launch_local_browser

Launch a local Chromium browser with CDP enabled. Only available in embedded mode (Skyvern.local()). Install the local extra and Playwright’s Chromium browser before launching:

pip install "skyvern[local]"
python -m playwright install chromium

skyvern = Skyvern.local()
browser = await skyvern.launch_local_browser(headless=False)
page = await browser.get_working_page()

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
`headless`	`bool`	No	`False`	Run browser without a visible window.
`port`	`int`	No	`9222`	CDP port.
`args`	`list[str]`	No	`None`	Additional Chromium launch arguments.
`user_data_dir`	`str`	No	`None`	Custom user data directory for the browser.

Returns `SkyvernBrowser`

launch_local_browser only works in embedded mode because a remote server cannot reach localhost. TypeScript SDK does not support local mode.

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Parameters

Returns `SkyvernBrowser`

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Parameters

Returns `SkyvernBrowser`