Can AI Agents Replace Puppeteer + Headless Browsers for Automation? My Experience with n8n + Hidemium

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Hey folks,

I’ve been working with web automation for a while — mainly using Puppeteer, Selenium, and Playwright. But in the last few months, I’ve been experimenting with a different approach:

Using AI (ChatGPT/Gemini) + Hidemium (antidetect browser) + n8n.

And honestly… it feels like a glimpse into the future.

:test_tube: My Setup

  • n8n: Orchestrates the flow, schedules jobs, handles retries/logging
  • Hidemium: Provides isolated browser profiles with real fingerprints and proxies
  • ChatGPT or Claude: Controls the browser using prompt-based instructions like:

“Go to TikTok, scroll 60 seconds, and save 3 viral hashtags.”

No code. No brittle scripts. No selectors to break.

:puzzle_piece: What’s Working Well

:white_check_mark: AI handles dynamic UI changes (like popups, captchas, weird JS behavior)
:white_check_mark: Hidemium helps avoid detection (each profile is a fresh virtual browser)
:white_check_mark: n8n brings stability, retries, and integrations (Airtable, Slack, Notion…)

:red_question_mark:Open Question

In many use cases — scraping, testing, growth hacking — this stack is proving more flexible than headless browsers.

But I’m curious:

  • Has anyone else tried AI-powered automation instead of code-based scripts?
  • How are you handling fingerprinting/IP issues if you use Puppeteer?
  • Would love to hear if others are integrating LLMs into n8n flows!

Happy to share sample prompts or flows if there’s interest.
Let’s discuss where browser automation is heading :backhand_index_pointing_down:

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I’ve actually been testing a similar stack with GPT-4 + Multilogin, but I’m curious about Hidemium now. Does it support mobile browser emulation too? Would love to see one of your sample n8n flows!

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This is interesting. For example, I need to scrape bookings details from my client dashboard. There’s no API. Login is protected via captcha.

How would you proceed with Hidemium?

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This is super insightful — I’ve been relying on Puppeteer for a while but hitting limits with dynamic content and detection.

The prompt-based control with Hidemium sounds way more flexible, especially if it handles fingerprint rotation too.

Curious: how complex can the prompts get? Like, can you loop through elements, wait for AJAX content, or do conditional flows?

Would love to see a sample prompt or n8n flow if you’re open to sharing!