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Upload local files into a browser session.

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Upload files to websites using Playwright, Puppeteer, or Selenium. The approach varies by framework:

Playwright

Direct upload

With Playwright, upload files directly from your local path. After creating and connecting to a session, follow these steps:

  1. Make sure your file is available where you’re running your Playwright code
  2. Use the setInputFiles method to upload the file
  3. The file path should be relative to your current working directory
import { chromium } from "playwright-core";
import { Browsers } from "@agentmq/browsers";

(async () => {
  const browsers = new Browsers({ apiKey: process.env.AGENTMQ_TOKEN! });
  const session = await browsers.sessions.create();

  const browser = await chromium.connectOverCDP(session.connectUrl);
  const defaultContext = browser.contexts()[0];
  const page = defaultContext.pages()[0];

  await page.goto("https://browser-tests-alpha.vercel.app/api/upload-test");

  const fileInput = page.locator("#fileUpload");
  // logo.png is available relative to the current working directory
  await fileInput.setInputFiles("logo.png");
})().catch((error) => console.error(error));
from playwright.sync_api import sync_playwright
from agentmq.browsers import Browsers
import os

browsers = Browsers(api_key=os.environ["AGENTMQ_TOKEN"])
session = browsers.sessions.create()

with sync_playwright() as playwright:
    browser = playwright.chromium.connect_over_cdp(session.connect_url)
    context = browser.contexts[0]
    page = context.pages[0]

    page.goto("https://browser-tests-alpha.vercel.app/api/upload-test")

    file_input = page.locator("#fileUpload")
    file_input.set_input_files("logo.png")

Large file uploads

For larger files, use the Session Uploads API:

// IMPORTANT: Set your file name below
const fileName = "YOUR_FILE_NAME.EXAMPLE";

import { chromium } from "playwright-core";
import { Browsers } from "@agentmq/browsers";
import * as fs from "fs";

const apiKey = process.env.AGENTMQ_TOKEN!;

async function upload() {
  // 1. Initialize Browsers Client
  console.log("Initializing Browsers client");
  const browsers = new Browsers({ apiKey });

  // 2. Create Browser Session
  console.log("Creating new browser session");
  const session = await browsers.sessions.create();

  // 3. Upload file via the Uploads API
  console.log("Uploading file");
  try {
    const fileStream = fs.createReadStream(fileName);
    const result = await browsers.sessions.uploads.create(session.id, {
      file: fileStream,
    });
    console.log(`Upload successful: ${JSON.stringify(result)}`);
  } catch (error) {
    console.error(`Upload failed... exiting: ${error}`);
    return;
  }

  // 4. Connect to the Session
  console.log("Connecting to browser session");
  const browser = await chromium.connectOverCDP(session.connectUrl);
  const defaultContext = browser.contexts()[0];
  const page = defaultContext.pages()[0];

  // 5. Get Live View link for remote debugging
  const liveViews = await browsers.sessions.debug(session.id);
  console.log("Live View link:", liveViews.debuggerUrl);

  // 6. Use the Browser
  console.log("Navigating to page: upload-test");
  await page.goto("https://browser-tests-alpha.vercel.app/api/upload-test", {
    waitUntil: "domcontentloaded",
  });

  // Set up CDP client for additional controls
  const cdpSession = await defaultContext.newCDPSession(page);
  const root = await cdpSession.send("DOM.getDocument");

  // Find the input element
  const inputNode = await cdpSession.send("DOM.querySelector", {
    nodeId: root.root.nodeId,
    selector: "#fileUpload",
  });

  // Use DOM.setFileInputFiles CDP command
  const remoteFilePath = `/tmp/.uploads/${fileName}`;
  await cdpSession.send("DOM.setFileInputFiles", {
    files: [remoteFilePath],
    nodeId: inputNode.nodeId,
  });

  console.log("Waiting for 60 seconds: allow time for 1) file upload and 2) to see the file upload...");
  await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 60000));

  // 7. Cleanup
  console.log("Closing browser session");
  await page.close();
  await browser.close();

  // 8. Session Replay Link
  console.log(`
Your session console is ready:
  https://agent.mq/sessions/${session.id}`);
}

// Execute the main function
upload().catch((error) => console.error(error));
# IMPORTANT: Set your file name below
file_name = "YOUR_FILE_NAME.EXAMPLE"

import os
from agentmq.browsers import Browsers
from playwright.sync_api import sync_playwright
import time

api_key = os.environ.get("AGENTMQ_TOKEN")

def upload(playwright):
  # 1. Initialize Browsers Client
  print("Initializing Browsers client")
  browsers = Browsers(api_key=api_key)

  # 2. Create Browser Session
  print("Creating new browser session")
  session = browsers.sessions.create()

  # 3. Upload file via the Uploads API: https://help.agent.mq/reference/api/create-session-uploads
  print("Uploading file")
  try:
    with open(file_name, 'rb') as file:
      result = browsers.sessions.uploads.create(
        id=session.id,
        file=file
    )
      print(f"Upload successful: {result}")
  except Exception as e:
    print(f"Upload failed... exiting: {str(e)}")
    return

  # 4. Connect to the Session
  print("Connecting to browser session")
  browser = playwright.chromium.connect_over_cdp(session.connect_url)
  default_context = browser.contexts[0]
  page = default_context.pages[0]

  # 5. Get Live View link for remote debugging
  live_views = browsers.sessions.debug(session.id)
  print("Live View link:", live_views.debugger_url)

  # 6. Use the Browser
  print("Navigating to page: upload-test")
  page.goto("https://browser-tests-alpha.vercel.app/api/upload-test", wait_until="domcontentloaded")

  # Set up CDP client for additional controls
  cdp_session = default_context.new_cdp_session(page)

  root = cdp_session.send('DOM.getDocument')

  # Find the input element
  input_node = cdp_session.send('DOM.querySelector', {
    'nodeId': root['root']['nodeId'],
    'selector': '#fileUpload'
  })

  # Use DOM.setFileInputFiles CDP command with the found nodeId and set the remote file path
  remote_file_path = f"/tmp/.uploads/{file_name}";
  cdp_session.send('DOM.setFileInputFiles', {
    'files': [remote_file_path],
    'nodeId': input_node['nodeId']
  })

  print("Waiting for 60 seconds: allow time for 1) file upload and 2) to see the file upload...")
  time.sleep(60)

  # 7. Cleanup
  print("Closing browser session")
  page.close()
  browser.close()

  # 8. Session Replay Link
  print(f"""
Your session console is ready:
  https://agent.mq/sessions/{session.id}""")

# Execute the main function
if __name__ == "__main__":
    with sync_playwright() as playwright:
        upload(playwright)

Manual upload through Live View

When using Live View, clicking a file input triggers the browser’s native file picker. Since the browser runs remotely on Browsers infrastructure, it can’t access files on your local machine.

To handle manual uploads through Live View, intercept file chooser events and upload programmatically:

  1. Detect file input clicks using Playwright’s page.on('filechooser') event
  2. Show your own file picker (e.g., a native OS picker or web UI) to select a local file
  3. Upload the file via the Session Uploads API
  4. Attach the file to the input element using CDP’s DOM.setFileInputFiles

See the following example script for a complete implementation.

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