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microsoft/playwright

Playwright is a framework for Web Testing and Automation. It allows testing Chromium, Firefox and WebKit with a single API. · TypeScript · 855 source files

Analyzed at f1d33b5029 on 2026-09-21. 335 documented errors.

Code / MessageTypeSeverityTags
WebView has been closed
exception error
: channels are not expected in SocksSupport
validation error protocol, socks, validation, internal
No mapping for found
exception error android, input, text, keymap, validation
Unable to serialize IndexedDB
exception error
Chromium distribution
exception error chromium-channel, platform, launch, executable-path
This tab is already connected to another client
exception error browser-extension, chrome, tabs, cdp, mcp, connection-management
Unsupported token " " while parsing css selector " ". Did…
exception error css, selector, parsing, invalid-selector, user-input
Playwright Extension not found in
exception error mcp, config, extension, browser, cdp, setup
The object has been collected to prevent unbounded heap…
exception error memory, lifecycle, element-handle, garbage-collection
Init script file does not exist
validation error mcp, config, filesystem, init-script, validation
: dispatcher with guid has type , expected
validation error protocol, validation, internal, dispatcher, type-mismatch
kCoverageStashError + ': ' + error
exception error coverage, browser, storage
Attachment name ' ' escapes output directory
exception error trace, security, path-traversal, filesystem, validation
Drop target did not accept the drop — its dragover handler…
exception error drag-and-drop, html5-dnd, dom
Unable to serialize OPFS
exception error storage-state, opfs, serialization
Unknown key
exception error android, input, key, keymap, validation
Malformed endpoint. Did you use BrowserType.launchServer…
exception error network, connection, launchserver, configuration
: no object with guid
validation error protocol, validation, guid, lifecycle, use-after-close
Conflicting exactness in internal:role selector
exception error locator, role, selector, exactness, serialization
Unknown key
validation error keyboard, key, input, non-retriable, validation
Malformed selector: =
exception error selector, nested-selector, parsing, invalid-selector
Unable to retrieve content because the page is navigating…
exception error navigation, content, frame, race-condition, dom
Method not implemented.
exception error webview, ios, capability, not-implemented, permissions, geolocation
SyncServer: failed to bind HTTP server
exception error webview, ios, network, loopback, internal
Tracing is only available in Chromium
exception error tracing, chromium, browser, cdp
"expected" argument in toContainClass cannot contain RegExp…
validation error assertions, expect, matchers, locator, regex, typescript
Element is not visible
exception error dom, actionability, force
Chromium distribution
exception error chromium-channel, browser-not-found, launch, executable-path
Passed function is not well-serializable!
validation error evaluate, serialization, javascript, closure, function
Error while parsing css selector
exception error css, selector, parsing, invalid-selector, pseudo-class
Screencast is already started
exception error
Unexpected handle
exception error serialization, protocol, internal
: object with guid has type , expected
validation error protocol, validation, type-mismatch, guid
Unable to adopt element handle from a different document
exception error webkit, element-handle, frames, cross-document
Skill source directory not found
exception error skills, setup, package, filesystem, validation
Route is already handled!
exception error network, routing, api-misuse
: expected channel
validation error protocol, validation, channel, type-validation
Connecting to Android devices is not allowed.
exception error android, deny-launch, server, remote, protocol
Path
exception error install, lockfile, concurrency, registry
clientCertificates.origin is required
validation error client-certificates, validation, config, tls
New URL must have same protocol as overridden URL
validation error route, continue, url-override, protocol, network
: expected guid for
validation error protocol, validation, wire-format, guid
"role" argument in toHaveRole must be a string
validation error assertions, expect, matchers, accessibility, aria-role, typescript
is not installed . Run ` ` to install
exception critical browser-launch, install, executable, ffmpeg, version-mismatch
intercepts pointer events
exception error dom, actionability, overlay, pointer-events, force
config.updateSnapshots must be one of "all", "changed"…
validation error
Cannot set cookies without an open page
validation error webview, ios, cookies, capability
Clicking the checkbox did not change its state
exception error form, checkbox, state, custom-widget
Unable to generate locator for
exception error resolveselector, selector-generation, locator, frame
Function " " has been already registered
validation error bindings, expose-function, page, duplicate-name
