puppeteer/docs/api/puppeteer.browserlaunchargumentoptions.md

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sidebar_label: BrowserLaunchArgumentOptions
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# BrowserLaunchArgumentOptions interface

Launcher options that only apply to Chrome.

#### Signature:

```typescript
export interface BrowserLaunchArgumentOptions
```

## Properties

| Property                                                                    | Modifiers | Type             | Description                                                                                                                                                                | Default            |
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------- | ---------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------ |
| [args?](./puppeteer.browserlaunchargumentoptions.args.md)                   |           | string\[\]       | _(Optional)_ Additional command line arguments to pass to the browser instance.                                                                                            |                    |
| [debuggingPort?](./puppeteer.browserlaunchargumentoptions.debuggingport.md) |           | number           | _(Optional)_                                                                                                                                                               |                    |
| [devtools?](./puppeteer.browserlaunchargumentoptions.devtools.md)           |           | boolean          | _(Optional)_ Whether to auto-open a DevTools panel for each tab. If this is set to <code>true</code>, then <code>headless</code> will be forced to <code>false</code>.     | <code>false</code> |
| [headless?](./puppeteer.browserlaunchargumentoptions.headless.md)           |           | boolean \| 'new' | _(Optional)_ Whether to run the browser in headless mode.                                                                                                                  | true               |
| [userDataDir?](./puppeteer.browserlaunchargumentoptions.userdatadir.md)     |           | string           | _(Optional)_ Path to a user data directory. [see the Chromium docs](https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/refs/heads/main/docs/user_data_dir.md) for more info. |                    |
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			`sidebar_label: BrowserLaunchArgumentOptions`
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			`# BrowserLaunchArgumentOptions interface`

			`Launcher options that only apply to Chrome.`

fix: update documentation on configuring puppeteer (#9150) This PR updates the docs regarding configuring puppeteer. In addition, some changes have been made to the documentation generator to show default values on the documentation site. Also fixes: https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/pull/9144 2022-10-24 07:07:05 +00:00			`#### Signature:`
chore: format docs (#8629) 2022-07-05 13:41:43 +00:00
			```typescript
			`export interface BrowserLaunchArgumentOptions`
			```

			`## Properties`

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			`\| --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \| --------- \| ---------------- \| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \| ------------------ \|`
			`\| [args?](./puppeteer.browserlaunchargumentoptions.args.md) \| \| string\[\] \| _(Optional)_ Additional command line arguments to pass to the browser instance. \| \|`
			`\| [debuggingPort?](./puppeteer.browserlaunchargumentoptions.debuggingport.md) \| \| number \| _(Optional)_ \| \|`
			`\| [devtools?](./puppeteer.browserlaunchargumentoptions.devtools.md) \| \| boolean \| _(Optional)_ Whether to auto-open a DevTools panel for each tab. If this is set to <code>true</code>, then <code>headless</code> will be forced to <code>false</code>. \| <code>false</code> \|`
			`\| [headless?](./puppeteer.browserlaunchargumentoptions.headless.md) \| \| boolean \\| 'new' \| _(Optional)_ Whether to run the browser in headless mode. \| true \|`
			`\| [userDataDir?](./puppeteer.browserlaunchargumentoptions.userdatadir.md) \| \| string \| _(Optional)_ Path to a user data directory. [see the Chromium docs](https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/refs/heads/main/docs/user_data_dir.md) for more info. \| \|`