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< a href = "https://npmjs.org/package/puppeteer" target = "_blank" rel = "noopener noreferrer" > < img loading = "lazy" src = "https://img.shields.io/npm/v/puppeteer.svg" alt = "npm puppeteer package" class = "img_ev3q" > < / a > < / p > < img loading = "lazy" src = "https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/10379601/29446482-04f7036a-841f-11e7-9872-91d1fc2ea683.png" height = "200" align = "right" class = "img_ev3q" > < h4 class = "anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_LWe7" id = "guides--api--faq--contributing--troubleshooting" > < a href = "https://pptr.dev/category/guides" target = "_blank" rel = "noopener noreferrer" > Guides< / a > | < a href = "https://pptr.dev/api" target = "_blank" rel = "noopener noreferrer" > API< / a > | < a href = "https://pptr.dev/faq" target = "_blank" rel = "noopener noreferrer" > FAQ< / a > | < a href = "https://pptr.dev/contributing" target = "_blank" rel = "noopener noreferrer" > Contributing< / a > | < a href = "https://pptr.dev/troubleshooting" target = "_blank" rel = "noopener noreferrer" > Troubleshooting< / a > < a class = "hash-link" href = "#guides--api--faq--contributing--troubleshooting" title = "Direct link to heading" > < / a > < / h4 > < blockquote > < p > Puppeteer is a Node.js library which provides a high-level API to control
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Chrome/Chromium over the
< a href = "https://chromedevtools.github.io/devtools-protocol/" target = "_blank" rel = "noopener noreferrer" > DevTools Protocol< / a > .
Puppeteer runs in
< a href = "https://developers.google.com/web/updates/2017/04/headless-chrome" target = "_blank" rel = "noopener noreferrer" > headless< / a >
mode by default, but can be configured to run in full (non-headless)
Chrome/Chromium.< / p > < / blockquote > < h4 class = "anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_LWe7" id = "what-can-i-do" > What can I do?< a class = "hash-link" href = "#what-can-i-do" title = "Direct link to heading" > < / a > < / h4 > < p > Most things that you can do manually in the browser can be done using Puppeteer!
Here are a few examples to get you started:< / p > < ul > < li > Generate screenshots and PDFs of pages.< / li > < li > Crawl a SPA (Single-Page Application) and generate pre-rendered content (i.e.
" SSR" (Server-Side Rendering)).< / li > < li > Automate form submission, UI testing, keyboard input, etc.< / li > < li > Create an automated testing environment using the latest JavaScript and
browser features.< / li > < li > Capture a
< a href = "https://developers.google.com/web/tools/chrome-devtools/evaluate-performance/reference" target = "_blank" rel = "noopener noreferrer" > timeline trace< / a >
of your site to help diagnose performance issues.< / li > < li > Test Chrome Extensions.< / li > < / ul > < h2 class = "anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_LWe7" id = "getting-started" > Getting Started< a class = "hash-link" href = "#getting-started" title = "Direct link to heading" > < / a > < / h2 > < h3 class = "anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_LWe7" id = "installation" > Installation< a class = "hash-link" href = "#installation" title = "Direct link to heading" > < / a > < / h3 > < p > To use Puppeteer in your project, run:< / p > < div class = "language-bash codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style = "--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa" > < div class = "codeBlockContent_biex" > < pre tabindex = "0" class = "prism-code language-bash codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" > < code class = "codeBlockLines_e6Vv" > < span class = "token-line" style = "color:#393A34" > < span class = "token function" style = "color:#d73a49" > npm< / span > < span class = "token plain" > i puppeteer< / span > < br > < / span > < span class = "token-line" style = "color:#393A34" > < span class = "token plain" > < / span > < span class = "token comment" style = "color:#999988;font-style:italic" > # or `yarn add puppeteer`< / span > < span class = "token plain" > < / span > < br > < / span > < span class = "token-line" style = "color:#393A34" > < span class = "token plain" > < / span > < span class = "token comment" style = "color:#999988;font-style:italic" > # or `pnpm i puppeteer`< / span > < br > < / span > < / code > < / pre > < div