"expected" argument in toContainClass cannot be a RegExp…
validation error assertions, expect, matchers, locator, regex, typescript
Playwright extension did not connect within
exception error mcp, extension, timeout, websocket
Invalid color scheme, should be one of "light", "dark"
exception error cli, validation, browser-options
Missing type
exception error version-mismatch, protocol, internal
Invalid http credentials format: use "username:password"…
validation error cli, http-authentication, credentials, input-validation, launch-options
None of cert, key, passphrase or pfx is specified
validation error client-certificates, tls, validation, browser-context
page: expected Page or Frame
exception error cdp, chromium, type-error, browser
Creating new API request contexts is not allowed.
exception error api-request, server-mode, permissions
Response body is unavailable for redirect responses
exception error response, body, redirect, network, http
${this._closeReason}
exception error lifecycle, fetch, api-request, closed
Cannot install on
exception error msedge, install, platform, network, edge-updates-api
Download filename ' ' escapes download directory
exception error security, download, path-traversal
JSHandles can be evaluated only in the context they were…
exception error jshandle, evaluate, execution-context, javascript, cross-frame
" " is a predefined selector engine
exception error selectors, registration, builtin, collision, custom-engine
serializedArgs is not an array. This can happen when…
exception error bindings, json-serialization, prototype-pollution, page-context
"not" matcher requires expected result
validation error screenshot, tohavescreenshot, matcher, expect, baseline
Cannot start tracing while stopping
exception error tracing, state-machine, concurrency
Object with guid was not bound in the connection
exception error protocol, validation, version-mismatch, internal
Cannot write to a directory
exception error filesystem, save-as, protocol
CDP session must be initiated with either Page or Frame…
exception error cdp, validation, protocol, browser-type
ios_webkit_debug_proxy
exception error webview, ios, safari, proxy, network
: expected dispatcher
validation error protocol, validation, internal, dispatcher, wire-format
Browser is already in use for
exception error browser-launch, persistent-profile, lock, isolated-mode, concurrency
Unable to restore OPFS
exception error storage-state, opfs, restore
JSHandle is disposed!
exception error jshandle, evaluate, disposed, javascript, lifecycle
noCertificate is set together with cert, key, passphrase or…
validation error client-certificates, tls, browser-context, config-validation
Device emulation is not supported with cdpEndpoint.
validation error mcp, config, cli, device-emulation, cdp, validation
Element is not attached to the DOM
exception error dom, staleness, detached, element-handle
Init page file does not exist
validation error mcp, config, filesystem, init-page, validation
Selector cannot end with entering frame, while parsing…
exception error selector, frames, iframe, empty, invalid-selector
Unexpected end of selector while parsing selector
exception error selector, parsing, invalid-selector, user-input
CDP session is only available in Chromium
exception error cdp, chromium, browser-type, validation
Invalid location " ", expected format is : , e.g…
validation error devtools, debugger, input-validation, mcp-tool
pfx is specified together with cert, key or passphrase
validation error client-certificates, tls, validation
Frame has been detached.
exception error webkit, webview, frames, detached
Malformed endpoint. Did you use Android.launchServer method?
exception error android, connect, endpoint-validation
Error while parsing selector
exception error selector, parsing, invalid-selector, types
No Mobile Safari tabs found at
exception error webview, ios, safari, setup
Cannot set input files to detached element
exception error element-handle, file-upload, lifecycle
Trace entry ' ' escapes output directory
exception error trace, zip, security, path-traversal, filesystem
is not supported on
exception error registry, executable, platform, unsupported, browsers
Selector " " does not match any element
exception error aria-snapshot, selector, dom, locator
Electron executablePath not found! Please install it using…
exception error electron, setup, dependency
Element is outside of the viewport
exception error dom, actionability, viewport, force
Launching more browsers is not allowed.
exception error deny-launch, server, browser-type, remote, launch
Selector engine name may only contain [a-zA-Z0-9_]…
exception error selectors, registration, validation, custom-engine
Cannot set buffer larger than 50Mb, please write it to a…
validation error file-upload, limits, input-files, memory
Invalid character: the input contains U+0000.
exception error css, tokenizer, escaping, invalid-character, user-input
Unknown permission
validation error webkit, permissions, context-options, emulation
Function " " is not exposed
exception error bindings, expose-function, dispatch, lifecycle