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Fetches HTML, JSON, headers, and status codes from URLs through the Browserbase API without spinning up a full browser session. Works for static page scraping, redirect inspection, and quick HTTP chec

Setup & Installation

npx skills add https://github.com/browserbase/fetch --skill fetch
or paste the link and ask your coding assistant to install it
https://github.com/browserbase/fetch
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What This Skill Does

Fetches HTML, JSON, headers, and status codes from URLs through the Browserbase API without spinning up a full browser session. Works for static page scraping, redirect inspection, and quick HTTP checks. Supports proxy routing and redirect control. Skips the overhead of launching a headless browser when all you need is a simple HTTP request, which makes static page fetching faster and cheaper.

When to use it

  • Working with fetch functionality
  • Implementing fetch features
  • Debugging fetch related issues