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sidebar_label: PuppeteerNode
---
# PuppeteerNode class
Extends the main [Puppeteer](./puppeteer.puppeteer.md) class with Node specific behaviour for fetching and downloading browsers.
If you're using Puppeteer in a Node environment, this is the class you'll get when you run `require('puppeteer')` (or the equivalent ES `import`).
#### Signature:
```typescript
export declare class PuppeteerNode extends Puppeteer
```
**Extends:** [Puppeteer](./puppeteer.puppeteer.md)
## Remarks
The most common method to use is [launch](./puppeteer.puppeteernode.launch.md), which is used to launch and connect to a new browser instance.
See [the main Puppeteer class](./puppeteer.puppeteer.md) for methods common to all environments, such as [Puppeteer.connect()](./puppeteer.puppeteer.connect.md).
The constructor for this class is marked as internal. Third-party code should not call the constructor directly or create subclasses that extend the `PuppeteerNode` class.
## Example
The following is a typical example of using Puppeteer to drive automation:
```ts
import puppeteer from 'puppeteer';
(async () => {
const browser = await puppeteer.launch();
const page = await browser.newPage();
await page.goto('https://www.google.com');
// other actions...
await browser.close();
})();
```
Once you have created a `page` you have access to a large API to interact with the page, navigate, or find certain elements in that page. The [\`page\` documentation](./puppeteer.page.md) lists all the available methods.
## Properties
<table><thead><tr><th>
Property
</th><th>
Modifiers
</th><th>
Type
</th><th>
Description
</th></tr></thead>
<tbody><tr><td>
defaultProduct
</td><td>
`readonly`
</td><td>
[Product](./puppeteer.product.md)
</td><td>
The name of the browser that will be launched by default. For `puppeteer`, this is influenced by your configuration. Otherwise, it's `chrome`.
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
lastLaunchedProduct
</td><td>
`readonly`
</td><td>
[Product](./puppeteer.product.md)
</td><td>
The name of the browser that was last launched.
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
product
</td><td>
`readonly, deprecated`
</td><td>
string
</td><td>
**Deprecated:**
Do not use as this field as it does not take into account multiple browsers of different types. Use [defaultProduct](./puppeteer.puppeteernode.defaultproduct.md) or [lastLaunchedProduct](./puppeteer.puppeteernode.lastlaunchedproduct.md).
</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
## Methods
<table><thead><tr><th>
Method
</th><th>
Modifiers
</th><th>
Description
</th></tr></thead>
<tbody><tr><td>
[connect(options)](./puppeteer.puppeteernode.connect.md)
</td><td>
</td><td>
This method attaches Puppeteer to an existing browser instance.
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
[defaultArgs(options)](./puppeteer.puppeteernode.defaultargs.md)
</td><td>
</td><td>
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
[executablePath(channel)](./puppeteer.puppeteernode.executablepath.md)
</td><td>
</td><td>
The default executable path.
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
[launch(options)](./puppeteer.puppeteernode.launch.md)
</td><td>
</td><td>
Launches a browser instance with given arguments and options when specified.
When using with `puppeteer-core`, [options.executablePath](./puppeteer.launchoptions.md) or [options.channel](./puppeteer.launchoptions.md) must be provided.
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
[trimCache()](./puppeteer.puppeteernode.trimcache.md)
</td><td>
</td><td>
Removes all non-current Firefox and Chrome binaries in the cache directory identified by the provided Puppeteer configuration. The current browser version is determined by resolving PUPPETEER_REVISIONS from Puppeteer unless `configuration.browserRevision` is provided.
</td></tr>
</tbody></table>