class = "buttonGroup__atx" > < button type = "button" aria-label = "Copy code to clipboard" title = "Copy" class = "clean-btn" > < span class = "copyButtonIcons_eSgA" aria-hidden = "true" > < svg class = "copyButtonIcon_y97N" viewBox = "0 0 24 24" > < path d = "M19,21H8V7H19M19,5H8A2,2 0 0,0 6,7V21A2,2 0 0,0 8,23H19A2,2 0 0,0 21,21V7A2,2 0 0,0 19,5M16,1H4A2,2 0 0,0 2,3V17H4V3H16V1Z" > < / path > < / svg > < svg class = "copyButtonSuccessIcon_LjdS" viewBox = "0 0 24 24" > < path d = "M21,7L9,19L3.5,13.5L4.91,12.09L9,16.17L19.59,5.59L21,7Z" > < / path > < / svg > < / span > < / button > < / div > < / div > < / div > < p > When you install Puppeteer, it automatically downloads a recent version of
Chromium (~170MB macOS, ~282MB Linux, ~280MB Windows) that is
< a href = "https://pptr.dev/faq#q-why-doesnt-puppeteer-vxxx-work-with-chromium-vyyy" target = "_blank" rel = "noopener noreferrer" > guaranteed to work< / a >
with Puppeteer. For a version of Puppeteer without installation, see
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< a href = "#puppeteer-core" > < code > puppeteer-core< / code > < / a > .< / p > < h4 class = "anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_LWe7" id = "configuration" > Configuration< a class = "hash-link" href = "#configuration" title = "Direct link to heading" > < / a > < / h4 > < p > Puppeteer uses several defaults that can be customized through configuration
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files.< / p > < p > For example, to change the default cache directory Puppeteer uses to install
browsers, you can add a < code > .puppeteerrc.cjs< / code > (or < code > puppeteer.config.cjs< / code > ) at the
root of your application with the contents< / p > < div class = "language-js codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style = "--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa" > < div class = "codeBlockContent_biex" > < pre tabindex = "0" class = "prism-code language-js codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" > < code class = "codeBlockLines_e6Vv" > < span class = "token-line" style = "color:#393A34" > < span class = "token keyword" style = "color:#00009f" > const< / span > < span class = "token plain" > < / span > < span class = "token punctuation" style = "color:#393A34" > {< / span > < span class = "token plain" > join< / span > < span class = "token punctuation" style = "color:#393A34" > }< / span > < span class = "token plain" > < / span > < span class = "token operator" style = "color:#393A34" > =< / span > < span class = "token plain" > < / span > < span class = "token function" style = "color:#d73a49" > require< / span > < span class = "token punctuation" style = "color:#393A34" > (< / span > < span class = "token string" style = "color:#e3116c" > ' path' < / span > < span class = "token punctuation" style = "color:#393A34" > )< / span > < span class = "token punctuation" style = "color:#393A34" > ;< / span > < span class = "token plain" > < / span > < br > < / span > < span class = "token-line" style = "color:#393A34" > < span class = "token plain" style = "display:inline-block" > < / span > < br > < / span > < span class = "token-line" style = "color:#393A34" > < span class = "token plain" > < / span > < span class = "token comment" style = "color:#999988;font-style:italic" > /**< / span > < br > < / span > < span class = "token-line" style = "color:#393A34" > < span class = "token comment" style = "color:#999988;font-style:italic" > * @type {import(" puppeteer" ).Configuration}< / span > < br > < / span > < span class = "token-line" style = "color:#393A34" > < span class = "token comment" style = "color:#999988;font-style:italic" > */< / span > < span class = "token plain" > < / span > < br > < / span > < span class = "token-line" style = "color:#393A34" > < span class = "token plain" > module< / span > < span class = "token punctuation" style = "color:#393A34" > .< / span > < span class = "token property-access" > exports< / span > < span class = "token plain" > < / span > < span class = "token operator" style = "color:#393A34" > =< / span > < span class = "token plain" > < / span > < span class = "token punctuation" style = "color:#393A34" > {< / span > < span class = "token plain" > < / span > < br > < / span > < span class = "token-line" style = "color:#393A34" > < span class = "token plain" > < / span > < span class = "token comment" style = "color:#999988;font-style:italic" > // Changes the cache location for Puppeteer.