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TestOptions

Playwright Test provides many options to configure test environment, Browser, BrowserContext and more.

These options are usually provided in the configuration file through testConfig.use and testProject.use.

playwright.config.ts
import { defineConfig } from '@playwright/test';
export default defineConfig({
  use: {
    headless: false,
    viewport: { width: 1280, height: 720 },
    ignoreHTTPSErrors: true,
    video: 'on-first-retry',
  },
});

Alternatively, with test.use() you can override some options for a file.

example.spec.ts
import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';

// Run tests in this file with portrait-like viewport.
test.use({ viewport: { width: 600, height: 900 } });

test('my portrait test', async ({ page }) => {
  // ...
});

Properties​

acceptDownloads​

Added in: v1.10 testOptions.acceptDownloads

Whether to automatically download all the attachments. Defaults to true where all the downloads are accepted.

Usage

playwright.config.ts
import { defineConfig } from '@playwright/test';

export default defineConfig({
  use: {
    acceptDownloads: false,
  },
});

Type

actionTimeout​

Added in: v1.10 testOptions.actionTimeout

Default timeout for each Playwright action in milliseconds, defaults to 0 (no timeout).

This is a default timeout for all Playwright actions, same as configured via page.setDefaultTimeout().

Usage

import { defineConfig, devices } from '@playwright/test';

export default defineConfig({
  use: {
    /* Maximum time each action such as `click()` can take. Defaults to 0 (no limit). */
    actionTimeout: 0,
  },
});

Learn more about various timeouts.

Type

baseURL​

Added in: v1.10 testOptions.baseURL

When using page.goto(), page.route(), page.waitForURL(), page.waitForRequest(), or page.waitForResponse() it takes the base URL in consideration by using the URL() constructor for building the corresponding URL. Unset by default. Examples:

  • baseURL: http://localhost:3000 and navigating to /bar.html results in http://localhost:3000/bar.html
  • baseURL: http://localhost:3000/foo/ and navigating to ./bar.html results in http://localhost:3000/foo/bar.html
  • baseURL: http://localhost:3000/foo (without trailing slash) and navigating to ./bar.html results in http://localhost:3000/bar.html

Usage

import { defineConfig, devices } from '@playwright/test';

export default defineConfig({
  use: {
    /* Base URL to use in actions like `await page.goto('/')`. */
    baseURL: 'http://localhost:3000',
  },
});

Type

browserName​

Added in: v1.10 testOptions.browserName

Name of the browser that runs tests. Defaults to 'chromium'. Most of the time you should set browserName in your TestConfig:

Usage

playwright.config.ts
import { defineConfig, devices } from '@playwright/test';

export default defineConfig({
  use: {
    browserName: 'firefox',
  },
});

Type

  • "chromium" | "firefox" | "webkit"

bypassCSP​

Added in: v1.10 testOptions.bypassCSP

Toggles bypassing page's Content-Security-Policy. Defaults to false.

Usage

playwright.config.ts
import { defineConfig } from '@playwright/test';

export default defineConfig({
  use: {
    bypassCSP: true,
  }
});

Type

channel​

Added in: v1.10 testOptions.channel

Browser distribution channel.

Use "chromium" to opt in to new headless mode.

Use "chrome", "chrome-beta", "chrome-dev", "chrome-canary", "msedge", "msedge-beta", "msedge-dev", or "msedge-canary" to use branded Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge.

Usage

playwright.config.ts
import { defineConfig } from '@playwright/test';

export default defineConfig({
  projects: [
    {
      name: 'Microsoft Edge',
      use: {
        ...devices['Desktop Edge'],
        channel: 'msedge'
      },
    },
  ]
});

Type

clientCertificates​

Added in: 1.46 testOptions.clientCertificates

TLS Client Authentication allows the server to request a client certificate and verify it.

