Retrieve a Browserbase session's logs and rrweb recording via the API for debugging and audit
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Documented steps
Authenticate with header X-BB-API-Key: <api-key>. References: https://docs.browserbase.com/reference/api/session-logs and https://docs.browserbase.com/reference/api/session-recording
GET https://api.browserbase.com/v1/sessions/{id}/logs to retrieve the session log stream.
Parse the array of SessionLog objects: method, pageId, sessionId, timestamp (Unix epoch milliseconds), frameId, loaderId, plus nested request (timestamp, params, rawBody) and response (timestamp, result, rawBody) objects - these are CDP-level events, so filter by method to find the protocol domain you care about.
GET https://api.browserbase.com/v1/sessions/{id}/recording to retrieve the session recording.
Parse the array of SessionRecording objects: data (an rrweb event payload), sessionId, timestamp (ms since epoch) and type (integer rrweb event type).
Feed the data payloads into an rrweb replayer to visually reconstruct the session; the recording is not a video file and no video URL is documented.
SDK equivalent for logs: bb.sessions.logs.list(sessionId) in Node, bb.sessions.logs.list(session_id) in Python.
To detect automatic CAPTCHA solving, scan the console log entries for the strings browser-solving-started and browser-solving-completed.
Align log and recording timestamps against the session's startedAt and endedAt from the session listing to build a coherent timeline.
Known gotchas
Recording and logs only exist if the session was created with browserSettings.recordSession and browserSettings.logSession left at their default of true - sessions created with them disabled return nothing to retrieve, and you cannot enable them retroactively.
The recording is rrweb event JSON, not MP4 or WebM; consuming it requires an rrweb-compatible player.
Logs are raw CDP request/response events including rawBody, so they can contain credentials, tokens and personal data typed into pages - handle and retain them accordingly.
No retention window or availability SLA for logs and recordings is documented on the reference pages; export anything you need for compliance rather than treating the API as durable archival storage.
Both endpoints are GET-only and keyed by a single session id - there is no documented bulk or multi-session export.
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