tools-only Go-Rod API Quick Reference
Cheat sheet for the most-used go-rod/rod and go-rod/stealth APIs.
Every Must* method has a corresponding error-returning version (without the Must prefix).
Browser (rod.Browser)
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
rod.New().MustConnect() |
Launch new browser and connect |
rod.New().ControlURL(url).MustConnect() |
Connect to existing browser via WebSocket URL |
browser.MustClose() |
Close browser and all pages |
browser.MustPage(url) |
Create new page (tab) and navigate |
browser.MustPage() |
Create blank page |
browser.MustIncognito() |
Create isolated incognito context |
browser.MustIgnoreCertErrors(true) |
Ignore SSL certificate errors |
browser.MustHandleAuth(user, pass) |
Handle HTTP basic/proxy auth |
browser.HijackRequests() |
Create request interceptor router |
browser.MustWaitDownload() |
Wait for a file download to complete |
browser.ServeMonitor("") |
Start visual monitoring server |
browser.Trace(true) |
Enable verbose tracing |
browser.SlowMotion(duration) |
Add delay between actions |
rod.NewPagePool(n) |
Create pool of max n reusable pages |
rod.NewBrowserPool(n) |
Create pool of max n reusable browsers |
Page (rod.Page)
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
page.MustNavigate(url) |
Navigate to URL |
page.MustWaitLoad() |
Wait for load event |
page.MustWaitStable() |
Wait until page DOM is stable |
page.MustWaitRequestIdle() |
Wait until no pending network requests |
page.MustWaitIdle() |
Wait for both load and request idle |
page.MustWait(js) |
Wait for JS expression to return truthy |
page.MustElement(selector) |
Find element by CSS selector (auto-wait) |
page.MustElementR(selector, regex) |
Find element by CSS + text regex |
page.MustElementX(xpath) |
Find element by XPath |
page.MustElements(selector) |
Find all matching elements |
page.MustSearch(query) |
Search across iframes + shadow DOM |
page.MustEval(js, args...) |
Execute JavaScript on page |
page.MustEvalOnNewDocument(js) |
Inject JS before any page script runs |
page.MustScreenshot(path) |
Take PNG screenshot |
page.MustPDF(path) |
Export page as PDF |
page.ScrollScreenshot(opts) |
Full-page scroll screenshot |
page.MustInfo() |
Get page info (title, URL) |
page.Timeout(duration) |
Set timeout for chained operations |
page.CancelTimeout() |
Remove timeout for subsequent operations |
page.Race() |
Start race selector (multiple outcomes) |
page.Keyboard |
Access keyboard controller |
page.Mouse |
Access mouse controller |
page.WaitEvent(proto) |
Wait for specific CDP event |
page.EachEvent(handler) |
Subscribe to events continuously |
page.Event() |
Channel-based event stream |
Element (rod.Element)
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
el.MustClick() |
Click the element |
el.MustInput(text) |
Clear and type text into input |
el.MustType(keys...) |
Simulate key presses |
el.MustText() |
Get text content |
el.MustHTML() |
Get outer HTML |
el.MustProperty(name) |
Get JS property value |
el.MustAttribute(name) |
Get HTML attribute value |
el.MustWaitStable() |
Wait until position/size stable |
el.MustWaitVisible() |
Wait until element is visible |
el.MustWaitInvisible() |
Wait until element is hidden |
el.MustParents(selector) |
Find parent elements matching selector |
el.MustElements(selector) |
Find child elements |
el.MustMatches(selector) |
Check if element matches selector |
el.MustEval(js) |
Eval JS with this = element |
el.MustScreenshot(path) |
Screenshot just this element |
Input (rod/lib/input)
| Constant | Description |
|---|---|
input.Enter |
Enter key |
input.Escape |
Escape key |
input.Tab |
Tab key |
input.Slash |
/ key |
input.ControlLeft |
Left Ctrl |
input.ShiftLeft |
Left Shift |
input.KeyA — input.KeyZ |
Letter keys |
input.MouseLeft |
Left mouse button |
Launcher (rod/lib/launcher)
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
launcher.New() |
Create new launcher |
l.Headless(bool) |
Enable/disable headless mode |
l.Devtools(bool) |
Auto-open DevTools |
l.Proxy(addr) |
Set proxy server |
l.Set(flag, value) |
Set Chrome CLI flag |
l.Delete(flag) |
Remove Chrome CLI flag |
l.MustLaunch() |
Launch browser, return control URL |
l.Cleanup() |
Kill browser process |
launcher.NewBrowser().MustGet() |
Download browser binary |
launcher.Open(url) |
Open URL in system browser |
Stealth (go-rod/stealth)
| API | Description |
|---|---|
stealth.MustPage(browser) |
Create stealth page (panics on error) |
stealth.Page(browser) |
Create stealth page (returns error) |
stealth.JS |
Raw JS string with all stealth evasions |
What stealth.JS injects:
- Removes
navigator.webdriverdetection - Spoofs WebGL vendor/renderer to real GPU values
- Fixes Chrome plugin array (
PluginArraytype, count=3) - Patches permissions API (returns
"prompt") - Sets realistic languages (
en-US,en) - Fixes broken image dimensions (16x16 instead of 0x0)
Network Hijacking (rod.Hijack)
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
router.MustAdd(pattern, handler) |
Add URL pattern handler |
router.Run() |
Start intercepting (call with go) |
router.MustStop() |
Stop intercepting |
ctx.Request.Req() |
Access *http.Request |
ctx.Request.URL() |
Get request URL |
ctx.LoadResponse(client, true) |
Load response from server |
ctx.MustLoadResponse() |
Load response (panics on error) |
ctx.Response.Body() |
Get response body |
ctx.Response.SetBody(s) |
Modify response body |
ctx.Response.Fail(reason) |
Block the request |
ctx.Response.Payload() |
Get response metadata |
Direct CDP (rod/lib/proto)
// Call any CDP method directly
proto.PageSetAdBlockingEnabled{Enabled: true}.Call(page)
// Or via generic JSON API
page.Call(ctx, "", "Page.setAdBlockingEnabled", map[string]bool{"enabled": true})
Full CDP protocol reference: https://chromedevtools.github.io/devtools-protocol/