go-rod/rod
A Chrome DevTools Protocol driver for web automation and scraping. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
66/100
- Activity 97
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 2416
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 23
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
7077 stars · 478 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Rod is a high-level Go library that drives Chrome via the Chrome DevTools Protocol for web automation and scraping. It offers both high-level helpers (auto-waiting, request hijacking, downloads) and low-level CDP access for customization.
Use cases
- scrape dynamic websites with a headless browser
- automate browser tasks like form filling and clicking
- run end-to-end browser tests in Go
- take screenshots or generate PDFs of web pages
- intercept and mock network requests in the browser
- crawl JavaScript-heavy single-page applications
When to choose
- you need browser automation or scraping in Go
- you want fine-grained CDP control with high-level conveniences
- you need reliable element auto-waiting and iframe/shadow DOM handling
- you want a leak-free headless browser lifecycle in CI
When to avoid
- you only need simple HTTP fetching without JavaScript rendering
- you prefer Puppeteer or Playwright ecosystems in JavaScript/Python
- you need multi-browser support beyond Chromium-based browsers
Facets
library · maturity active
web-scraping testing e2e-testing http-client workflow-automation web-development developer-tools testing crawlers go cross-platform windows chrome-devtools-protocol headless-browser browser-automation scraping cdp go-library automation linux macos
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/go-rod/rod · fetched 2026-08-28 · 1c8e3b13a36b
- homepage: https://go-rod.github.io · fetched 2026-08-29 · 4934e09659d1
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| go-rod/rod | main | 66 |
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