puppeteer/docs/api/puppeteer.browserconnectoptions.md

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sidebar_label: BrowserConnectOptions
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# BrowserConnectOptions interface

Generic browser options that can be passed when launching any browser or when connecting to an existing browser instance.

#### Signature:

```typescript
export interface BrowserConnectOptions
```

## Properties

| Property          | Modifiers             | Type                                                        | Description                                                                               | Default                     |
| ----------------- | --------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------- |
| defaultViewport   | <code>optional</code> | [Viewport](./puppeteer.viewport.md) \| null                 | Sets the viewport for each page.                                                          | '{width: 800, height: 600}' |
| ignoreHTTPSErrors | <code>optional</code> | boolean                                                     | Whether to ignore HTTPS errors during navigation.                                         | <code>false</code>          |
| protocol          | <code>optional</code> | [ProtocolType](./puppeteer.protocoltype.md)                 |                                                                                           | 'cdp'                       |
| protocolTimeout   | <code>optional</code> | number                                                      | Timeout setting for individual protocol (CDP) calls.                                      | <code>180_000</code>        |
| slowMo            | <code>optional</code> | number                                                      | Slows down Puppeteer operations by the specified amount of milliseconds to aid debugging. |                             |
| targetFilter      | <code>optional</code> | [TargetFilterCallback](./puppeteer.targetfiltercallback.md) | Callback to decide if Puppeteer should connect to a given target or not.                  |                             |