< / span > < span class = "token plain" > < / span > < br > < / span > < span class = "token-line" style = "color:#393A34" > < span class = "token plain" > < / span > < span class = "token literal-property property" style = "color:#36acaa" > cacheDirectory< / span > < span class = "token operator" style = "color:#393A34" > :< / span > < span class = "token plain" > < / span > < span class = "token function" style = "color:#d73a49" > join< / span > < span class = "token punctuation" style = "color:#393A34" > (< / span > < span class = "token plain" > __dirname< / span > < span class = "token punctuation" style = "color:#393A34" > ,< / span > < span class = "token plain" > < / span > < span class = "token string" style = "color:#e3116c" > ' .cache' < / span > < span class = "token punctuation" style = "color:#393A34" > ,< / span > < span class = "token plain" > < / span > < span class = "token string" style = "color:#e3116c" > ' puppeteer' < / span > < span class = "token punctuation" style = "color:#393A34" > )< / span > < span class = "token punctuation" style = "color:#393A34" > ,< / span > < span class = "token plain" > < / span > < br > < / span > < span class = "token-line" style = "color:#393A34" > < span class = "token plain" > < / span > < span class = "token punctuation" style = "color:#393A34" > }< / span > < span class = "token punctuation" style = "color:#393A34" > ;< / span > < br > < / span > < / code > < / pre > < div class = "buttonGroup__atx" > < button type = "button" aria-label = "Copy code to clipboard" title = "Copy" class = "clean-btn" > < span class = "copyButtonIcons_eSgA" aria-hidden = "true" > < svg class = "copyButtonIcon_y97N" viewBox = "0 0 24 24" > < path d = "M19,21H8V7H19M19,5H8A2,2 0 0,0 6,7V21A2,2 0 0,0 8,23H19A2,2 0 0,0 21,21V7A2,2 0 0,0 19,5M16,1H4A2,2 0 0,0 2,3V17H4V3H16V1Z" > < / path > < / svg > < svg class = "copyButtonSuccessIcon_LjdS" viewBox = "0 0 24 24" > < path d = "M21,7L9,19L3.5,13.5L4.91,12.09L9,16.17L19.5
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< code > puppeteer< / code > for it to take effect.< / p > < p > See the < a href = "https://pptr.dev/guides/configuration" target = "_blank" rel = "noopener noreferrer" > configuration guide< / a > for more
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information.< / p > < h4 class = "anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_LWe7" id = "puppeteer-core" > < code > puppeteer-core< / code > < a class = "hash-link" href = "#puppeteer-core" title = "Direct link to heading" > < / a > < / h4 > < p > Every release since v1.7.0 we publish two packages:< / p > < ul > < li > < a href = "https://www.npmjs.com/package/puppeteer" target = "_blank" rel = "noopener noreferrer" > < code > puppeteer< / code > < / a > < / li > < li > < a href = "https://www.npmjs.com/package/puppeteer-core" target = "_blank" rel = "noopener noreferrer" > < code > puppeteer-core< / code > < / a > < / li > < / ul > < p > < code > puppeteer< / code > is a < em > product< / em > for browser automation. When installed, it downloads
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a version of Chromium, which it then drives using < code > puppeteer-core< / code > . Being an
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end-user product, < code > puppeteer< / code > automates several workflows using reasonable
defaults < a href = "https://pptr.dev/guides/configuration" target = "_blank" rel = "noopener noreferrer" > that can be customized< / a > .< / p > < p > < code > puppeteer-core< / code > is a < em > library< / em > to help drive anything that supports DevTools
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protocol. Being a library, < code > puppeteer-core< / code > is fully driven through its
programmatic interface implying no defaults are assumed and < code > puppeteer-core< / code >
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will not download Chromium when installed.< / p > < p > You should use < code > puppeteer-core< / code > if you are
< a href = "https://pptr.dev/api/puppeteer.puppeteer.connect" target = "_blank" rel = "noopener noreferrer" > connecting to a remote browser< / a >
or < a href = "https://pptr.dev/api/puppeteer.browserfetcher" target = "_blank" rel = "noopener noreferrer" > managing browsers yourself< / a > .
