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Frame.waitForNavigation() method

Waits for the frame to navigate. It is useful for when you run code which will indirectly cause the frame to navigate.

Usage of the History API to change the URL is considered a navigation.

Signature:​

class Frame {
  abstract waitForNavigation(options?: {
    timeout?: number;
    waitUntil?: PuppeteerLifeCycleEvent | PuppeteerLifeCycleEvent[];
  }): Promise<HTTPResponse | null>;
}

Parameters​

ParameterTypeDescription
options{ timeout?: number; waitUntil?: PuppeteerLifeCycleEvent | PuppeteerLifeCycleEvent[]; }(Optional) options to configure when the navigation is consided finished.

Returns:

Promise<HTTPResponse | null>

a promise that resolves when the frame navigates to a new URL.

Example​

const [response] = await Promise.all([
  // The navigation promise resolves after navigation has finished
  frame.waitForNavigation(),
  // Clicking the link will indirectly cause a navigation
  frame.click('a.my-link'),
]);