puppeteer/docs/api/puppeteer.configuration.md
jrandolf f07ad2c661
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 09:07:05 +02:00

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Configuration

Configuration interface

Defines options to configure Puppeteer's behavior during installation and runtime.

See individual properties for more information.

Signature:

export interface Configuration

Properties

Property Modifiers Type Description Default
browserRevision? string

(Optional) Specifies a certain version of the browser you'd like Puppeteer to use.

Can be overridden by PUPPETEER_BROWSER_REVISION.

See puppeteer.launch on how executable path is inferred.

A compatible-revision of the browser.
cacheDirectory? string

(Optional) Defines the directory to be used by Puppeteer for caching.

Can be overridden by PUPPETEER_CACHE_DIR.

path.join(os.homedir(), '.cache', 'puppeteer')
defaultProduct? Product

(Optional) Specifies which browser you'd like Puppeteer to use.

Can be overridden by PUPPETEER_PRODUCT.

'chrome'
downloadHost? string

(Optional) Specifies the URL prefix that is used to download Chromium.

Can be overridden by PUPPETEER_DOWNLOAD_HOST.

Either https://storage.googleapis.com or https://archive.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/nightly/latest-mozilla-central, depending on the product.
downloadPath? string

(Optional) Specifies the path for the downloads folder.

Can be overridden by PUPPETEER_DOWNLOAD_PATH.

<cache>/<product> where <cache> is Puppeteer's cache directory and <product> is the name of the browser.
executablePath? string

(Optional) Specifies an executable path to be used in puppeteer.launch.

Can be overridden by PUPPETEER_EXECUTABLE_PATH.

Auto-computed.
experiments? ExperimentsConfiguration (Optional) Defines experimental options for Puppeteer.
logLevel? 'silent' | 'error' | 'warn'

(Optional) Tells Puppeteer to log at the given level.

At the moment, any option silences logging.

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skipDownload? boolean

(Optional) Tells Puppeteer to not download during installation.

Can be overridden by PUPPETEER_SKIP_DOWNLOAD.

temporaryDirectory? string

(Optional) Defines the directory to be used by Puppeteer for creating temporary files.

Can be overridden by PUPPETEER_TMP_DIR.

os.tmpdir()