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# Puppeteer
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#### [Guides](https://pptr.dev/category/guides) | [API](https://pptr.dev/api) | [FAQ](https://pptr.dev/faq) | [Contributing](https://pptr.dev/contributing) | [Troubleshooting](https://pptr.dev/troubleshooting)
> Puppeteer is a Node.js library which provides a high-level API to control
> Chrome/Chromium over the
> [DevTools Protocol](https://chromedevtools.github.io/devtools-protocol/).
> Puppeteer runs in
> [headless](https://developers.google.com/web/updates/2017/04/headless-chrome)
> mode by default, but can be configured to run in full (non-headless)
> Chrome/Chromium.
#### What can I do?
Most things that you can do manually in the browser can be done using Puppeteer!
Here are a few examples to get you started:
- Generate screenshots and PDFs of pages.
- Crawl a SPA (Single-Page Application) and generate pre-rendered content (i.e.
"SSR" (Server-Side Rendering)).
- Automate form submission, UI testing, keyboard input, etc.
- Create an automated testing environment using the latest JavaScript and
browser features.
- Capture a
[timeline trace](https://developers.google.com/web/tools/chrome-devtools/evaluate-performance/reference)
of your site to help diagnose performance issues.
- Test Chrome Extensions.
## Getting Started
### Installation
To use Puppeteer in your project, run:
```bash
npm i puppeteer
# or `yarn add puppeteer`
# or `pnpm i puppeteer`
```
When you install Puppeteer, it automatically downloads a recent version of
Chromium (~170MB macOS, ~282MB Linux, ~280MB Windows) that is
[guaranteed to work](https://pptr.dev/faq#q-why-doesnt-puppeteer-vxxx-work-with-chromium-vyyy)
with Puppeteer. For a version of Puppeteer without installation, see
[`puppeteer-core`](#puppeteer-core).
#### Configuration
Puppeteer uses several defaults that can be customized through configuration
files.
For example, to change the default cache directory Puppeteer uses to install
browsers, you can add a `.puppeteerrc.cjs` (or `puppeteer.config.cjs`) at the
root of your application with the contents
```js
const {join} = require('path');
/**
* @type {import("puppeteer").Configuration}
*/
module.exports = {
// Changes the cache location for Puppeteer.
cacheDirectory: join(__dirname, '.cache', 'puppeteer'),
};
```
After adding the configuration file, you will need to remove and reinstall
`puppeteer` for it to take effect.
See the [configuration guide](https://pptr.dev/guides/configuration) for more
information.
#### `puppeteer-core`
Every release since v1.7.0 we publish two packages:
- [`puppeteer`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/puppeteer)
- [`puppeteer-core`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/puppeteer-core)
`puppeteer` is a _product_ for browser automation. When installed, it downloads
a version of Chromium, which it then drives using `puppeteer-core`. Being an
end-user product, `puppeteer` automates several workflows using reasonable
defaults [that can be customized](https://pptr.dev/guides/configuration).
`puppeteer-core` is a _library_ to help drive anything that supports DevTools
protocol. Being a library, `puppeteer-core` is fully driven through its
programmatic interface implying no defaults are assumed and `puppeteer-core`
will not download Chromium when installed.
You should use `puppeteer-core` if you are
[connecting to a remote browser](https://pptr.dev/api/puppeteer.puppeteer.connect)
or [managing browsers yourself](https://pptr.dev/api/puppeteer.browserfetcher).
If you are managing browsers yourself, you will need to call
[`puppeteer.launch`](https://pptr.dev/api/puppeteer.puppeteernode.launch) with
an an explicit
[`executablePath`](https://pptr.dev/api/puppeteer.launchoptions.executablepath)
(or [`channel`](https://pptr.dev/api/puppeteer.launchoptions.channel) if it's
installed in a standard location).
When using `puppeteer-core`, remember to change the import:
```ts
import puppeteer from 'puppeteer-core';
```
### Usage
Puppeteer follows the latest
[maintenance LTS](https://github.com/nodejs/Release#release-schedule) version of
Node.
Puppeteer will be familiar to people using other browser testing frameworks. You
[launch](https://pptr.dev/api/puppeteer.puppeteernode.launch)/[connect](https://pptr.dev/api/puppeteer.puppeteernode.connect)
a [browser](https://pptr.dev/api/puppeteer.browser),
[create](https://pptr.dev/api/puppeteer.browser.newpage) some
[pages](https://pptr.dev/api/puppeteer.page), and then manipulate them with
[Puppeteer's API](https://pptr.dev/api).
For more in-depth usage, check our [guides](https://pptr.dev/category/guides)
and [examples](https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/tree/main/examples).
#### Example
The following example searches [developer.chrome.com](https://developer.chrome.com/) for blog posts with text "automate beyond recorder", click on the first result and print the full title of the blog post.
```ts
import puppeteer from 'puppeteer';
(async () => {
const browser = await puppeteer.launch();
const page = await browser.newPage();
await page.goto('https://developer.chrome.com/');
// Set screen size
await page.setViewport({width: 1080, height: 1024});
// Type into search box
await page.type('.search-box__input', 'automate beyond recorder');
// Wait and click on first result
const searchResultSelector = '.search-box__link';
await page.waitForSelector(searchResultSelector);
await page.click(searchResultSelector);
// Localte the full title with a unique string
const textSelector = await page.waitForSelector(
'text/Customize and automate'
);
const fullTitle = await textSelector.evaluate(el => el.textContent);
// Print the full title
console.log('The title of this blog post is "%s".', fullTitle);
await browser.close();
})();
```
### Default runtime settings
**1. Uses Headless mode**
Puppeteer launches Chromium in
[headless mode](https://developers.google.com/web/updates/2017/04/headless-chrome).
To launch a full version of Chromium, set the
[`headless`](https://pptr.dev/api/puppeteer.browserlaunchargumentoptions.headless)
option when launching a browser:
```ts
const browser = await puppeteer.launch({headless: false}); // default is true
```
**2. Runs a bundled version of Chromium**
By default, Puppeteer downloads and uses a specific version of Chromium so its
API is guaranteed to work out of the box. To use Puppeteer with a different
version of Chrome or Chromium, pass in the executable's path when creating a
`Browser` instance:
```ts
const browser = await puppeteer.launch({executablePath: '/path/to/Chrome'});
```
You can also use Puppeteer with Firefox Nightly (experimental support). See
[`Puppeteer.launch`](https://pptr.dev/api/puppeteer.puppeteernode.launch) for
more information.
See
[`this article`](https://www.howtogeek.com/202825/what%E2%80%99s-the-difference-between-chromium-and-chrome/)
for a description of the differences between Chromium and Chrome.
[`This article`](https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/refs/heads/main/docs/chromium_browser_vs_google_chrome.md)
describes some differences for Linux users.
**3. Creates a fresh user profile**
Puppeteer creates its own browser user profile which it **cleans up on every
run**.
#### Using Docker
See our [Docker guide](https://pptr.dev/guides/docker).
#### Using Chrome Extensions
See our [Chrome extensions guide](https://pptr.dev/guides/chrome-extensions).
## Resources
- [API Documentation](https://pptr.dev/api)
- [Guides](https://pptr.dev/category/guides)
- [Examples](https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/tree/main/examples)
- [Community list of Puppeteer resources](https://github.com/transitive-bullshit/awesome-puppeteer)
## Contributing
Check out our [contributing guide](https://pptr.dev/contributing) to get an
overview of Puppeteer development.
## FAQ
Our [FAQ](https://pptr.dev/faq) has migrated to
[our site](https://pptr.dev/faq).