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Dev tools · July 21, 2025

An API for human-powered browser tasks

At APM Help, we have a large team that performs repetitive, browser-based tasks. Years ago, to manage this work securely and get a clear audit trail, we built an internal platform we call "Hub." It's essentially a locked-down environment where our team works that records their sessions, tracks every interaction, and prevents data from being copied or shared. It's been our internal source of truth for years. More recently, like many companies, we've been building more automation. And like everyone else, we've seen our automations fail on edge cases—a weirdly formatted invoice our parser can't…

An API for human-powered browser tasks launched on July 21, 2025 with 5 votes and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 1 year on.

What it does

BrowserWork is a Human-in-the-Loop API for when automation fails. Our 200-person team processes 3M+ tasks yearly in a secure environment. Perfect for browser tasks, document processing, and edge cases your scripts can

BrowserWork seamlessly integrates human intelligence into your automated workflows, exactly when and where you need it. From task submission to results delivery - here's how it works. Define what you need done with clear instructions and constraints. // When automation isn't enough, seamlessly request human help const taskRequest = { title : "Website Performance Audit" , description : "Perform a comprehensive website performance audit" , steps : [ "Go to https://example.com" , "Run Lighthouse audit on homepage" , "Identify top 3 performance bottlenecks" , "Document findings in the provided template" ], time_constraints : { max_elapsed_time_in_seconds : 3600, deadline :…from browser-work.com

In the maker’s words, at launch

At APM Help, we have a large team that performs repetitive, browser-based tasks. Years ago, to manage this work securely and get a clear audit trail, we built an internal platform we call "Hub." It's essentially a locked-down environment where our team works that records their sessions, tracks every interaction, and…

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