If you are managing browsers yourself, you will need to call
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< a href = "https://pptr.dev/api/puppeteer.puppeteernode.launch" target = "_blank" rel = "noopener noreferrer" > < code > puppeteer.launch< / code > < / a > with
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an an explicit
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< a href = "https://pptr.dev/api/puppeteer.launchoptions.executablepath" target = "_blank" rel = "noopener noreferrer" > < code > executablePath< / code > < / a >
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(or < a href = "https://pptr.dev/api/puppeteer.launchoptions.channel" target = "_blank" rel = "noopener noreferrer" > < code > channel< / code > < / a > if it' s
installed in a standard location).< / p > < p > When using < code > puppeteer-core< / code > , remember to change the import:< / p > < div class = "language-ts codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style = "--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa" > < div class = "codeBlockContent_biex" > < pre tabindex = "0" class = "prism-code language-ts codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" > < code class = "codeBlockLines_e6Vv" > < span class = "token-line" style = "color:#393A34" > < span class = "token keyword" style = "color:#00009f" > import< / span > < span class = "token plain" > puppeteer < / span > < span class = "token keyword" style = "color:#00009f" > from< / span > < span class = "token plain" > < / span > < span class = "token string" style = "color:#e3116c" > ' puppeteer-core' < / span > < span class = "token punctuation" style = "color:#393A34" > ;< / span > < br > < / span > < / code > < / pre > < div class = "buttonGroup__atx" > < button type = "button" aria-label = "Copy code to clipboard" title = "Copy" class = "clean-btn" > < span class = "copyButtonIcons_eSgA" aria-hidden = "true" > < svg class = "copyButtonIcon_y97N" viewBox = "0 0 24 24" > < path d = "M19,21H8V7H19M19,5H8A2,2 0 0,0 6,7V21A2,2 0 0,0 8,23H19A2,2 0 0,0 21,21V7A2,2 0 0,0 19,5M16,1H4A2,2 0 0,0 2,3V17H4V3H16V1Z" > < / path > < / svg > < svg class = "copyButtonSuccessIcon_LjdS" viewBox = "0 0 24 24" > < path d = "M21,7L9,19L3.5,13.5L4.91,12.09L9,16.17L19.59,5.59L21,7Z" > < / path > < / svg > < / span > < / button > < / div > < / div > < / div > < h3 class = "anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_LWe7" id = "usage" > Usage< a class = "hash-link" href = "#usage" title = "Direct link to heading" > < / a > < / h3 > < p > Puppeteer follows the latest
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< a href = "https://github.com/nodejs/Release#release-schedule" target = "_blank" rel = "noopener noreferrer" > maintenance LTS< / a > version of
Node.< / p > < p > Puppeteer will be familiar to people using other browser testing frameworks. You
< a href = "https://pptr.dev/api/puppeteer.puppeteernode.launch" target = "_blank" rel = "noopener noreferrer" > launch< / a > /< a href = "https://pptr.dev/api/puppeteer.puppeteernode.connect" target = "_blank" rel = "noopener noreferrer" > connect< / a >
a < a href = "https://pptr.dev/api/puppeteer.browser" target = "_blank" rel = "noopener noreferrer" > browser< / a > ,
< a href = "https://pptr.dev/api/puppeteer.browser.newpage" target = "_blank" rel = "noopener noreferrer" > create< / a > some
< a href = "https://pptr.dev/api/puppeteer.page" target = "_blank" rel = "noopener noreferrer" > pages< / a > , and then manipulate them with
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< a href = "https://pptr.dev/api" target = "_blank" rel = "noopener noreferrer" > Puppeteer' s API< / a > .< / p > < p > For more in-depth usage, check our < a href = "https://pptr.dev/category/guides" target = "_blank" rel = "noopener noreferrer" > guides< / a >
