# Create Interact Session

> Start a standalone Interact browser session you drive with code (no prior scrape required).

`POST /interact`

## Headers

| Header | Value |
|--------|-------|
| `Authorization` | `Bearer <API_KEY>` |
| `Content-Type` | `application/json` |

## Request Body

| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|-----------|------|----------|---------|-------------|
| `ttl` | number | No | 600 | Total session lifetime in seconds (30-3600) |
| `activityTtl` | number | No | 300 | Seconds of inactivity before session is destroyed (10-3600) |
| `profile` | object | No | — | Enable persistent storage across sessions. See below. |
| `profile.name` | string | Yes* | — | Name for the profile (1-128 chars). Sessions with the same name share storage. |
| `profile.saveChanges` | boolean | No | `true` | When `true`, browser state is saved back to the profile on close. Set to `false` to load existing data without writing. Only one saver is allowed at a time. |

## Response

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| `success` | boolean | Whether the session was created |
| `id` | string | Unique session identifier |
| `cdpUrl` | string | WebSocket URL for CDP connections |
| `liveViewUrl` | string | URL to watch the session in real time |
| `interactiveLiveViewUrl` | string | URL to interact with the session in real time (click, type, scroll) |
| `expiresAt` | string | When the session will expire based on TTL |

### Example Request

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.firecrawl.dev/v2/interact" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FIRECRAWL_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "ttl": 120
  }'
```

### Example Response

```json
{
  "success": true,
  "id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
  "cdpUrl": "wss://cdp-proxy.firecrawl.dev/cdp/550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
  "liveViewUrl": "https://liveview.firecrawl.dev/550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
  "interactiveLiveViewUrl": "https://liveview.firecrawl.dev/550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000?interactive=true"
}
```

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## OpenAPI

````yaml api-reference/v2-openapi.json post /interact
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  title: Firecrawl API
  version: v2
  description: API for interacting with Firecrawl services to perform web scraping
    and crawling tasks.
  contact:
    name: Firecrawl Support
    url: https://firecrawl.dev/support
    email: support@firecrawl.dev
servers:
  - url: https://api.firecrawl.dev/v2
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
paths:
  /interact:
    post:
      summary: Create an interact session
      operationId: createBrowserSession
      tags:
        - Interact
      security:
        - bearerAuth: []
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                ttl:
                  type: integer
                  default: 300
                  minimum: 30
                  maximum: 3600
                  description: Total time-to-live in seconds for the interact session
                activityTtl:
                  type: integer
                  minimum: 10
                  maximum: 3600
                  description: Time in seconds before the session is destroyed due to inactivity
                streamWebView:
                  type: boolean
                  default: true
                  description: Whether to stream a live view of the browser
                profile:
                  type: object
                  description: Enable persistent storage across interact sessions. Data saved in
                    one session can be loaded in a later session using the same
                    name.
                  properties:
                    name:
                      type: string
                      minLength: 1
                      maxLength: 128
                      description: A name for the profile. Sessions with the same name share storage.
                    saveChanges:
                      type: boolean
                      default: true
                      description: When true, browser state is saved back to the profile on close. Set
                        to false to load existing data without writing. Multiple
                        non-saving sessions are allowed but only one saving
                        session at a time.
                  required:
                    - name
      responses:
        "200":
          description: Interact session created successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  success:
                    type: boolean
                  id:
                    type: string
                    description: The unique session identifier
                  cdpUrl:
                    type: string
                    description: WebSocket URL for Chrome DevTools Protocol access
                  liveViewUrl:
                    type: string
                    description: URL to view the interact session in real time
                  interactiveLiveViewUrl:
                    type: string
                    description: URL to interact with the interact session in real time (click,
                      type, scroll)
                  expiresAt:
                    type: string
                    format: date-time
                    description: When the session will expire based on TTL
        "402":
          description: Payment required
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  error:
                    type: string
                    example: Payment required to access this resource.
components:
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
````