Browserbase distinguishes two kinds of browser state that matter for recurring automation. A browser context windowThe maximum amount of text a model can consider at once — its working memory for the current conversation or task.Full definition → is an isolated profile holding cookies and storage during a session. Its separate Contexts API lets an automation reuse saved login state across sessions, so it can resume authenticated work without repeating the login flow. The company’s engineering guide shows attaching a saved context identifier when creating a session and enabling persistence. The practical difference is that login state lives in a reusable resource, rather than every run reproducing the sign-in sequence.
Terms in this piece · Glossary
context window — The maximum amount of text a model can consider at once — its working memory for the current conversation or task.
