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Create a browser session, then connect over CDP to automate. For an overview of session outputs, create APIs, and configuration options, see Browser Sessions.
1

Get your API key

Copy your key from Anchor UI.
2

Install dependencies

npm install anchorbrowser playwright-core

pip install anchorbrowser playwright
3

Create a session

import Anchorbrowser from 'anchorbrowser';

const anchorClient = new Anchorbrowser({
  apiKey: process.env.ANCHOR_API_KEY,
});

const session = await anchorClient.sessions.create();
console.log('Session ID:', session.data.id);

import os
from anchorbrowser import Anchorbrowser

anchor_client = Anchorbrowser(api_key=os.getenv('ANCHOR_API_KEY'))

session = anchor_client.sessions.create()
print('Session ID:', session.data.id)
print('CDP URL:', session.data.cdp_url)
print('Live view:', session.data.live_view_url)
The response includes id, cdp_url, and live_view_url. Use live_view_url to embed the browser in your app. Pass identities or browser.profile in the request body to start authenticated — see Browser Sessions.
4

Connect and automate

import { chromium } from 'playwright-core';

const browser = await chromium.connectOverCDP(session.data.cdp_url);
const page = browser.contexts()[0].pages()[0] ?? await browser.newPage();
await page.goto('https://example.com');
console.log('Title:', await page.title());
await browser.close();

import puppeteer from 'puppeteer-core';

const browser = await puppeteer.connect({
  browserWSEndpoint: session.data.cdp_url,
});
const pages = await browser.pages();
const page = pages[0] ?? await browser.newPage();
await page.goto('https://example.com');
console.log('Title:', await page.title());
await browser.close();

from playwright.sync_api import sync_playwright

with sync_playwright() as p:
    browser = p.chromium.connect_over_cdp(session.data.cdp_url)
    page = browser.contexts[0].pages[0] if browser.contexts[0].pages else browser.new_page()
    page.goto('https://example.com')
    print('Title:', page.title())
    browser.close()
You should see a session ID, CDP URL, and the page title printed in your terminal.

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