Use this guide to prepare your computer for Multilogin automation scripts. First choose whether you need to automate browser profiles or Android cloud phones, then install an IDE and the required language/runtime, use the matching Multilogin reference example, and run the script.

➡️ For browser automation, use Selenium, Puppeteer, or Playwright. For native Android app automation on cloud phones, use ADB or Appium.

IDE examples: Visual Studio Code, PyCharm, WebStorm, Xcode

IDE choice completely depends on your preference. You can always switch to the other editor.

Before you start

For the Python + Selenium example in this guide, make sure you have:

• A Multilogin browser profile
• Access to automation on your plan
• Python installed
• An IDE such as Visual Studio Code
• A valid Multilogin automation token
• The Multilogin desktop app running for the example workflow

Step 1: download and install IDE client

We need to download a client for editing and running our code. This article uses Visual Studio Code as a reference. 

1. Go to Visual Studio Code 
2. Click “Download for <your OS>”
3. Open the installation file and follow the instructions

Step 2: choose what you want to automate

Pick the tool based on the task:

• Browser interactions: Selenium, Puppeteer, or Playwright
• Android app actions on cloud phones: ADB or Appium
• Create, start, stop, or manage profiles: Multilogin API or CLI
• AI-agent workflows: use a supported Multilogin agent tool

This guide uses Python and Selenium as the example setup for browser automation.

Step 3: open IDE and create a new file

If you use VS Code, you will see a welcome screen. Click “New File” button. Enter a file name in the search bar (e.g., script.py). The program will also ask to pick a directory.

Step 4: install an interpreter for the language

It is completely different for every IDE. If you use VS Code and Python, follow the steps from the knowledge base: Getting Started with Python in VS Code.

Step 5: use a reference script

Now, when you are ready to start, you need to connect the script to the Multilogin API and define functions for connecting and launching the profile. We have reference scripts, which you can use and adjust for your needs. Follow the steps below:

1. Make sure the app is launched, as it makes profile launching possible
2. Copy and edit the reference script, depending on your automation framework of choice:
   1. Selenium automation example
   2. Puppeteer automation example
   3. Playwright automation example

Step 6: install Python and modules

Install Python from the official Python source for your operating system, then confirm it works:

python --version

Or, depending on your system:

python3 --version

Then install the Python extension in VS Code.

1. Click Extension marketplace button on the left panel
2. Type “Python” in the search bar
3. Click “Install” button at the “Python” extension

Step 7: install modules

1. Click “Terminal” → “New terminal”
   
2. In case of Python and our Selenium script, you will need to install requests and selenium modules. Type the following commands:
   

   pip install selenium
   pip install requests

   
3. Follow the steps mentioned in the terminal (e.g., it may ask for updating pip installer)
   

   If there will be issues with running the script, consider using pip3 command instead of pip.

    

Step 8: run the script

Click “Run” → “Run without debugging” (or “Start debugging”)

Expected result: the script runs from your IDE and starts the selected Multilogin browser profile. If the reference script includes browser actions, those actions run inside that profile.

Once the example works, adjust the script for your workflow or switch to the framework that fits your browser automation setup. You can refer to the options of our API in the corresponding documentation: How to navigate Multilogin API documentation with Postman. For cloud-phone workflows, continue with the ADB or Appium guides instead.