---
title: "Implementing the API"
description: "Learn how to implement the Browser Use API in Python"
icon: "code"
---

This guide shows how to implement common API patterns using Python. We'll create a complete example that creates and monitors a browser automation task.

## Basic Implementation

Here's a simple implementation using Python's `requests` library:

```python
import requests
import time

API_KEY = "your_api_key_here"
BASE_URL = "https://api.browser-use.com/api/v1"
HEADERS = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {API_KEY}"}

def create_task(instructions):
    """Create a new browser automation task"""
    response = requests.post(
        f"{BASE_URL}/run-task",
        headers=HEADERS,
        json={"task": instructions}
    )
    return response.json()["id"]

def get_task_status(task_id):
    """Get current task status"""
    response = requests.get(
        f"{BASE_URL}/task/{task_id}/status",
        headers=HEADERS
    )
    return response.json()

def get_task_details(task_id):
    """Get full task details including output"""
    response = requests.get(
        f"{BASE_URL}/task/{task_id}",
        headers=HEADERS
    )
    return response.json()

def wait_for_completion(task_id, poll_interval=2):
    """Poll task status until completion"""
    while True:
        status = get_task_status(task_id)
        if status in ["finished", "failed", "stopped"]:
            return get_task_details(task_id)
        time.sleep(poll_interval)
```

## Task Control Example

Here's how to implement task control with pause/resume functionality:

```python
def control_task():
    # Create a new task
    task_id = create_task("Go to google.com and search for Browser Use")

    # Wait for 5 seconds
    time.sleep(5)

    # Pause the task
    requests.put(f"{BASE_URL}/pause-task?task_id={task_id}", headers=HEADERS)
    print("Task paused! Check the live preview.")

    # Wait for user input
    input("Press Enter to resume...")

    # Resume the task
    requests.put(f"{BASE_URL}/resume-task?task_id={task_id}", headers=HEADERS)

    # Wait for completion
    result = wait_for_completion(task_id)
    print(f"Task completed with output: {result['output']}")
```

<Note>
  Remember to handle your API key securely and implement proper error handling
  in production code.
</Note>