Usage

playwright.config.ts
import { defineConfig } from '@playwright/test';

export default defineConfig({
  use: {
    clientCertificates: [{
      origin: 'https://example.com',
      certPath: './cert.pem',
      keyPath: './key.pem',
      passphrase: 'mysecretpassword',
    }],
  },
});

Type

  • Array<Object>

    • origin string

      Exact origin that the certificate is valid for. Origin includes https protocol, a hostname and optionally a port.

    • certPath string (optional)

      Path to the file with the certificate in PEM format.

    • cert Buffer (optional)

      Direct value of the certificate in PEM format.

    • keyPath string (optional)

      Path to the file with the private key in PEM format.

    • key Buffer (optional)

      Direct value of the private key in PEM format.

    • pfxPath string (optional)

      Path to the PFX or PKCS12 encoded private key and certificate chain.

    • pfx Buffer (optional)

      Direct value of the PFX or PKCS12 encoded private key and certificate chain.

    • passphrase string (optional)

      Passphrase for the private key (PEM or PFX).

Details

An array of client certificates to be used. Each certificate object must have either both certPath and keyPath, a single pfxPath, or their corresponding direct value equivalents (cert and key, or pfx). Optionally, passphrase property should be provided if the certificate is encrypted. The origin property should be provided with an exact match to the request origin that the certificate is valid for.

note

When using WebKit on macOS, accessing localhost will not pick up client certificates. You can make it work by replacing localhost with local.playwright.

colorScheme​

Added in: v1.10 testOptions.colorScheme

Emulates prefers-colors-scheme media feature, supported values are 'light' and 'dark'. See page.emulateMedia() for more details. Passing null resets emulation to system defaults. Defaults to 'light'.

Usage

playwright.config.ts
import { defineConfig } from '@playwright/test';

export default defineConfig({
  use: {
    colorScheme: 'dark',
  },
});

Type

  • null | "light" | "dark" | "no-preference"

connectOptions​

Added in: v1.10 testOptions.connectOptions

Usage

playwright.config.ts
import { defineConfig } from '@playwright/test';

export default defineConfig({
  use: {
    connectOptions: {
      wsEndpoint: 'ws://localhost:5678',
    },
  },
});

When connect options are specified, default fixtures.browser, fixtures.context and fixtures.page use the remote browser instead of launching a browser locally, and any launch options like testOptions.headless or testOptions.channel are ignored.

Type

  • void | Object

    • wsEndpoint string

      A browser websocket endpoint to connect to.

    • headers void | Object<string, string> (optional)

      Additional HTTP headers to be sent with web socket connect request. Optional.

    • timeout number (optional)

      Timeout in milliseconds for the connection to be established. Optional, defaults to no timeout.

    • exposeNetwork string (optional)

      Option to expose network available on the connecting client to the browser being connected to. See browserType.connect() for more details.

contextOptions​

Added in: v1.10 testOptions.contextOptions

Options used to create the context, as passed to browser.newContext(). Specific options like testOptions.viewport take priority over this.

Usage

playwright.config.ts
import { defineConfig } from '@playwright/test';

export default defineConfig({
  use: {
    contextOptions: {
      reducedMotion: 'reduce',
    },
  },
});

Type

deviceScaleFactor​

Added in: v1.10 testOptions.deviceScaleFactor

Specify device scale factor (can be thought of as dpr). Defaults to 1. Learn more about emulating devices with device scale factor.

Usage

playwright.config.ts
import { defineConfig } from '@playwright/test';

export default defineConfig({
  use: {
    viewport: { width: 2560, height: 1440 },
    deviceScaleFactor: 2,
  },
});

Type

extraHTTPHeaders​

Added in: v1.10 testOptions.extraHTTPHeaders

An object containing additional HTTP headers to be sent with every request. Defaults to none.

Usage

playwright.config.ts
import { defineConfig } from '@playwright/test';

export default defineConfig({
  use: {
    extraHTTPHeaders: {
      'X-My-Header': 'value',
    },
  },
});

Type

geolocation​

Added in: v1.10 testOptions.geolocation

Usage

playwright.config.ts
import { defineConfig } from '@playwright/test';

export default defineConfig({
  use: {
    geolocation: { longitude: 12.492507, latitude: 41.889938 },
  },
});

Learn more about geolocation.

