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# Fetch HTML

> Fetch the current page's HTML

## Description

Returns the HTML source of the current page or a specific node.

## Authentication

Open-source deployments do not require authentication by default. If your server config enables `X-API-Key`, include that header with the request.

## Path Parameters

<ParamField path="id" type="string" required>
  The browser ID returned from Create Session.
</ParamField>

## Request Body

<ParamField body="node_id" type="integer">
  Node ID to scope the HTML to a specific element. If omitted, returns the full page HTML.
</ParamField>

## Response

<ResponseField name="html" type="string">
  The HTML content of the page or matched node.
</ResponseField>

## Example

```bash theme={null}
curl -X POST http://localhost:8080/browsers/exc-b9534e98-c3ce-4d1b-9671-b563ac66adc3/fetch-html/ \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{ "node_id": 123 }'
```

<ResponseExample>
  ```json 200 theme={null}
  {
    "html": "<html>...</html>"
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>
