Device Type

Learn how to set device types for more accurate scraping of responsive layouts and device-specific content.

You can customize how the Headless Browser emulates different device types by using the ?p_device parameter. This allows you to emulate fingerprints of the selected device types (desktop, mobile, tablet), which is particularly useful for scraping responsive layouts, mobile-specific content, or device-dependent behavior such as CAPTCHAs or UI elements.

Available ?p_device parameter values:

• desktop (default) – Emulates a standard desktop browser with a full-size viewport and desktop user-agent string.

• mobile – Simulates a smartphone experience with a smaller screen resolution, touch capabilities, and a mobile user-agent.

• tablet – Emulates a tablet device, ideal for scraping medium-sized layouts and hybrid mobile/tablet interfaces (available for Chrome only).

For example:

wss://username:[email protected]?p_device=mobile