Type

  • Object

    • latitude number

      Latitude between -90 and 90.

    • longitude number

      Longitude between -180 and 180.

    • accuracy number (optional)

      Non-negative accuracy value. Defaults to 0.

hasTouch​

Added in: v1.10 testOptions.hasTouch

Specifies if viewport supports touch events. Defaults to false. Learn more about mobile emulation.

Usage

playwright.config.ts
import { defineConfig } from '@playwright/test';

export default defineConfig({
  use: {
    hasTouch: true
  },
});

Type

headless​

Added in: v1.10 testOptions.headless

Whether to run browser in headless mode. More details for Chromium and Firefox. Defaults to true unless the devtools option is true.

Usage

playwright.config.ts
import { defineConfig } from '@playwright/test';

export default defineConfig({
  use: {
    headless: false
  },
});

Type

httpCredentials​

Added in: v1.10 testOptions.httpCredentials

Credentials for HTTP authentication. If no origin is specified, the username and password are sent to any servers upon unauthorized responses.

Usage

playwright.config.ts
import { defineConfig } from '@playwright/test';

export default defineConfig({
  use: {
    httpCredentials: {
      username: 'user',
      password: 'pass',
    },
  },
});

Type

  • Object

    • username string

    • password string

    • origin string (optional)

      Restrain sending http credentials on specific origin (scheme://host:port).

    • send "unauthorized" | "always" (optional)

      This option only applies to the requests sent from corresponding APIRequestContext and does not affect requests sent from the browser. 'always' - Authorization header with basic authentication credentials will be sent with the each API request. 'unauthorized - the credentials are only sent when 401 (Unauthorized) response with WWW-Authenticate header is received. Defaults to 'unauthorized'.

ignoreHTTPSErrors​

Added in: v1.10 testOptions.ignoreHTTPSErrors

Whether to ignore HTTPS errors when sending network requests. Defaults to false.

Usage

playwright.config.ts
import { defineConfig } from '@playwright/test';

export default defineConfig({
  use: {
    ignoreHTTPSErrors: true,
  },
});

Type

isMobile​

Added in: v1.10 testOptions.isMobile

Whether the meta viewport tag is taken into account and touch events are enabled. isMobile is a part of device, so you don't actually need to set it manually. Defaults to false and is not supported in Firefox. Learn more about mobile emulation.

Usage

playwright.config.ts
import { defineConfig } from '@playwright/test';

export default defineConfig({
  use: {
    isMobile: false,
  },
});

Type

javaScriptEnabled​

Added in: v1.10 testOptions.javaScriptEnabled

Whether or not to enable JavaScript in the context. Defaults to true. Learn more about disabling JavaScript.

Usage

playwright.config.ts
import { defineConfig } from '@playwright/test';

export default defineConfig({
  use: {
    javaScriptEnabled: false,
  },
});

Type

launchOptions​

Added in: v1.10 testOptions.launchOptions

Options used to launch the browser, as passed to browserType.launch(). Specific options testOptions.headless and testOptions.channel take priority over this.

warning

Use custom browser args at your own risk, as some of them may break Playwright functionality.

Usage

playwright.config.ts
import { defineConfig } from '@playwright/test';

export default defineConfig({
  projects: [
    {
      name: 'chromium',
      use: {
        ...devices['Desktop Chrome'],
        launchOptions: {
          args: ['--start-maximized']
        }
      }
    }
  ]
});

Type

locale​

Added in: v1.10 testOptions.locale

Specify user locale, for example en-GB, de-DE, etc. Locale will affect navigator.language value, Accept-Language request header value as well as number and date formatting rules. Defaults to the system default locale. Learn more about emulation in our emulation guide.

Usage

playwright.config.ts
import { defineConfig } from '@playwright/test';

export default defineConfig({
  use: {
    locale: 'it-IT',
  },
});

Type

navigationTimeout​

Added in: v1.10 testOptions.navigationTimeout

Timeout for each navigation action in milliseconds. Defaults to 0 (no timeout).

