Dialogs

Handle browser dialogs (alert, confirm, prompt) that block page interaction.

Commands

Command	Description
dialog-accept [prompt]	Accept a dialog, optionally providing prompt text
dialog-dismiss	Dismiss (cancel) a dialog

Alert dialogs

$ playwright-cli click e5
# ⚠ Dialog appeared: [alert] "Item has been deleted."

$ playwright-cli dialog-accept

Confirm dialogs

$ playwright-cli click e10
# ⚠ Dialog appeared: [confirm] "Are you sure you want to delete this?"

# Accept (OK)
$ playwright-cli dialog-accept

# Or dismiss (Cancel)
$ playwright-cli dialog-dismiss

Prompt dialogs

$ playwright-cli click e8
# ⚠ Dialog appeared: [prompt] "Enter your name:"

# Accept with text
$ playwright-cli dialog-accept "Alice"

# Or dismiss (cancels the prompt)
$ playwright-cli dialog-dismiss

Workflow

When a dialog appears, other commands will report it. Handle the dialog before continuing:

$ playwright-cli click e12
# ⚠ Dialog appeared: [confirm] "Discard unsaved changes?"

$ playwright-cli dialog-accept

$ playwright-cli snapshot
# Page now shows updated state after dialog was accepted