# go-rod/rod

A Chrome DevTools Protocol driver for web automation and scraping.

Repository: https://github.com/go-rod/rod
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/rod
Homepage: https://go-rod.github.io
Language: Go
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: cdp, chrome-headless, chrome-devtools, chrome-devtools-protocol, headless, web-scraping, automation, scraper, devtools, devtools-protocol, rod, go, golang, testing, web, gorod, crawling
Last push: 2026-08-11T02:18:57+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 66/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2416, "days_push": 23, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 7077, forks 478 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:55.714211+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: web-scraping, testing, e2e-testing, http-client, workflow-automation
- domain: web-development, developer-tools, testing, crawlers
- platform: go, cross-platform, windows
- tags: chrome-devtools-protocol, headless-browser, browser-automation, scraping, cdp, go-library, automation, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- go-rod/rod (main) score 66

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:55.714211+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:40:12.512404+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/go-rod/rod (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:55.714211+00:00, sha 1c8e3b13a36b)
  - homepage: https://go-rod.github.io (fetched 2026-08-29T08:35:57.560258+00:00, sha 4934e09659d1)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.