> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.sndbox.app/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Profiles and sessions

> Create isolated persistent or ephemeral browser profiles and control each workflow session.

Open **Settings → Browser** to inspect engine health and manage profiles. A profile contains a name, persistence mode, local data path, viewport, optional download folder, proxy, user agent, and permission list.

## Persistent and ephemeral profiles

A persistent profile can retain site state between local sessions. An ephemeral profile begins without retained state. Duplicate a profile when two workflows need independent browser identity or policy.

Available profile actions are create, edit, duplicate, open, clear, and delete. Clearing removes retained local state; deleting also removes the profile reference, so review workflows that select it.

## Open Browser settings

The Open Browser node chooses one profile and supports:

* optional initial URL;
* viewport width 320–3840 and height 240–2160;
* default timeout 100–120000 ms;
* headed mode for manual runs;
* automatic cleanup; and
* a bounded maximum session duration.

Scheduled runs default to headless. A browser profile must exist before the node can run.

## Engine health

The Browser settings page reports availability, protocol version, sidecar version, browser name/version, and an error when startup fails. Use **Restart engine** before changing a workflow when the runtime itself is unhealthy.

## Cloud profile boundary

Local profiles are never uploaded automatically. Cloud profile import is explicit, expiring, audited, and rejects saved-password content. Reauthentication is recommended after import.


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