BrowseFn

> Self-hosted web browsing and data extraction platform for developers

BrowseFn is a comprehensive developer-first browsing solution that combines web scraping, batch metadata extraction, image browsing/downloading, and geolocation services into a single self-hosted platform.

Features

- Web Scraping & Crawling: Multiple provider support (Firecrawl, Puppeteer, Playwright, Cheerio, Jina AI)
- Batch Metadata Extraction: Extract metadata from multiple URLs efficiently
- Image Search & Download: Browse and download images from Unsplash, Pixabay, Pexels
- Geolocation Services: Geocoding, reverse geocoding, and place search
- Provider-Agnostic: Unified interface with automatic fallback
- Performance: Built-in caching, rate limiting, and retry logic
- Type-Safe: Full TypeScript support with type inference

Installation

``bash
npm install browsefn
`

$3

`bash


For Puppeteer support

npm install puppeteer

For Playwright support

npm install playwright
`

Quick Start

`typescript
import { browseFn } from 'browsefn';

const browse = browseFn({
web: {
defaultProvider: 'cheerio',
cache: { enabled: true }
}
});

// Scrape a webpage
const page = await browse.web.getPage('https://example.com', {
format: 'markdown'
});

console.log(page.content);
``

Documentation

See SPEC.md for full API documentation.

License

Apache-2.0