Changelog | Browser Rendering

Browser Rendering - @cloudflare/playwright v1.2.0 released

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Released version 1.2.0 of @cloudflare/playwright, now upgraded to Playwright v1.58.2.

Browser Rendering - Separate bot detection IDs for Browser Rendering methods

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Browser Rendering now uses separate bot detection IDs for the REST API and Workers Bindings versus the crawl endpoint, allowing you to identify and control each method independently. For the full list of IDs, refer to Automatic request headers.

Browser Rendering - New REST API endpoint: /crawl (Beta)

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Added the /crawl endpoint (beta) to the REST API. The /crawl endpoint scrapes content from a starting URL and follows links across the site, up to a configurable depth or page limit. Responses can be returned as HTML, Markdown, or structured JSON (powered by Workers AI).

Browser Rendering - Increased REST API rate limits

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Increased REST API rate limits for Workers Paid plans from 180 requests per minute (3 per second) to 600 requests per minute (10 per second). No action is needed to benefit from the higher limits.

Browser Rendering - New tutorial: Generate OG images for Astro sites

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Added a new tutorial on how to generate OG images for Astro sites using Browser Rendering. The tutorial walks through creating an Astro template, using Browser Rendering to screenshot it as a PNG, and serving the generated images.

Browser Rendering - Documentation updates for robots.txt and sitemaps

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Added robots.txt and sitemaps reference page with guidance on configuring robots.txt and sitemaps for sites accessed by Browser Rendering, including sitemap index files and caching headers.

Browser Rendering - @cloudflare/playwright v1.1.1 released

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Released version 1.1.1 of @cloudflare/playwright, which includes a bug fix that resolves a chunking issue that could occur when generating large PDFs. Upgrade to this version to avoid this issue.

Browser Rendering - @cloudflare/puppeteer v1.0.6 released

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Released version 1.0.6 of @cloudflare/puppeteer, which includes a fix for rendering large text PDFs.

Browser Rendering - @cloudflare/puppeteer v1.0.5 released

Wed, 21 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Released version 1.0.5 of @cloudflare/puppeteer, which includes a performance optimization for base64 decoding.

Browser Rendering - @cloudflare/playwright v1.1.0 released

Thu, 08 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Released version 1.1.0 of @cloudflare/playwright, now upgraded to Playwright v1.57.0.

Browser Rendering - Bug fixes for JSON endpoint, waitForSelector timeout, and WebSocket rendering

Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Updated the /json endpoint fallback model and improved error handling for when plan limits of Workers Free plan users are reached.
REST API requests using waitForSelector will now correctly fail if the specified selector is not found within the time limit.
Fixed an issue where pages using WebSockets were not rendering correctly.

Browser Rendering - Added guidance on allowlisting Browser Rendering in Bot Management

Thu, 04 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Added FAQ guidance on how to create a WAF skip rule to allowlist Browser Rendering requests when using Bot Management on your zone.

Browser Rendering - Improved AI JSON response parsing and debugging

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Added rawAiResponse field to /json endpoint error responses, allowing you to inspect the unparsed AI output when JSON parsing fails for easier debugging.
Improved AI response handling to better distinguish between valid JSON objects, arrays, and invalid payloads, increasing type safety and reliability.

Browser Rendering - Added guidance on REST API timeouts and custom fonts

Tue, 21 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Added REST API timeouts page explaining how Browser Rendering uses independent timers (for page load, selectors, and actions) and how to configure them.
Updated Supported fonts guide with instructions on using your own custom fonts via addStyleTag() in Playwright or Puppeteer.

Browser Rendering - Updates to Playwright, new support for Stagehand, and increased limits

Thu, 25 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Playwright support in Browser Rendering is now GA. We've upgraded to Playwright v1.55.
Added support for Stagehand, an open source browser automation framework, powered by Workers AI. Stagehand enables developers to build more reliably and flexibly by combining code with natural-language instructions.
Increased limits for paid plans on both the REST API and Workers Bindings.

