# NBrowser - help

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/nbrowser-help/69144>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [17 October 2022 11:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/nbrowser-help/69144 "2022-10-17T11:36:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![vantech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b38774/32.png) [@vantech](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/vantech)\
**Post date:** [17 October 2022 11:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/nbrowser-help/69144/1 "2022-10-17T11:36:44Z")

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Hi,

I am trying to use NBrowser, and want to scrape data from webpage which requires a login.

Does anyone have any config flows they can share to get me started?

I have downloaded NBrowser and Credentials, however I am struggling to setup the flows.

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![paulkeates](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9de053/32.png) [@paulkeates](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/paulkeates)\
**Post date:** [17 October 2022 12:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/nbrowser-help/69144/2 "2022-10-17T12:36:42Z")

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Hi,

Are you sure you could not get the data using an API?

If not, then install: [topological-nodered-wdio (node) - Node-RED](https://flows.nodered.org/node/topological-nodered-wdio)

This lets you completely automate a series of webpages.  
There are dependencies.  
Java  
selenium-standalone

You would need to understand basic selenium selectors.

Cheers,

Paul

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**Author:** ![TotallyInformation](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/totallyinformation/32/31_2.png) [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Post date:** [17 October 2022 16:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/nbrowser-help/69144/3 "2022-10-17T16:55:03Z")

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Is there a problem with this?

[node-red-contrib-nbrowser (node) - Node-RED (nodered.org)](https://flows.nodered.org/node/node-red-contrib-nbrowser)

There are also several nodes that run Puppeteer instead.

And note that you could call your browser headless:

```auto
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --headless --disable-gpu --enable-logging --dump-dom https://nodered.org

```

Which works with Chrome as well - I think that Firefox has something similar.

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By the way, this comes up often enough that it prompted me to write a new FAQ:

[Http-request node does not get all the page data (AKA How to scrape dynamic data from a web page) - FAQs - Node-RED Forum (nodered.org)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/http-request-node-does-not-get-all-the-page-data-aka-how-to-scrape-dynamic-data-from-a-web-page/69164)

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**Author:** ![vantech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b38774/32.png) [@vantech](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/vantech)\
**Post date:** [17 October 2022 18:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/nbrowser-help/69144/4 "2022-10-17T18:47:40Z")

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Thanks, I run NR in home assistant, do I need to run chrome on a remote machine when using Puppeteer or does chrome run headless as part of Puppeteer?

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![TotallyInformation](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/totallyinformation/32/31_2.png) [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Post date:** [17 October 2022 18:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/nbrowser-help/69144/5 "2022-10-17T18:49:19Z")

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I believe that Puppeteer will include a version of Chrome - though honestly, I so rarely use it (and generally on a Windows PC anyway for that kind of thing) that I'm not totally sure. I expect that the Puppeteer docs will tell you for sure. Or just try it and see. 😃

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [31 October 2022 18:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/nbrowser-help/69144/6 "2022-10-31T18:49:54Z")

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