe | 3% | | 8 | Booking and buying | 3% | | 9 | Signing in to a portal | 3% | | 10 | Checking how a page looks | 2% | | 11 | Filling in a form | 1% | | 12 | Looking up a company | 1% | | 13 | Downloading documents | 1% | | 14 | Collecting listings | 1% | | 15 | Setting up an account | 1% | | 16 | Testing a user flow | 0.9% | | 17 | Watching a page for changes | 0.6% | | 18 | Handling email | 0.6% | | 19 | Working in ad tools | 0.6% | | 20 | Watching a price | 0.6% | | 21 | Publishing a post | 0.6% | | 22 | Checking records against rules | 0.5% | | 23 | Comparing prices and plans | 0.5% | | 24 | Reviewing something suspicious | 0.4% | | 25 | Finding leads | 0.4% | | 26 | Uploading a file | 0.3% | | 27 | Filling in a CRM | 0.1% | | 28 | Sending outreach | 0.1% | | 29 | Researching a market | <0.1% | | 30 | Watching an inbox | <0.1% | ## By category ### Security & Trust — 22% of runs Evaluate safety and complete identity or access checks. - **Getting past a login** (18%) — mechanism, not a request: Complete sign-in challenges such as one-time codes, multi-factor setup, and identity checks. - **Checking if a link is safe** (3%): Inspect a destination for phishing, deceptive behavior, or other safety signals. - **Reviewing something suspicious** (0.4%): Review websites, messages, or transactions for suspicious and potentially harmful behavior. ### Data Collection — 18% of runs Extract structured data, listings, contacts, and documents from the web. - **Turning a page into data** (14%): Turn page content into organized records, tables, JSON, CSV, or other structured output. - **Looking up a company** (1%): Gather public business profiles, contact details, locations, and organization attributes. - Example prompt: "Find hiring managers at Series B startups" - **Downloading documents** (1%): Locate and download source documents, PDFs, spreadsheets, images, or other files. - Example prompt: "Collect every document with its title, reference, and deadline" - **Collecting listings** (1%): Collect structured listings such as products, properties, roles, events, or media catalogs. ### Browser Operations — 15% of runs Sign in, navigate, and transfer files in general-purpose browser workflows. - **Clicking through a site** (12%) — mechanism, not a request: Navigate pages, click controls, scroll, select options, and complete general browser actions. - **Signing in to a portal** (3%) — mechanism, not a request: Sign in to a web portal and navigate to a specified page, record, or application area. - **Uploading a file** (0.3%) — mechanism, not a request: Upload, attach, import, export, or move files through browser-based workflows. ### Research & Intelligence — 12% of runs Find, compare, and synthesize business, financial, product, and general web information. - **Answering an open question** (6%): Search across websites, compare sources, and synthesize an answer to an open-ended question. - **Finding filings and reports** (5%): Locate recurring filings, earnings materials, annual reports, and original source files. - **Comparing prices and plans** (0.5%): Compare products, plans, prices, fees, rates, and purchasing options across the web. - Example prompt: "Create a spreadsheet of all the pricing plans across these five competitors" - Example prompt: "Get a shipping quote for a 3 lb package between two zip codes" - **Researching a market** (<0.1%): Investigate organizations, competitors, industries, and markets to answer business questions. ### Transactions & Forms — 11% of runs Complete applications, registrations, forms, bookings, and purchases. - **Applying for jobs** (6%): Find roles and complete multi-step applications, including screening and verification steps. - **Booking and buying** (3%): Complete reservations, appointments, checkout flows, orders, and ticket purchases. - **Filling in a form** (1%): Enter supplied information into forms and submit multi-field web workflows. - Example prompt: "Fill out my loan application" - Example prompt: "Submit compliance reports for Q4" - **Setting up an account** (1%): Create accounts and complete registration, profile, or onboarding flows. ### Testing & QA — 3% of runs Exercise, validate, and visually inspect websites and web applications. - **Checking how a page looks** (2%): Inspect rendering, screenshots, accessibility, responsiveness, and page performance. - **Testing a user flow** (0.9%): Exercise complete user flows and report whether a website or web application behaves correctly. - Example prompt: "Test checkout on staging" - **Checking records against rules** (0.5%): Verify that content, workflows, or records meet specified rules and expected outcomes. ### Monitoring & Alerts — 1% of runs Run recurring checks for communications, availability, prices, and site changes. - **Watching a page for changes** (0.6%): Run recurring checks for page, content, status, or document changes. - **Watching a price** (0.6%): Recheck prices, inventory, appointments, tickets, or other availability and flag changes. - Example prompt: "Monitor competitor pricing every hour" - Example prompt: "Check whether this product is in stock and what it costs right now" - **Watching an inbox** (<0.1%): Watch communication channels, inboxes, or feeds and surface relevant new activity. ### Sales & Marketing — 1% of runs Generate leads, enrich CRM records, run outreach, and operate ads. - **Working in ad tools** (0.6%): Inspect, place, or interact with search and display advertising workflows. - **Finding leads** (0.4%): Find and qualify potential customers, companies, or decision-makers from public sources. - Example prompt: "Find hiring managers on LinkedIn" - **Filling in a CRM** (0.1%): Enrich, verify, and update customer or company records in sales systems. - **Sending outreach** (0.1%): Prepare or send personalized sales messages, connection requests, and follow-ups. ### Communication & Publishing — 1% of runs Manage messages and publish content through web tools. - **Handling email** (0.6%): Read, compose, send, reply to, or organize messages across communication tools. - **Publishing a post** (0.6%): Create, schedule, or publish posts and media through web-based content tools. Run one at https://cloud.browser-use.com — the prompt is the whole integration.