Start a new browser session
Creates a new browser session with the specified configuration. Returns a session ID used for all subsequent operations.
Documentation Index
Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.stagehand.dev/llms.txt
Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
Authorizations
Browserbase API key for authentication
Deprecated. Browserbase API keys are now project-scoped, so this header is no longer required.
Headers
Whether to stream the response via SSE
true, false "true"
Body
Model name to use for AI operations
"openai/gpt-5.4-mini"
Timeout in ms to wait for DOM to settle
5000
Logging verbosity level (0=quiet, 1=normal, 2=debug)
0, 1, 2 1
Custom system prompt for AI operations
Enable self-healing for failed actions
true
Existing Browserbase session ID to resume
Wait for captcha solves (deprecated, v2 only)
Timeout in ms for act operations (deprecated, v2 only)

