Glossary

Headless browser

A web browser that runs without a window, driven by a program instead of a person.

Headless browsers load pages that need JavaScript. They are slower and costlier than plain HTTP requests, so Kaabist starts each job with the lightest way that works and only moves up to a browser when the page needs one.

example

{
  "options": {
    "prefer_tier": "http",
    "max_tier": "browser"
  }
}

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