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Agentic Checkout

Turn any e-commerce site into a headless checkout API

Enable programmatic checkout on any website without building custom integrations. Our AI agents navigate complex checkout flows, handle dynamic forms, and complete purchases with 81.39% success rate—turning any storefront into your fulfillment backend.

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The Problem

E-commerce platforms and aggregators need to complete purchases across thousands of merchant sites, but each has unique checkout flows, anti-bot measures, and authentication requirements. Building and maintaining scrapers for each site is unsustainable. CDP-based automation (Puppeteer/Playwright) suffers from 20-30% infrastructure failures due to WebSocket drops and bot detection. Vision-based agents hallucinate buttons and fail on complex forms.

The Landscape

The checkout automation space has been dominated by two flawed approaches: CDP-based tools (Puppeteer, Playwright, Selenium) that are easily detected and suffer connection instability, and vision-based 'Computer Use Agents' that screenshot pages and guess click coordinates. Both struggle with modern checkout flows featuring dynamic pricing, address autocomplete, 3D Secure verification, and aggressive bot protection. rtrvr.ai's extension-based architecture and DOM-native intelligence achieve production-grade reliability where others fail.

Why rtrvr.ai for Agentic Checkout

Purpose-built AI that understands the web like humans do.

3.39% Infrastructure Error Rate

Our Chrome Extension runs in-process with the browser—no WebSocket connections to drop, no CDP detection signatures. Competitors using Puppeteer/Playwright see 20-30% infrastructure failures.

81.39% Task Completion

Benchmark-proven success rate on the Halluminate Web Bench. Our Smart DOM Trees let even Gemini Flash outperform OpenAI's Operator on complex checkout flows.

Recording-Grounded Execution

Record a checkout demonstration once via Chrome Extension, then replay via Cloud API. Complex flows become deterministic—no prompt engineering required.

Live View & Takeover

Watch agents work in real-time via VNC streaming. Take control mid-checkout to handle edge cases, then hand back to automation.

How It Works

1

API Call with Order Details

POST to /agent with product URL, quantity, shipping address, and payment method. Optionally include a recording ID for grounded execution.

2

Agent Navigates Checkout

Our 20+ sub-agents handle cart addition, form filling, address validation, and payment entry—adapting to any site structure.

3

Verification & Completion

Agent handles CAPTCHAs natively, processes 3D Secure challenges, and completes the purchase with full audit trail.

4

Confirmation Extraction

Receive structured JSON with order ID, total charged, estimated delivery, and confirmation screenshot.

Use It Your Way

Access rtrvr.ai through the interface that fits your workflow—extension, cloud, WhatsApp, or API.

API/MCP

Cloud API Integration

Single endpoint for programmatic checkout. Send order details, receive confirmation. Scale to hundreds of concurrent checkouts with parallel cloud browsers.

Cloud Platform

Live Monitoring Dashboard

Watch checkout executions in real-time via VNC streaming. Grid view for parallel operations. Take over any session mid-flow when needed.

Chrome Extension

Recording Studio

Record checkout demonstrations on complex sites using the Chrome Extension. Capture DOM interactions as text—not pixels—for perfect replay fidelity.

WhatsApp Bot

Mobile Triggers

Trigger checkout workflows from WhatsApp for on-the-go order placement. Receive confirmation directly to your phone.

The rtrvr.ai Advantage

Proprietary technology that makes our automation more reliable, faster, and harder to detect than any competitor.

Smart DOM Trees

Our proprietary text-based representation captures all information and possible actions on any checkout page. Unlike screenshot-based competitors, we understand the actual structure and semantics—no OCR errors, no hallucinated buttons.

Extension Architecture (No CDP)

We don't use Chrome DevTools Protocol. Our extension runs in the same process as the browser—no WebSocket connections to drop, no navigator.webdriver flags, no detectable automation fingerprints. This is why we achieve 3.39% infrastructure errors vs 20-30% for CDP tools.