and < a href = "https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/tree/main/examples" target = "_blank" rel = "noopener noreferrer" > examples< / a > .< / p > < h4 class = "anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_LWe7" id = "example" > Example< a class = "hash-link" href = "#example" title = "Direct link to heading" > < / a > < / h4 > < p > The following example searches
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< a href = "https://developers.google.com/web" target = "_blank" rel = "noopener noreferrer" > developers.google.com/web< / a > for articles
tagged " Headless Chrome" and scrape results from the results page.< / p > < div class = "language-ts codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style = "--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa" > < div class = "codeBlockContent_biex" > < pre tabindex = "0" class = "prism-code language-ts codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" > < code class = "codeBlockLines_e6Vv" > < span class = "token-line" style = "color:#393A34" > < span class = "token keyword" style = "color:#00009f" > import< / span > < span class = "token plain" > puppeteer < / span > < span class = "token keyword" style = "color:#00009f" > from< / span > < span class = "token plain" > < / span > < span class = "token string" style = "color:#e3116c" > ' puppeteer' < / span > < span class = "token punctuation" style = "color:#393A34" > ;< / span > < span class = "token plain" > < / span > < br > < / span > < span class = "token-line" style = "color:#393A34" > < span class = "token plain" style = "display:inline-block" > < / span > < br > < / span > < span class = "token-line" style = "color:#393A34" > < span class = "token plain" > < / span > < span class = "token punctuation" style = "color:#393A34" > (< / span > < span class = "token keyword" style = "color:#00009f" > async< / span > < span class = "token plain" > < / span > < span class = "token punctuation" style = "color:#393A34" > (< / span > < span class = "token punctuation" style = "color:#393A34" > )< / span > < span class = "token plain" > < / span > < span class = "token operator" style = "color:#393A34" > => < / span > < span class = "token plain" > < / span > < span class = "token punctuation" style = "color:#393A34" > {< / span > < span class = "token plain" > < / span > < br > < / span > < span class = "token-line" style = "color:#393A34" > < span class = "token plain" > < / span > < span class = "token keyword" style = "color:#00009f" > const< / span > < span class = "token plain" > browser < / span > < span class = "token operator" style = "color:#393A34" > =< / span > < span class = "token plain" > < / span > < span class = "token keyword" style = "color:#00009f" > await< / span > < span class = "token plain" > puppeteer< / span > < span class = "token punctuation" style = "color:#393A34" > .< / span > < span class = "token function" style = "color:#d73a49" > launch< / span > < span class = "token punctuation" style = "color:#393A34" > (< / span > < span class = "token punctuation" style = "color:#393A34" > )< / span > < span class = "token punctuation" style = "color:#393A34" > ;< / span > < span class = "token plain" > < / span > < br > < / span > < span class = "token-line" style = "color:#393A34" > < span class = "token plain" > < / span > < span class = "token keyword" style = "color:#00009f" > const< / span > < span class = "token plain" > page < / span > < span class = "token operator" style = "color:#393A34" > =< / span > < span class = "token plain" > < / span > < span class = "token keyword" style = "color:#00009f" > await< / span > < span class = "token plain" > browser< / span > < span class = "token punctuation" style = "color:#393A34" > .