puppeteer/docs/api/puppeteer.httprequest.initiator.md

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# HTTPRequest.initiator() method

The initiator of the request.

#### Signature:

```typescript
class HTTPRequest {
  abstract initiator(): Protocol.Network.Initiator | undefined;
}
```

**Returns:**

Protocol.Network.Initiator \| undefined
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			`# HTTPRequest.initiator() method`

docs: remove some redundant instances of @returns (#9943) 2023-03-30 11:54:00 +00:00			`The initiator of the request.`

fix: update documentation on configuring puppeteer (#9150) This PR updates the docs regarding configuring puppeteer. In addition, some changes have been made to the documentation generator to show default values on the documentation site. Also fixes: https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/pull/9144 2022-10-24 07:07:05 +00:00			`#### Signature:`
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			```typescript
			`class HTTPRequest {`
chore: use abstract for HTTP classes (#11300) 2023-11-06 09:15:09 +00:00			`abstract initiator(): Protocol.Network.Initiator \| undefined;`
chore: format docs (#8629) 2022-07-05 13:41:43 +00:00			`}`
			```

			`Returns:`

fix: continue requests without network instrumentation (#10046) 2023-04-20 12:28:56 +00:00			`Protocol.Network.Initiator \\| undefined`