{"slug":"steel-browser","name":"Steel Browser Sessions","category":"browser","provider_slug":null,"publisher":"Steel","publisher_type":"official","website":"https://steel.dev/","summary":"Create cloud browser sessions with custom proxies, stored browser state and configurable idle release.","tools":["playwright","puppeteer"],"capabilities":["javascript-rendering","bring-your-own-proxy","persistent-profiles","idle-timeout"],"outputs":["browser-session"],"connection":"cdp","billing_basis":"Session time; exact plan rates and proxy add-on prices were not verified.","facts":[{"label":"Default session","value":"The configuration guide specifies a desktop, headful session with a five-minute timeout; proxies and CAPTCHA solving are off by default.","source_ids":["configuration"]},{"label":"Custom proxies","value":"Use useProxy.server or proxyUrl; proxyUrl takes precedence over useProxy.","source_ids":["configuration"]},{"label":"Idle release","value":"inactivityTimeout can release a session before its total timeout; CDP commands and remote input reset the idle timer.","source_ids":["configuration"]},{"label":"Stored state","value":"sessionContext supplies cookies/storage, while profiles preserve browser state across sessions.","source_ids":["configuration"]},{"label":"Browser connection","value":"Attach Playwright or Puppeteer using the session ID and API key on the Steel WebSocket endpoint.","source_ids":["lifecycle"]}],"setup":["Create a Steel API key and browser session.","Select custom proxy, stored state and timeout options at creation.","Attach a browser framework to the returned session and release it after the task."],"limitations":["The maximum permitted timeout depends on account limits.","The current configuration guide lists us-east as the browser region; proxy geography determines the public exit location.","Exact concurrency and billing add-ons remain unverified."],"sources":[{"id":"configuration","label":"Browser session settings and proxy configuration","url":"https://docs.steel.dev/overview/sessions-api/configuration","checked_at":"2026-09-27"},{"id":"lifecycle","label":"Session lifecycle and browser attachment","url":"https://docs.steel.dev/overview/sessions-api/session-lifecycle","checked_at":"2026-09-27"},{"id":"billing","label":"Official Playwright example and time billing note","url":"https://docs.steel.dev/cookbook/playwright","checked_at":"2026-09-27"}],"checked_at":"2026-09-27","review_due":"2026-10-27","evidence":"documented","url":"https://workingproxysites.info/tools/steel-browser","provider_url":null,"review_overdue":false}