This is a default navigation timeout, same as configured via page.setDefaultNavigationTimeout().

Usage

playwright.config.ts
import { defineConfig } from '@playwright/test';

export default defineConfig({
  use: {
    navigationTimeout: 3000,
  },
});

Learn more about various timeouts.

Type

offline​

Added in: v1.10 testOptions.offline

Whether to emulate network being offline. Defaults to false. Learn more about network emulation.

Usage

playwright.config.ts
import { defineConfig } from '@playwright/test';

export default defineConfig({
  use: {
    offline: true
  },
});

Type

permissions​

Added in: v1.10 testOptions.permissions

A list of permissions to grant to all pages in this context. See browserContext.grantPermissions() for more details. Defaults to none.

Usage

playwright.config.ts
import { defineConfig } from '@playwright/test';

export default defineConfig({
  use: {
    permissions: ['notifications'],
  },
});

Type

proxy​

Added in: v1.10 testOptions.proxy

Network proxy settings.

Usage

playwright.config.ts
import { defineConfig } from '@playwright/test';

export default defineConfig({
  use: {
    proxy: {
      server: 'http://myproxy.com:3128',
      bypass: 'localhost',
    },
  },
});

Type

  • Object

    • server string

      Proxy to be used for all requests. HTTP and SOCKS proxies are supported, for example http://myproxy.com:3128 or socks5://myproxy.com:3128. Short form myproxy.com:3128 is considered an HTTP proxy.

    • bypass string (optional)

      Optional comma-separated domains to bypass proxy, for example ".com, chromium.org, .domain.com".

    • username string (optional)

      Optional username to use if HTTP proxy requires authentication.

    • password string (optional)

      Optional password to use if HTTP proxy requires authentication.

screenshot​

Added in: v1.10 testOptions.screenshot

Whether to automatically capture a screenshot after each test. Defaults to 'off'.

  • 'off': Do not capture screenshots.
  • 'on': Capture screenshot after each test.
  • 'only-on-failure': Capture screenshot after each test failure.
  • 'on-first-failure': Capture screenshot after each test's first failure.

Usage

playwright.config.ts
import { defineConfig } from '@playwright/test';

export default defineConfig({
  use: {
    screenshot: 'only-on-failure',
  },
});

Learn more about automatic screenshots.

Type

  • Object | "off" | "on" | "only-on-failure" | "on-first-failure"

    • mode "off" | "on" | "only-on-failure" | "on-first-failure"

      Automatic screenshot mode.

    • fullPage boolean (optional)

      When true, takes a screenshot of the full scrollable page, instead of the currently visible viewport. Defaults to false.

    • omitBackground boolean (optional)

      Hides default white background and allows capturing screenshots with transparency. Not applicable to jpeg images. Defaults to false.

serviceWorkers​

Added in: v1.10 testOptions.serviceWorkers

Whether to allow sites to register Service workers. Defaults to 'allow'.

  • 'allow': Service Workers can be registered.
  • 'block': Playwright will block all registration of Service Workers.

Usage

playwright.config.ts
import { defineConfig } from '@playwright/test';

export default defineConfig({
  use: {
    serviceWorkers: 'allow'
  },
});

Type

  • "allow" | "block"

storageState​

Added in: v1.10 testOptions.storageState

Learn more about storage state and auth.

Populates context with given storage state. This option can be used to initialize context with logged-in information obtained via browserContext.storageState().

Usage

playwright.config.ts
import { defineConfig } from '@playwright/test';

export default defineConfig({
  use: {
    storageState: 'storage-state.json',
  },
});

Type

Details

When storage state is set up in the config, it is possible to reset storage state for a file:

not-signed-in.spec.ts
import { test } from '@playwright/test';

// Reset storage state for this file to avoid being authenticated
test.use({ storageState: { cookies: [], origins: [] } });

test('not signed in test', async ({ page }) => {
  // ...
});

testIdAttribute​

Added in: v1.27 testOptions.testIdAttribute

Custom attribute to be used in page.getByTestId(). data-testid is used by default.

