Fill and Submit a Form

Automate form interactions: typing into fields, selecting options, solving CAPTCHAs, and clicking submit.

Prerequisites

• A Browserless API token from your account dashboard

Steps

REST API

Use the REST API to fill and submit a form without opening a persistent browser connection.

cURL

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1. Build the BrowserQL mutation

Use the BrowserQL endpoint to navigate, fill fields, and submit the form in a single request:

https://production-sfo.browserless.io/chromium/bql?token=YOUR_API_TOKEN_HERE

2. Send the request

curl -X POST \
  "https://production-sfo.browserless.io/chromium/bql?token=YOUR_API_TOKEN_HERE" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "query": "mutation FormExample { goto(url: \"https://www.browserless.io/practice-form\") { status } typeEmail: type(text: \"user@example.com\", selector: \"#Email\") { time } typeMessage: type(selector: \"#Message\", text: \"Hello from Browserless!\") { time } subject: select(selector: \"select#Subject\", value: \"Support\") { selector } solve { time solved } }",
    "variables": {},
    "operationName": "FormExample"
  }'

The complete mutation including submitForm is shown in the BQL tab.

3. Check the output

The response is JSON confirming each mutation completed, including whether the CAPTCHA was solved:

{
  "data": {
    "goto": { "status": 200 },
    "typeEmail": { "time": 120 },
    "solve": { "time": 4200, "solved": true }
  }
}

JavaScript

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1. Send the request

const response = await fetch(
  'https://production-sfo.browserless.io/chromium/bql?token=YOUR_API_TOKEN_HERE',
  {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
    body: JSON.stringify({
      query: `mutation FormExample {
        goto(url: "https://www.browserless.io/practice-form") {
          status
        }
        typeEmail: type(text: "user@example.com", selector: "#Email") {
          time
        }
        typeMessage: type(selector: "#Message", text: "Hello from Browserless!") {
          time
        }
        subject: select(selector: "select#Subject", value: "Support") {
          selector
        }
        solve {
          time
          solved
        }
        submitForm: click(selector: "button[type='submit']") {
          time
        }
      }`,
      variables: {},
      operationName: 'FormExample',
    }),
  }
);

const result = await response.json();
console.log(result);

2. Check the output

Run the script with node form.mjs. The response confirms each mutation completed and whether the CAPTCHA was solved.

Python

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1. Install dependencies

pip install requests

2. Send the request

import requests

endpoint = 'https://production-sfo.browserless.io/chromium/bql'
query_string = {'token': 'YOUR_API_TOKEN_HERE'}
headers = {'Content-Type': 'application/json'}
payload = {
    'query': """
mutation FormExample {
  goto(url: "https://www.browserless.io/practice-form") {
    status
  }
  typeEmail: type(text: "user@example.com", selector: "#Email") {
    time
  }
  typeMessage: type(selector: "#Message", text: "Hello from Browserless!") {
    time
  }
  subject: select(selector: "select#Subject", value: "Support") {
    selector
  }
  solve {
    time
    solved
  }
  submitForm: click(selector: "button[type='submit']") {
    time
  }
}
""",
    'variables': {},
    'operationName': 'FormExample',
}

response = requests.post(endpoint, params=query_string, headers=headers, json=payload)
print(response.json())

3. Check the output

Run the script with python form.py. The response confirms each mutation completed, including CAPTCHA solving status.

Java

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1. Add dependencies

<!-- https://kong.github.io/unirest-java/ -->
<dependency>
  <groupId>com.konghq</groupId>
  <artifactId>unirest-java</artifactId>
  <version>3.14.5</version>
</dependency>

2. Send the request

import kong.unirest.HttpResponse;
import kong.unirest.Unirest;

String url = "https://production-sfo.browserless.io/chromium/bql";
String token = "YOUR_API_TOKEN_HERE";
String endpoint = String.format("%s?token=%s", url, token);

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post(endpoint)
    .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
    .body("{\"query\":\"mutation FormExample {\\n  goto(url: \\\"https://www.browserless.io/practice-form\\\") {\\n    status\\n  }\\n\\n  typeEmail: type(text: \\\"user@example.com\\\", selector: \\\"#Email\\\") {\\n    time\\n  }\\n\\n  typeMessage: type(selector: \\\"#Message\\\", text: \\\"Hello from Browserless!\\\") {\\n    time\\n  }\\n\\n  subject: select(selector: \\\"select#Subject\\\", value: \\\"Support\\\") {\\n    selector\\n  }\\n\\n  solve {\\n    time\\n    solved\\n  }\\n\\n  submitForm: click(selector: \\\"button[type='submit']\\\") {\\n    time\\n  }\\n}\",\"variables\":\"\",\"operationName\":\"FormExample\"}")
    .asString();

System.out.println(response.getBody());

3. Check the output

Run the class. The response JSON confirms each mutation completed, including CAPTCHA solving status.

