---
title: "POST Execute automation on existing session"
description: "Runs the automation on a pre-created session"
last_updated: "2026-05-06T07:33:44.37462+00:00"
canonical_url: "https://www.doc0.dev/docs/49c89830-117b-4def-8edc-b5bcc50766e0/api/browserbase/browserbasecontroller-executeautomationonsession"
---

<APIEndpoint
  method={"POST"}
  path={"/browserbase/automations/:automationId/execute"}
  summary={"Execute automation on existing session"}
  description={"Runs the automation on a pre-created session"}
  deprecated={false}
  baseUrl={""}
/>

## Parameters

<APIParameters parameters={[{"name":"X-Organization-Id","in":"header","required":true,"description":"Organization ID (required for session auth)","schema":{"type":"string"}},{"name":"automationId","in":"path","required":true,"description":"Automation ID","schema":{"type":"string"}}]} />

## Request Body

<APIRequestBody
  contentType={"application/json"}
  required={true}
  schema={{"type":"object"}}
/>

## Responses

<APIResponse
  statusCode={"200"}
  description={"Execution result"}
  contentType={"application/json"}
  schema={{"type":"object"}}
/>

## Try It

<APIPlayground
  method={"POST"}
  path={"/browserbase/automations/:automationId/execute"}
  parameters={[{"name":"X-Organization-Id","in":"header","required":true,"description":"Organization ID (required for session auth)","schema":{"type":"string"}},{"name":"automationId","in":"path","required":true,"description":"Automation ID","schema":{"type":"string"}}]}
  requestBody={{"contentType":"application/json","required":true,"description":"","schema":{"type":"object"}}}
  baseUrl={""}
/>


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