GoogleChrome/lighthouse · error · LighthouseError

READ_FAILED

READ_FAILED

Error message

An internal Chrome error occurred. Please restart Chrome and try re-running Lighthouse.

What it means

Error "An internal Chrome error occurred. Please restart Chrome and try re-running Lighthouse." thrown in GoogleChrome/lighthouse.

Source

Thrown at core/lib/lh-error.js:375

    message: UIStrings.notHtml,
    lhrRuntimeError: true,
  },

  // Protocol internal failures
  TRACING_ALREADY_STARTED: {
    code: 'TRACING_ALREADY_STARTED',
    message: UIStrings.internalChromeError,
    pattern: /Tracing.*started/,
    lhrRuntimeError: true,
  },
  PARSING_PROBLEM: {
    code: 'PARSING_PROBLEM',
    message: UIStrings.internalChromeError,
    pattern: /Parsing problem/,
    lhrRuntimeError: true,
  },
  READ_FAILED: {
    code: 'READ_FAILED',
    message: UIStrings.internalChromeError,
    pattern: /Read failed/,
    lhrRuntimeError: true,
  },

  // URL parsing failures
  INVALID_URL: {
    code: 'INVALID_URL',
    message: UIStrings.urlInvalid,
  },

  /* Protocol timeout failures
   * Requires an additional `protocolMethod` field for translation.
   */
  PROTOCOL_TIMEOUT: {
    code: 'PROTOCOL_TIMEOUT',
    message: UIStrings.protocolTimeout,
    lhrRuntimeError: true,

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Solutions

1. Restart Chrome and re-run Lighthouse.
2. Update Chrome to the latest version.
3. Close other tabs and applications to free system resources.

When it happens

Trigger: Raised on an internal Chrome failure while evaluating or navigating the page.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of GoogleChrome/lighthouse@9515cd4e58 (2026-08-13). Data as JSON: /api/errors/8c3440c240d29f42. Report an issue: GitHub.