Browser Rendering - Added `excludeExternalLinks` parameter to `/links` REST endpoint

Mon, 22 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Added excludeExternalLinks parameter when using the /links endpoint. When set to true, links pointing to outside the domain of the requested URL are excluded.

Browser Rendering - Added `X-Browser-Ms-Used` response header

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Each REST API response now includes the X-Browser-Ms-Used response header, which reports the browser time (in milliseconds) used by the request.

Browser Rendering - Browser Rendering billing goes live

Wed, 20 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Billing for Browser Rendering begins today, August 20th, 2025. See pricing page for full details. You can monitor usage via the Cloudflare dashboard.

Browser Rendering - Wrangler updates to local dev

Mon, 18 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Improved the local development experience by updating the method for downloading the dev mode browser and added support for /v1/sessions endpoint, allowing you to list open browser rendering sessions. Upgrade to wrangler@4.31.0 to get started.

Browser Rendering - Updates to Playwright, local dev support, and REST API

Tue, 29 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Playwright upgraded to Playwright v1.54.1 and Playwright MCP upgraded to be in sync with upstream Playwright MCP v0.0.30.
Local development with npx wrangler dev now supports Playwright when using Browser Rendering. Upgrade to the latest version of wrangler to get started.
The /content endpoint now returns the page's title, making it easier to identify pages.
The /json endpoint now allows you to specify your own AI model for the extraction, using the custom_ai parameter.
The default viewport size on the /screenshot endpoint has been increased from 800x600 to 1920x1080. You can still override the viewport via request options.

Browser Rendering - @cloudflare/puppeteer 1.0.4 released

Fri, 25 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT

We have released version 1.0.4 of @cloudflare/puppeteer, now in sync with Puppeteer v22.13.1.

Browser Rendering - Playwright now supported in local development

Thu, 24 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT

You can now use Playwright with local development. Upgrade to wrangler@4.26.0 to get started.

Browser Rendering - Pricing update to Browser Rendering

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Billing for Browser Rendering starts on August 20, 2025, with usage beyond the included limits charged according to the new pricing rates.

Browser Rendering - Local development support

Thu, 03 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT

We added local development support to Browser Rendering, making it simpler than ever to test and iterate before deploying.

Browser Rendering - New Web Bot Auth headers

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Browser Rendering now supports Web Bot Auth by automatically attaching Signature-agent, Signature, and Signature-input headers to verify that a request originates from Cloudflare Browser Rendering.

Browser Rendering - Bug fix to debug log noise in Workers

Fri, 27 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Fixed an issue where all debug logging was on by default and would flood logs. Debug logs is now off by default but can be re-enabled by setting process.env.DEBUG when needed.

Browser Rendering - Playwright MCP

Mon, 26 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT

You can now deploy Playwright MCP and use any MCP client to get AI models to interact with Browser Rendering.

Browser Rendering - Automatic Request Headers

Wed, 30 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Clarified Automatic Request headers in Browser Rendering. These headers are unique to Browser Rendering, and are automatically included and cannot be removed or overridden.

Browser Rendering - New free tier and REST API GA with additional endpoints

Mon, 07 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Browser Rendering now has a new free tier.
The REST API is Generally Available.
Released new endpoints /json, /links, and /markdown.

Browser Rendering - Playwright support

Fri, 04 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT

You can now use Playwright's browser automation capabilities from Cloudflare Workers.

Browser Rendering - New Browser Rendering REST API

Thu, 27 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Released a new REST API in open beta. Available to all customers with a Workers Paid Plan.

Browser Rendering - Increased limits

Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Increased the limits on the number of concurrent browsers, and browsers per minute from 2 to 10.

Browser Rendering - Update puppeteer to 21.1.0

Thu, 08 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Rebased the fork on the original implementation up till version 21.1.0

Browser Rendering - Browser Rendering Available for everyone

Tue, 02 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Browser Rendering is now out of beta and available to all customers with Workers Paid Plan. Analytics and logs are available in Cloudflare's dashboard, under "Worker & Pages".

Browser Rendering - Browser Rendering Beta

Fri, 19 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Beta Launch