- since: v1.12
API for collecting and saving Playwright traces. Playwright traces can be opened in Trace Viewer after Playwright script runs.
Start recording a trace before performing actions. At the end, stop tracing and save it to a file.
const browser = await chromium.launch();
const context = await browser.newContext();
await context.tracing.start({ screenshots: true, snapshots: true });
const page = await context.newPage();
await page.goto('https://playwright.dev');
await context.tracing.stop({ path: 'trace.zip' });
Browser browser = chromium.launch();
BrowserContext context = browser.newContext();
context.tracing().start(new Tracing.StartOptions()
.setScreenshots(true)
.setSnapshots(true));
Page page = context.newPage();
page.navigate("https://playwright.dev");
context.tracing().stop(new Tracing.StopOptions()
.setPath(Paths.get("trace.zip")));
browser = await chromium.launch()
context = await browser.new_context()
await context.tracing.start(screenshots=True, snapshots=True)
page = await context.new_page()
await page.goto("https://playwright.dev")
await context.tracing.stop(path = "trace.zip")
browser = chromium.launch()
context = browser.new_context()
context.tracing.start(screenshots=True, snapshots=True)
page = context.new_page()
page.goto("https://playwright.dev")
context.tracing.stop(path = "trace.zip")
using var playwright = await Playwright.CreateAsync();
var browser = await playwright.Chromium.LaunchAsync();
await using var context = await browser.NewContextAsync();
await context.Tracing.StartAsync(new()
{
Screenshots = true,
Snapshots = true
});
var page = await context.NewPageAsync();
await page.GotoAsync("https://playwright.dev");
await context.Tracing.StopAsync(new()
{
Path = "trace.zip"
});
- since: v1.12
Start tracing.
Usage
await context.tracing.start({ screenshots: true, snapshots: true });
const page = await context.newPage();
await page.goto('https://playwright.dev');
await context.tracing.stop({ path: 'trace.zip' });
context.tracing().start(new Tracing.StartOptions()
.setScreenshots(true)
.setSnapshots(true));
Page page = context.newPage();
page.navigate("https://playwright.dev");
context.tracing().stop(new Tracing.StopOptions()
.setPath(Paths.get("trace.zip")));
await context.tracing.start(screenshots=True, snapshots=True)
page = await context.new_page()
await page.goto("https://playwright.dev")
await context.tracing.stop(path = "trace.zip")
context.tracing.start(screenshots=True, snapshots=True)
page = context.new_page()
page.goto("https://playwright.dev")
context.tracing.stop(path = "trace.zip")
using var playwright = await Playwright.CreateAsync();
var browser = await playwright.Chromium.LaunchAsync();
await using var context = await browser.NewContextAsync();
await context.Tracing.StartAsync(new()
{
Screenshots = true,
Snapshots = true
});
var page = await context.NewPageAsync();
await page.GotoAsync("https://playwright.dev");
await context.Tracing.StopAsync(new()
{
Path = "trace.zip"
});
- since: v1.12
name
<[string]>
If specified, intermediate trace files are going to be saved into the files with the
given name prefix inside the [option: BrowserType.launch.tracesDir
] directory specified in [method: BrowserType.launch
].
To specify the final trace zip file name, you need to pass path
option to
[method: Tracing.stop
] instead.
- since: v1.12
screenshots
<[boolean]>
Whether to capture screenshots during tracing. Screenshots are used to build a timeline preview.
- since: v1.12
snapshots
<[boolean]>
If this option is true tracing will
- capture DOM snapshot on every action
- record network activity
- since: v1.17
- langs: js, csharp, python
sources
<[boolean]>
Whether to include source files for trace actions.
- since: v1.17
- langs: java
sources
<[boolean]>
Whether to include source files for trace actions. List of the directories with source code for the application
must be provided via PLAYWRIGHT_JAVA_SRC
environment variable (the paths should be separated by ';' on Windows
and by ':' on other platforms).
- since: v1.17
title
<[string]>
Trace name to be shown in the Trace Viewer.
- since: v1.15
Start a new trace chunk. If you'd like to record multiple traces on the same [BrowserContext], use [method: Tracing.start
] once, and then create multiple trace chunks with [method: Tracing.startChunk
] and [method: Tracing.stopChunk
].