< / span > < span class = "token function" style = "color:#d73a49" > newPage< / span > < span class = "token punctuation" style = "color:#393A34" > (< / span > < span class = "token punctuation" style = "color:#393A34" > )< / span > < span class = "token punctuation" style = "color:#393A34" > ;< / span > < span class = "token plain" > < / span > < br > < / span > < span class = "token-line" style = "color:#393A34" > < span class = "token plain" style = "display:inline-block" > < / span > < br > < / span > < span class = "token-line" style = "color:#393A34" > < span class = "token plain" > < / span > < span class = "token keyword" style = "color:#00009f" > await< / span > < span class = "token plain" > page< / span > < span class = "token punctuation" style = "color:#393A34" > .< / span > < span class = "token function" style = "color:#d73a49" > goto< / span > < span class = "token punctuation" style = "color:#393A34" > (< / span > < span class = "token string" style = "color:#e3116c" > ' https://developers.google.com/web/' < / span > < span class = "token punctuation" style = "color:#393A34" > )< / span > < span class = "token punctuation" style = "color:#393A34" > ;< / span > < span class = "token plain" > < / span > < br > < / span > < span class = "token-line" style = "color:#393A34" > < span class = "token plain" style = "display:inline-block" > < / span > < br > < / span > < span class = "token-line" style = "color:#393A34" > < span class = "token plain" > < / span > < span class = "token comment" style = "color:#999988;font-style:italic" > // Type into search box.< / span > < span class = "token plain" > < / span > < br > < / span > < span cl
< a href = "https://developers.google.com/web/updates/2017/04/headless-chrome" target = "_blank" rel = "noopener noreferrer" > headless mode< / a > .
To launch a full version of Chromium, set the
< a href = "https://pptr.dev/api/puppeteer.browserlaunchargumentoptions.headless" target = "_blank" rel = "noopener noreferrer" > < code > headless< / code > < / a >
option when launching a browser:< / p > < div class = "language-ts codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style = "--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa" > < div class = "codeBlockContent_biex" > < pre tabindex = "0" class = "prism-code language-ts codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" > < code class = "codeBlockLines_e6Vv" > < span class = "token-line" style = "color:#393A34" > < span class = "token keyword" style = "color:#00009f" > const< / span > < span class = "token plain" > browser < / span > < span class = "token operator" style = "color:#393A34" > =< / span > < span class = "token plain" > < / span > < span class = "token keyword" style = "color:#00009f" > await< / span > < span class = "token plain" > puppeteer< / span > < span class = "token punctuation" style = "color:#393A34" > .< / span > < span class = "token function" style = "color:#d73a49" > launch< / span > < span class = "token punctuation" style = "color:#393A34" > (< / span > < span class = "token punctuation" style = "color:#393A34" > {< / span > < span class = "token plain" > headless< / span > < span class = "token operator" style = "color:#393A34" > :< / span > < span class = "token plain" > < / span > < span class = "token boolean" style = "color:#36acaa" > false< / span > < span class = "token punctuation" style = "color:#393A34" > }< / span > < span class = "token punctuation" style = "color:#393A34" > )< / span > < span class = "token punctuation" style = "color:#393A34" > ;< / span > < span class = "token plain" > < / span > < span class = "token comment" style = "color:#999988;font-style:italic" > // default is true< / span > < br > < / span > < / code > < / pre > < div class = "buttonGroup__atx" > < button type = "button" aria-label = "Copy code to clipboard" title = "Copy" class = "clean-btn" > < span class = "copyButtonIcons_eSgA" aria-hidden = "true" > < svg class = "copyButtonIcon_y97N" viewBox = "0 0 24 24" > < path d = "M19,21H8V7H19M19,5H8A2,2 0 0,0 6,7V21A2,2 0 0,0 8,23H19A2,2 0 0,0 21,21V7A2,2 0 0,0 19,5M16,1H4A2,2 0 0,0 2,3V17H4V3H16V1Z" > < / path > < / svg > < svg class = "copyButtonSuccessIcon_LjdS" viewBox = "0 0 24 24" > < path d = "M21,7L9,19L3.5,13.5L4.91,12.09L9,16.17L19.59,5.59L21,7Z" > < / path > < / svg > < / span > < / button > < / div > < / div > < / div > < p > < strong > 2. Runs a bundled version of Chromium< / strong > < / p > < p > By default, Puppeteer downloads and uses a specific version of Chromium so its