C#

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1. Send the request

using System.Net.Http;
using System.Text;
using System.Text.Json;

string url = "https://production-sfo.browserless.io/chromium/bql";
string token = "YOUR_API_TOKEN_HERE";
string endpoint = $"{url}?token={token}";

var payload = new
{
    query = @"mutation FormExample {
  goto(url: ""https://www.browserless.io/practice-form"") {
    status
  }

  typeEmail: type(text: ""user@example.com"", selector: ""#Email"") {
    time
  }

  typeMessage: type(selector: ""#Message"", text: ""Hello from Browserless!"") {
    time
  }

  subject: select(selector: ""select#Subject"", value: ""Support"") {
    selector
  }

  solve {
    time
    solved
  }

  submitForm: click(selector: ""button[type='submit']"") {
    time
  }
}",
    variables = "",
    operationName = "FormExample",
};

using (HttpClient httpClient = new HttpClient())
{
    var jsonPayload = JsonSerializer.Serialize(payload);
    var content = new StringContent(jsonPayload, Encoding.UTF8, "application/json");
    var response = await httpClient.PostAsync(endpoint, content);
    string responseBody = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
    Console.WriteLine(responseBody);
}

2. Check the output

Run the program. The response JSON confirms each mutation completed, including CAPTCHA solving status.

Frameworks

Use a browser connection to interact with the form: click, type, and wait for navigation.

Puppeteer

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1. Install dependencies

npm install puppeteer-core

2. Connect and interact

import puppeteer from 'puppeteer-core';

const browser = await puppeteer.connect({
  browserWSEndpoint: 'wss://production-sfo.browserless.io?token=YOUR_API_TOKEN_HERE',
});

try {
  const page = await browser.newPage();
  await page.goto('https://www.browserless.io/practice-form', {
    waitUntil: 'networkidle2',
  });

  await page.type('#Email', 'user@example.com');
  await page.type('#Message', 'Hello from Browserless!');
  await page.select('select#Subject', 'Support');
  await page.click("button[type='submit']");
  await page.waitForNavigation({ waitUntil: 'networkidle2' });

  console.log('Form submitted, current URL:', page.url());
} finally {
  // Always close to release the session even on error.
  await browser.close();
}

3. Check the output

Run the script with node form.mjs. The script logs the URL after form submission.

Playwright

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1. Install dependencies

npm install playwright-core

2. Connect and interact

import { chromium } from 'playwright-core';

const browser = await chromium.connect(
  'wss://production-sfo.browserless.io/chromium/playwright?token=YOUR_API_TOKEN_HERE'
);

try {
  const page = await browser.newPage();
  await page.goto('https://www.browserless.io/practice-form', {
    waitUntil: 'networkidle',
  });

  await page.fill('#Email', 'user@example.com');
  await page.fill('#Message', 'Hello from Browserless!');
  await page.selectOption('select#Subject', 'Support');
  await page.click("button[type='submit']");
  await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle');

  console.log('Form submitted, current URL:', page.url());
} finally {
  // Always close to release the session even on error.
  await browser.close();
}

3. Check the output

Run the script with node form.mjs. The script logs the URL after form submission.

BQL

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1. Write the mutation

Chain navigation, typing, selection, CAPTCHA solving, and clicking in a single query:

mutation FormExample {
  goto(url: "https://www.browserless.io/practice-form") {
    status
  }

  typeEmail: type(text: "user@example.com", selector: "#Email") {
    time
  }

  typeMessage: type(selector: "#Message", text: "Hello from Browserless!") {
    time
  }

  subject: select(selector: "select#Subject", value: "Support") {
    selector
  }

  solve {
    time
    solved
  }

  submitForm: click(selector: "button[type='submit']") {
    time
  }
}

2. Run it

Paste the mutation into the BQL IDE and click Run, or send via HTTP (see the cURL tab for the full request wrapper).

3. Check the output

The response confirms each step completed, including whether the CAPTCHA was solved:

{
  "data": {
    "goto": { "status": 200 },
    "typeEmail": { "time": 132 },
    "solve": { "time": 4200, "solved": true },
    "submitForm": { "time": 89 }
  }
}

Next steps

• Authenticated Sessions — persist login state across requests
• Take a Screenshot — capture a screenshot after form submission
• Scrape Structured Data — extract data from the resulting page