Profiles

Profiles are persisted browser user-data snapshots that let Steel restore cookies, storage, extensions, and other browser state across sessions.

A Profile stores reusable browser state beyond a single session. In practice that means cookies, local storage, remembered devices, installed extensions, and related browser context.

Use Profiles when workflows depend on long-lived authentication or repeat runs that should behave like the same browser identity.

Why it matters

  • Profiles reduce repeated login flows.
  • They stabilize retries for multi-step operational workflows.
  • They work alongside Sessions rather than replacing them.