20+ Specialized Sub-Agents

A master planner orchestrates specialized agents for navigation, form filling, payment entry, CAPTCHA solving, and verification handling. Each optimized for its task, coordinated for complex multi-step checkouts.

Text-Only DOM Recordings

Record checkout flows once, replay perfectly forever. Our recordings capture DOM interactions as text—not pixels—making them resilient to visual changes while maintaining exact execution fidelity.

Live VNC View & Takeover

Watch every checkout in real-time. Our Cloud Run + Relay architecture enables live streaming without sticky instance routing. Take control mid-checkout, solve an edge case, hand back to automation.

Native CAPTCHA Solving

No third-party CAPTCHA services. Our DOM intelligence handles reCAPTCHA image selection challenges by traversing cross-origin iframes and shadow DOM natively—the same capabilities that power our checkout automation.

Example Prompts

Just describe what you need in natural language. The agent handles the complexity.

"Add item to cart, apply promo code SAVE20, and complete checkout with the provided shipping and payment details"
"Navigate to checkout, select express shipping, and purchase using the saved payment method"
"Complete guest checkout with the provided customer information and credit card details"
"Add all items from this product list to cart and proceed through checkout to order confirmation"

Key Features

API-triggered checkout on any e-commerce site
Dynamic form completion with validation handling
Multi-step checkout flow navigation
Payment method selection and card entry
Address autocomplete and verification handling
Promo code application and cart modification
3D Secure and additional verification support
Real-time execution monitoring via live VNC view
Recording-based workflow grounding for complex sites
Structured order confirmation extraction

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about using rtrvr.ai for agentic checkout.

How does rtrvr.ai handle bot detection on checkout pages?

Unlike Puppeteer/Playwright which use Chrome DevTools Protocol (CDP), rtrvr.ai uses native Chrome Extension APIs. CDP creates detectable fingerprints (navigator.webdriver=true, cdc_* objects, WebSocket connections). Our extension runs in-process with zero automation signature—indistinguishable from human browsing. This is why we work on sites that block traditional automation.

What's the difference between your approach and 'Computer Use' agents?

Computer Use Agents screenshot pages and use vision models to guess what's clickable. This creates OCR errors, hallucinated elements, and 2-3 second latency per action. Our Smart DOM Trees read the actual HTML structure—semantic, accurate, and 10x faster. We achieve 81.39% success using Gemini Flash where vision agents struggle at 40-66% with GPT-4V.

How do recordings improve checkout success rates?

For complex checkout flows (multi-step wizards, unusual form layouts, custom payment integrations), you can record a demonstration via our Chrome Extension. The recording captures DOM interactions as structured text, not pixel coordinates. When you call the API with that recording ID, the agent follows the demonstrated path while adapting to dynamic content like prices and availability.

Can I watch the checkout happening in real-time?

Yes. Our cloud platform includes live VNC streaming for every execution. You can watch a grid of parallel checkouts, take control of any browser mid-flow, solve an unexpected challenge manually, then hand back to automation. This is powered by our Cloud Run + Relay architecture that works without sticky instance routing.

How do you handle payment information securely?

Payment details are passed via API and entered directly into the merchant's checkout form—we never store card numbers. For sensitive operations, you can use the live takeover feature to enter payment details manually while automation handles the rest. All executions include full audit trails and optional screenshot capture.

What happens when a checkout flow changes?

Our Smart DOM Trees understand checkout semantics, not just element positions. When a site updates its UI, the agent recognizes that 'Place Order' is still the submit button even if the CSS class changed. For major flow changes, simply record a new demonstration—no code updates required.

How does pricing work for checkout automation?

Checkout workflows use our standard cloud credit system. Average cost is $0.12 per task, though complex multi-step checkouts may use more. This is 25x cheaper than vision-based alternatives. Volume discounts available for high-throughput applications.

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