puppeteer/docs/api/puppeteer.target.type.md

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sidebar_label: Target.type
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# Target.type() method

Identifies what kind of target this is.

**Signature:**

```typescript
class Target {type(): 'page' | 'background_page' | 'service_worker' | 'shared_worker' | 'other' | 'browser' | 'webview';}
```
**Returns:**

'page' \| 'background\_page' \| 'service\_worker' \| 'shared\_worker' \| 'other' \| 'browser' \| 'webview'

## Remarks

See [docs](https://developer.chrome.com/extensions/background_pages) for more info about background pages.