Usage

playwright.config.ts
import { defineConfig } from '@playwright/test';

export default defineConfig({
  use: {
    testIdAttribute: 'pw-test-id',
  },
});

timezoneId​

Added in: v1.10 testOptions.timezoneId

Changes the timezone of the context. See ICU's metaZones.txt for a list of supported timezone IDs. Defaults to the system timezone.

Usage

playwright.config.ts
import { defineConfig } from '@playwright/test';

export default defineConfig({
  use: {
    timezoneId: 'Europe/Rome',
  },
});

Type

trace​

Added in: v1.10 testOptions.trace

Whether to record trace for each test. Defaults to 'off'.

  • 'off': Do not record trace.
  • 'on': Record trace for each test.
  • 'on-first-retry': Record trace only when retrying a test for the first time.
  • 'on-all-retries': Record trace only when retrying a test.
  • 'retain-on-failure': Record trace for each test. When test run passes, remove the recorded trace.
  • 'retain-on-first-failure': Record trace for the first run of each test, but not for retries. When test run passes, remove the recorded trace.

For more control, pass an object that specifies mode and trace features to enable.

Usage

playwright.config.ts
import { defineConfig } from '@playwright/test';

export default defineConfig({
  use: {
    trace: 'on-first-retry'
  },
});

Learn more about recording trace.

Type

  • Object | "off" | "on" | "retain-on-failure" | "on-first-retry" | "retain-on-first-failure"

    • mode "off" | "on" | "retain-on-failure" | "on-first-retry" | "on-all-retries" | "retain-on-first-failure"

      Trace recording mode.

    • attachments boolean (optional)

      Whether to include test attachments. Defaults to true. Optional.

    • screenshots boolean (optional)

      Whether to capture screenshots during tracing. Screenshots are used to build a timeline preview. Defaults to true. Optional.

    • snapshots boolean (optional)

      Whether to capture DOM snapshot on every action. Defaults to true. Optional.

    • sources boolean (optional)

      Whether to include source files for trace actions. Defaults to true. Optional.

userAgent​

Added in: v1.10 testOptions.userAgent

Specific user agent to use in this context.

Usage

playwright.config.ts
import { defineConfig } from '@playwright/test';

export default defineConfig({
  use: {
    userAgent: 'some custom ua',
  },
});

Type

video​

Added in: v1.10 testOptions.video

Whether to record video for each test. Defaults to 'off'.

  • 'off': Do not record video.
  • 'on': Record video for each test.
  • 'retain-on-failure': Record video for each test, but remove all videos from successful test runs.
  • 'on-first-retry': Record video only when retrying a test for the first time.

To control video size, pass an object with mode and size properties. If video size is not specified, it will be equal to testOptions.viewport scaled down to fit into 800x800. If viewport is not configured explicitly the video size defaults to 800x450. Actual picture of each page will be scaled down if necessary to fit the specified size.

Usage

playwright.config.ts
import { defineConfig } from '@playwright/test';

export default defineConfig({
  use: {
    video: 'on-first-retry',
  },
});

Learn more about recording video.

Type

  • Object | "off" | "on" | "retain-on-failure" | "on-first-retry"

    • mode "off" | "on" | "retain-on-failure" | "on-first-retry"

      Video recording mode.

    • size Object (optional)

      Size of the recorded video. Optional.

viewport​

Added in: v1.10 testOptions.viewport

Emulates consistent viewport for each page. Defaults to an 1280x720 viewport. Use null to disable the consistent viewport emulation. Learn more about viewport emulation.

note

The null value opts out from the default presets, makes viewport depend on the host window size defined by the operating system. It makes the execution of the tests non-deterministic.

Usage

playwright.config.ts
import { defineConfig } from '@playwright/test';

export default defineConfig({
  use: {
    viewport: { width: 100, height: 100 },
  },
});

Type