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Browser.waitForTarget() method

Searches for a target in all browser contexts.

Signature:

waitForTarget(predicate: (x: Target) => boolean | Promise<boolean>, options?: WaitForTargetOptions): Promise<Target>;

Parameters​

ParameterTypeDescription
predicate(x: Target) => boolean | Promise<boolean>A function to be run for every target.
optionsWaitForTargetOptions(Optional)

Returns:

Promise<Target>

The first target found that matches the predicate function.

Example​

An example of finding a target for a page opened via window.open:

await page.evaluate(() => window.open('https://www.example.com/'));
const newWindowTarget = await browser.waitForTarget(
  target => target.url() === 'https://www.example.com/'
);