Hyperbrowser stop is idempotent and timeouts are not enough - always close sessions in try-finally
Hyperbrowser stop is idempotent and timeouts are not enough - always close sessions in try-finally. One: do not rely on automatic timeouts - they follow the team default, so a crashed script can leave a browser burning credits until the default timeout hits. Use when hitting this exact issue. Not for unrelated errors or different features.
TL;DR
One: do not rely on automatic timeouts - they follow the team default, so a crashed script can leave a browser burning credits until the default timeout hits. Two: set timeoutMinutes per session for long jobs rather than trusting the team default. Two billing traps Hyperbrowser's own docs call out.
Fix
One: do not rely on automatic timeouts - they follow the team default, so a crashed script can leave a browser burning credits until the default timeout hits. Expected: You get the expected result; the problem is gone.
Two: set timeoutMinutes per session for long jobs rather than trusting the team default. Expected: You get the expected result; the problem is gone.
When to use
- You are dealing with this situation.
- The symptom matches: Hyperbrowser stop is idempotent and timeouts are not enough - always close sessions in try-finally.
When NOT to use
- Unrelated issues with a different cause.
- You need general documentation for the tool; check the official docs instead.
Compatibility
Reported per the linked source. Source: https://hyperbrowser.ai/docs/sessions/lifecycle.md.
Variant phrasings
Hyperbrowser stop is idempotent and timeouts are not enough - always close sessions in try-finally
Why it happens
Hyperbrowser's official session lifecycle docs: stopping a session is idempotent - you can safely call it multiple times without errors. Sessions automatically stop after a timeout based on your team's default Session Timeout setting, configurable per session with timeoutMinutes at creation. But the docs warn: do not rely solely on automatic timeouts - always explicitly stop sessions in your cleanup logic to avoid unexpected charges and ensure proper resource management. try-finally blocks guarantee sessions are stopped even when errors occur.
Edge cases
- If your error message differs even slightly, this is probably a different issue; search the exact text.
- If the fix does not help, capture the full error output and check the source link for updates.
Source
https://hyperbrowser.ai/docs/sessions/lifecycle.md