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Using BrowserCloud with Zapier

Prerequisites​

  • A BrowserCloud account with an API token
  • A Zapier account (paid plan required for webhooks)

Available Endpoints​

Screenshot​

The /screenshot endpoint allows you to capture screenshots of web pages. This is useful for:

  • Visual monitoring of websites
  • Creating thumbnails
  • Documenting web content

Webhook Configuration​

  1. Add Webhooks by Zapier to your Zap
  2. Choose POST as the event
  3. Set URL to https://chrome-v2.browsercloud.io/screenshot?token=YOUR_API_TOKEN_HERE
  4. Set Payload Type to JSON
  5. Add these data fields:
    • url: https://www.example.com

PDF Generation​

The /pdf endpoint generates PDF documents from web pages. This is useful for:

  • Creating printable versions of web content
  • Archiving web pages
  • Generating reports

Webhook Configuration​

  1. Add Webhooks by Zapier to your Zap
  2. Choose POST as the event
  3. Set URL to https://chrome-v2.browsercloud.io/pdf?token=YOUR_API_TOKEN_HERE
  4. Set Payload Type to JSON
  5. Add these data fields:
    • url: https://www.example.com

Content Extraction​

The /content endpoint extracts the HTML content from web pages. This is useful for:

  • Web scraping
  • Content analysis
  • Data extraction

Webhook Configuration​

  1. Add Webhooks by Zapier to your Zap
  2. Choose POST as the event
  3. Set URL to https://chrome-v2.browsercloud.io/content?token=YOUR_API_TOKEN_HERE
  4. Set Payload Type to JSON
  5. Add these data fields:
    • url: https://www.example.com

Function​

The /function endpoint allows you to execute custom JavaScript code in a browser context. This is useful for:

  • Custom browser automation
  • Complex data extraction
  • Multi-step workflows

Webhook Configuration​

  1. Add Webhooks by Zapier to your Zap
  2. Choose POST as the event
  3. Set URL to https://chrome-v2.browsercloud.io/function?token=YOUR_API_TOKEN_HERE
  4. Set Payload Type to Raw
  5. Set Content Type to application/javascript
  6. Add JavaScript code to the Data field:
export default async function ({ page }) {
  await page.goto("https://example.com/");
  const url = await page.content();
  const buffer = await page.pdf({ format: "A4" });
  const base64PDF = buffer.toString('base64');
  const screenshot = await page.screenshot({ encoding: "base64" });

  return {
    data: {
      url,
      screenshot,
      base64PDF
    },
    type: "application/json",
  };
}