In 2025, automating browser tasks has gone far beyond just scraping data or scheduling cron jobs. If you’re trying to operate at scale across regions — especially in industries like affiliate marketing, growth hacking, media buying, or app testing — then you probably already know:
APIs alone don’t cut it anymore.
That’s exactly what I ran into earlier this year when I needed to monitor geo-targeted content and ad flows across 20+ countries. VPNs weren’t enough, Puppeteer scripts kept breaking, and most platforms either didn’t offer APIs or flagged my sessions as bots.
So I built a new stack — one that mimics real users, uses AI to drive browser actions, and leverages no-code orchestration via n8n.
Why APIs Fall Short in the Real World
Don’t get me wrong: APIs are powerful. But in many real-world workflows, they either:
- Don’t exist for key platforms (e.g., TikTok, Taboola, affiliate networks)
- Are read-only or too restrictive
- Get rate-limited or blocked
- Can’t show what a real user actually sees (ads, redirects, device-specific content)
- Require constant maintenance (tokens, refresh flows, etc.)
That’s why I started exploring automation from the browser level, instead of API level.
My 2025 Automation Stack (No-Code, Real-Browser)
Here’s what I’m using now:
n8n
The brain of the operation. Orchestrates flows, sets schedule, handles retries, and logs data (to Airtable, Notion, Sheets, etc.)
Hidemium
An antidetect browser that provides:
- Fully isolated browser profiles
- Real fingerprints, timezone, user-agents, screen size, fonts, etc.
- Mobile and desktop support
- Proxy management (residential, 4G, etc.)
Each profile looks like a real user in a real country. I can spin up 30–50 of these simultaneously.
Prompt Script AI (ChatGPT / Claude / Gemini)
This is the magic sauce. I don’t write code — I just describe the task in plain English:
“Go to a local news website, scroll for 45 seconds, click on the first ad, and take a screenshot of the landing page.”
Or:
“Login to 10 accounts, check for verification emails, and mark if found.”
The AI converts that into actions that run inside the browser.
Example Use Case: Ad Monitoring Across 15 Countries
Problem:
I need to monitor which native ads appear on news sites in various countries. I also want to:
- See if specific affiliate links are firing
- Track redirect flows (including cloaking or geo-redirect)
- Capture screenshots of what users really see
Solution Workflow:
- n8n triggers every hour with parameters like geo + device
- It calls Hidemium’s API, launching a profile in, say, iPhone + Canada
- Prompt Script AI opens the target site, scrolls, waits for ads to load
- If an ad is found, it clicks it
- Takes screenshot of landing page + logs title/URL
- Sends all data back to Airtable for later review
What Makes This Setup Better
- No headless issues – These are real browsers, not emulations
- Human-like behavior – AI adds randomness: delays, scrolls, waits
- Adaptable – Prompts can be changed easily, no need to rewrite code
- No-code orchestration – I can run 50 flows in parallel using only visual blocks in
n8n
Other Use Cases I’ve Built
| Task | Prompt Example |
|---|---|
| Ad compliance testing | “Visit ad URL, wait 10s, take screenshot of CTA and offer page.” |
| Social engagement | “Login to X accounts, like latest 2 posts, and comment ‘’.” |
| App store monitoring | “Search for [keyword], screenshot top 5 results with app names.” |
| Funnel QA | “Start from affiliate link, click through steps, log each URL change.” |
Is This For You?
If you’re:
- Managing multiple identities
- Running ads in 10+ countries
- Testing user flows or monitoring redirect paths
- Scraping where APIs don’t exist
- Trying to simulate real user behavior without detection
Then this setup might save you dozens of hours per week — and a lot of broken scripts.
Want Templates or Prompts?
I’m happy to share my n8n templates, prompt examples, or Hidemium API setup if helpful. Just drop a comment.
Let’s build automation that works with the web, not against it.