Usage
await context.tracing.start({ screenshots: true, snapshots: true });
const page = await context.newPage();
await page.goto('https://playwright.dev');
await context.tracing.startChunk();
await page.getByText('Get Started').click();
// Everything between startChunk and stopChunk will be recorded in the trace.
await context.tracing.stopChunk({ path: 'trace1.zip' });
await context.tracing.startChunk();
await page.goto('http://example.com');
// Save a second trace file with different actions.
await context.tracing.stopChunk({ path: 'trace2.zip' });
context.tracing().start(new Tracing.StartOptions()
.setScreenshots(true)
.setSnapshots(true));
Page page = context.newPage();
page.navigate("https://playwright.dev");
context.tracing().startChunk();
page.getByText("Get Started").click();
// Everything between startChunk and stopChunk will be recorded in the trace.
context.tracing().stopChunk(new Tracing.StopChunkOptions()
.setPath(Paths.get("trace1.zip")));
context.tracing().startChunk();
page.navigate("http://example.com");
// Save a second trace file with different actions.
context.tracing().stopChunk(new Tracing.StopChunkOptions()
.setPath(Paths.get("trace2.zip")));
await context.tracing.start(screenshots=True, snapshots=True)
page = await context.new_page()
await page.goto("https://playwright.dev")
await context.tracing.start_chunk()
await page.get_by_text("Get Started").click()
# Everything between start_chunk and stop_chunk will be recorded in the trace.
await context.tracing.stop_chunk(path = "trace1.zip")
await context.tracing.start_chunk()
await page.goto("http://example.com")
# Save a second trace file with different actions.
await context.tracing.stop_chunk(path = "trace2.zip")
context.tracing.start(screenshots=True, snapshots=True)
page = context.new_page()
page.goto("https://playwright.dev")
context.tracing.start_chunk()
page.get_by_text("Get Started").click()
# Everything between start_chunk and stop_chunk will be recorded in the trace.
context.tracing.stop_chunk(path = "trace1.zip")
context.tracing.start_chunk()
page.goto("http://example.com")
# Save a second trace file with different actions.
context.tracing.stop_chunk(path = "trace2.zip")
using var playwright = await Playwright.CreateAsync();
var browser = await playwright.Chromium.LaunchAsync();
await using var context = await browser.NewContextAsync();
await context.Tracing.StartAsync(new()
{
Screenshots = true,
Snapshots = true
});
var page = await context.NewPageAsync();
await page.GotoAsync("https://playwright.dev");
await context.Tracing.StartChunkAsync();
await page.GetByText("Get Started").ClickAsync();
// Everything between StartChunkAsync and StopChunkAsync will be recorded in the trace.
await context.Tracing.StopChunkAsync(new()
{
Path = "trace1.zip"
});
await context.Tracing.StartChunkAsync();
await page.GotoAsync("http://example.com");
// Save a second trace file with different actions.
await context.Tracing.StopChunkAsync(new()
{
Path = "trace2.zip"
});
- since: v1.17
title
<[string]>
Trace name to be shown in the Trace Viewer.
- since: v1.32
name
<[string]>
If specified, intermediate trace files are going to be saved into the files with the
given name prefix inside the [option: BrowserType.launch.tracesDir
] directory specified in [method: BrowserType.launch
].
To specify the final trace zip file name, you need to pass path
option to
[method: Tracing.stopChunk
] instead.
- since: v1.49
:::caution
Use test.step
instead when available.
:::
Creates a new group within the trace, assigning any subsequent API calls to this group, until [method: Tracing.groupEnd
] is called. Groups can be nested and will be visible in the trace viewer.
Usage
// use test.step instead
await test.step('Log in', async () => {
// ...
});
// All actions between group and groupEnd
// will be shown in the trace viewer as a group.
page.context().tracing().group("Open Playwright.dev > API");
page.navigate("https://playwright.dev/");
page.getByRole(AriaRole.LINK, new Page.GetByRoleOptions().setName("API")).click();
page.context().tracing().groupEnd();
# All actions between group and group_end
# will be shown in the trace viewer as a group.
page.context.tracing.group("Open Playwright.dev > API")
page.goto("https://playwright.dev/")
page.get_by_role("link", name="API").click()
page.context.tracing.group_end()
# All actions between group and group_end
# will be shown in the trace viewer as a group.
await page.context.tracing.group("Open Playwright.dev > API")
await page.goto("https://playwright.dev/")
await page.get_by_role("link", name="API").click()
await page.context.tracing.group_end()
// All actions between GroupAsync and GroupEndAsync
// will be shown in the trace viewer as a group.
await Page.Context.Tracing.GroupAsync("Open Playwright.dev > API");
await Page.GotoAsync("https://playwright.dev/");
await Page.GetByRole(AriaRole.Link, new() { Name = "API" }).ClickAsync();
await Page.Context.Tracing.GroupEndAsync();
- since: v1.49
name
<[string]>
Group name shown in the trace viewer.
- since: v1.49
location
?<[Object]>file
<[string]>line
?<[int]>column
?<[int]>
Specifies a custom location for the group to be shown in the trace viewer. Defaults to the location of the [method: Tracing.group
] call.
- since: v1.49
Closes the last group created by [method: Tracing.group
].
- since: v1.12
Stop tracing.
- since: v1.12
path
<[path]>
Export trace into the file with the given path.
- since: v1.15
Stop the trace chunk. See [method: Tracing.startChunk
] for more details about multiple trace chunks.
- since: v1.15
path
<[path]>
Export trace collected since the last [method: Tracing.startChunk
] call into the file with the given path.