--- name: next-browser description: Use Nextbrowser cloud API to spin up cloud browsers for Openclaw to run autonomous browser tasks. Primary use is creating browser sessions with profiles (persisted logins/cookies) that Openclaw can control to manage social media and other online accounts. Secondary use is running task subagents for fast autonomous browser automation under residential proxy, browser stealth, and CAPTCHA solving capability. Docs at docs.nextbrowser.com. ---

Nextbrowser

Nextbrowser provides cloud browsers and autonomous browser automation via API.

Docs:

• Cloud API: https://docs.nextbrowser.com/getting-started

Setup

API Key is read from openclaw config at skills.entries.next-browser.apiKey.

If not configured, tell the user: > To use Nextbrowser, you need an API key. Get one at https://app.nextbrowser.com/user-settings (new signups get 2000 free credits). Then configure it: > ``` > openclaw config set skills.entries.next-browser.apiKey "YOUR_API_KEY" > ```

Important: Nextbrowser API keys can have various formats and prefixes. Do NOT validate the key format yourself - simply use whatever key the user provides. If the key is invalid, the API will return an authentication error, and only then should you ask the user to verify their key.

Base URL: https://app.nextbrowser.com/api/v1

All requests need header: Authorization: x-api-key

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1. Credentials Manager

The Credentials Manager securely stores and reuses authentication data across browser runs and autonomous tasks.

# List credentials
curl "https://app.nextbrowser.com/api/v1/users/credentials" -H "Authorization: x-api-key $API_KEY"

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2. Profiles

Profiles persist cookies and login state across browser sessions. Create one, log into your accounts in the browser, and reuse it.

# List profiles
curl "https://app.nextbrowser.com/api/v1/browser/profiles" -H "Authorization: x-api-key $API_KEY"

# Create browser profile
curl -X POST "https://app.nextbrowser.com/api/v1/browser/profiles" \
  -H "Authorization: x-api-key $API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"name": "<profile-name>", "browser_settings": {"os_type": "<os-type>", "browser_type": "chrome"},
   "proxy_settings":{"protocol":"<http|socks5>","country":"<iso-2-country-code>","mode":"built-in"},
   "credentials": ["<credential-id>"]}'

# Create browser profile with custom proxy
curl -X POST "https://app.nextbrowser.com/api/v1/browser/profiles" \
  -H "Authorization: x-api-key $API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"name": "<profile-name>", "browser_settings": {"os_type": "<os-type>", "browser_type": "chrome"},
   "proxy_settings":{"mode":"custom","protocol":"<http|https|socks5>","host":"<proxy-host>","port":<proxy-port>,"username":"<proxy-username>","password":"<proxy-password>"},
   "credentials": ["<credential-id>"]}'

# Delete profile
curl -X DELETE "https://app.nextbrowser.com/api/v1/browser/profiles/<profile-id>" \
  -H "Authorization: x-api-key $API_KEY"

# Start browser for profile (creates browser instance)
curl -X POST "https://app.nextbrowser.com/api/v1/browser/profiles/<profile-id>/start" \
  -H "Authorization: x-api-key $API_KEY"

# Get profile details (check status after start)
curl "https://app.nextbrowser.com/api/v1/browser/profiles/<profile-id>" \
  -H "Authorization: x-api-key $API_KEY"

# Stop browser for profile
curl -X PUT "https://app.nextbrowser.com/api/v1/browser/profiles/<profile-id>/stop" \
  -H "Authorization: x-api-key $API_KEY"

OS type: browser_settings.os_type defines the operating system fingerprint used by the browser. Supported values are windows, linux, macos, and android. If not provided, it defaults to linux.

Proxy modes: The proxy_settings.mode field controls which proxy is used:

• built-in (default): Uses Nextbrowser's residential proxies. Specify country (ISO-2 code), and optionally region, city, isp, and proxy_type to narrow the location. Use the Locations endpoints (section 3) to discover available values.
• custom: Uses your own proxy server. All five fields are required: protocol (http, https, or socks5), host, port, username, and password. The country/region/city/isp fields are ignored in custom mode.

Important: After creating a new profile (or recreating one, e.g. to change country), you must call the start endpoint to create a browser instance for it. Tasks will fail if the profile has no running browser.

Start/stop flow: After calling /start, poll GET /browser/profiles/ until status becomes active. Only then proceed with tasks or call /stop when done.

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3. Locations

The Locations endpoints provide available geolocation metadata for proxy and browser configuration. Use them to dynamically discover supported countries, regions, cities, and ISPs before creating profiles or running tasks under specific network conditions.

# List Countries
curl "https://app.nextbrowser.com/api/v1/location/countries?\
limit=<limit>&\
offset=<offset>&\
name=<name>&\
code=<iso2-code>&\
connection_type=<connection-type>" \
  -H "Authorization: x-api-key $API_KEY"

# List Regions
curl "https://app.nextbrowser.com/api/v1/location/regions?\
country__code=<iso2-country>&\
limit=<limit>&\
offset=<offset>&\
name=<name>&\
code=<region-code>&\
city__code=<city-code>&\
connection_type=<connection-type>" \
  -H "Authorization: x-api-key $API_KEY"

# List Cities
curl "https://app.nextbrowser.com/api/v1/location/cities?\
country__code=<iso2-country>&\
limit=<limit>&\
offset=<offset>&\
name=<name>&\
code=<city-code>&\
region__code=<region-code>&\
connection_type=<connection-type>" \
  -H "Authorization: x-api-key $API_KEY"

# List ISPs
curl "https://app.nextbrowser.com/api/v1/location/isps?\
country__code=<iso2-country>&\
limit=<limit>&\
offset=<offset>&\
name=<name>&\
code=<isp-code>&\
region__code=<region-code>&\
city__code=<city-code>&\
connection_type=<connection-type>" \
  -H "Authorization: x-api-key $API_KEY"

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4. Tasks (Subagent)

Run autonomous browser tasks - like a subagent that handles browser interactions for you. Give it a prompt and it completes the task.

Always use fast mode - optimized for browser tasks, 3-5x faster than other models. Always use true for skip_plan_approval - optimized for automated tasks, skips the approval and improve performance.

curl -X POST "https://app.nextbrowser.com/api/v1/chat/tasks" \
  -H "Authorization: x-api-key $API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "task_description": "'"\
Go to Reddit.com account, check if the account is logged in (if not, use credentials stored). \
Find 10 relevant posts on the topic of AI Agents, upvote 8 of them and post 3 witty-sounding comments \
that a cynical and funny Reddit user would post. Ensure that the comment is posted, ask for approval \
if you are not sure whether such comment is okay. By the end, you should have at least 10 relevant posts \
viewed, 8 upvotes, and 3 comments."\
"'",
    "mode": "fast",
    "profile_id": "<profile-id>",
    "skip_plan_approval": true,
    "send_email_notification": false,
    "attached_files": ["<file-name-1>", "<file-name-2>"]
  }'

Endpoint: Stop chat session and task

The chat-session-id is returned in the response of - POST /api/v1/chat/tasks

curl -X PUT "https://app.nextbrowser.com/api/v1/chat/sessions/<chat-session-id>/stop" \
  -H "Authorization: x-api-key $API_KEY"

Endpoint: Poll for completion

curl "https://app.nextbrowser.com/api/v1/chat/tasks/<task-id>" \
  -H "Authorization: x-api-key $API_KEY"

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