API is guaranteed to work out of the box. To use Puppeteer with a different
version of Chrome or Chromium, pass in the executable' s path when creating a
< code > Browser< / code > instance:< / p > < div class = "language-ts codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style = "--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa" > < div class = "codeBlockContent_biex" > < pre tabindex = "0" class = "prism-code language-ts codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" > < code class = "codeBlockLines_e6Vv" > < span class = "token-line" style = "color:#393A34" > < span class = "token keyword" style = "color:#00009f" > const< / span > < span class = "token plain" > browser < / span > < span class = "token operator" style = "color:#393A34" > =< / span > < span class = "token plain" > < / span > < span class = "token keyword" style = "color:#00009f" > await< / span > < span class = "token plain" > puppeteer< / span > < span class = "token punctuation" style = "color:#393A34" > .< / span > < span class = "token function" style = "color:#d73a49" > launch< / span > < span class = "token punctuation" style = "color:#393A34" > (< / span > < span class = "token punctuation" style = "color:#393A34" > {< / span > < span class = "token plain" > executablePath< / span > < span class = "token operator" style = "color:#393A34" > :< / span > < span class = "token plain" > < / span > < span class = "token string" style = "color:#e3116c" > ' /path/to/Chrome' < / span > < span class = "token punctuation" style = "color:#393A34" > }< / span > < span class = "token punctuation" style = "color:#393A34" > )< / span > < span class = "token punctuation" style = "color:#393A34" > ;< / span > < br > < / span > < / code > < / pre > < div class = "buttonGroup__atx" > < button type = "button" aria-label = "Copy code to clipboard" title = "Copy" class = "clean-btn" > < span class = "copyButtonIcons_eSgA" aria-hidden = "true" > < svg class = "copyButtonIcon_y97N" viewBox = "0 0 24 24" > < path d = "M19,21H8V7H19M19,5H8A2,2 0 0,0 6,7V21A2,2 0 0,0 8,23H19A2,2 0 0,0 21,21V7A2,2 0 0,0 19,5M16,1H4A2,2 0 0,0 2,3V17H4V3H16V1Z" > < / path > < / svg > < svg class = "copyButtonSuccessIcon_LjdS" viewBox = "0 0 24 24" > < path d = "M21,7L9,19L3.5,13.5L4.91,12.09L9,16.17L19.59,5.59L21,7Z" > < / path > < / svg > < / span > < / button > < / div > < / div > < / div > < p > You can also use Puppeteer with Firefox Nightly (experimental support). See
< a href = "https://pptr.dev/api/puppeteer.puppeteernode.launch" target = "_blank" rel = "noopener noreferrer" > < code > Puppeteer.launch< / code > < / a > for
more information.< / p > < p > See
< a href = "https://www.howtogeek.com/202825/what%E2%80%99s-the-difference-between-chromium-and-chrome/" target = "_blank" rel = "noopener noreferrer" > < code > this article< / code > < / a >
for a description of the differences between Chromium and Chrome.
< a href = "https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/refs/heads/main/docs/chromium_browser_vs_google_chrome.md" target = "_blank" rel = "noopener noreferrer" > < code > This article< / code > < / a >
describes some differences for Linux users.< / p > < p > < strong > 3. Creates a fresh user profile< / strong > < / p > < p > Puppeteer creates its own browser user profile which it < strong > cleans up on every
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