# Create Interact Session (/api-reference/endpoint/browser-create)

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## Headers [#headers]

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

## Request Body [#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 [#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 [#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 [#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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`POST /interact`

Create an interact session

## OpenAPI

```json
{
  "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."
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
```