microsoft/playwright · error · NonRecoverableDOMError

Did not find some options

Error message

Did not find some options

What it means

selectOption returned 'error:optionsnotfound', meaning some of the requested option values/labels do not exist in the <select>. With force:true or noAutoWaiting the retry loop cannot wait for options to appear, so it throws NonRecoverableDOMError('Did not find some options').

Source

Thrown at packages/playwright-core/src/server/dom.ts:354

      if (!options.skipActionPreChecks && !options.force && !noAutoWaiting)
        await this._frame._page.performActionPreChecks(progress);
      const result = await action(progress, retry);
      ++retry;
      if (result === 'error:notvisible') {
        if (options.force || noAutoWaiting)
          throw new NonRecoverableDOMError('Element is not visible');
        progress.log('  element is not visible');
        continue;
      }
      if (result === 'error:notinviewport') {
        if (options.force || noAutoWaiting)
          throw new NonRecoverableDOMError('Element is outside of the viewport');
        progress.log('  element is outside of the viewport');
        continue;
      }
      if (result === 'error:optionsnotfound') {
        if (noAutoWaiting)
          throw new NonRecoverableDOMError('Did not find some options');
        progress.log('  did not find some options');
        continue;
      }
      if (result === 'error:optionnotenabled') {
        if (noAutoWaiting)
          throw new NonRecoverableDOMError('Option being selected is not enabled');
        progress.log('  option being selected is not enabled');
        continue;
      }
      if (typeof result === 'object' && 'hitTargetDescription' in result) {
        if (noAutoWaiting)
          throw new NonRecoverableDOMError(`${result.hitTargetDescription} intercepts pointer events`);
        progress.log(`  ${result.hitTargetDescription} intercepts pointer events`);
        continue;
      }
      if (typeof result === 'object' && 'missingState' in result) {
        if (noAutoWaiting)
          throw new NonRecoverableDOMError(`Element is not ${result.missingState}`);

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Solutions

1. Remove force:true so selectOption auto-waits until all requested options exist.
2. Verify the options before selecting: assert locator.locator('option[value="x"]') is present.
3. Correct the requested value/label to match an existing <option>.
4. For async-loaded options, await the option's appearance first.

Example fix

// before
await page.locator('select').selectOption({ value: 'fr' }, { force: true }); // 'fr' missing → throws
// after
await page.locator('select').selectOption({ value: 'fr' }); // auto-waits for the option

// Wait for the option to exist, then select without force.
await page.locator(`option[value="${value}"]`).waitFor();
await page.locator('select').selectOption({ value });

When it happens

Trigger: Calling locator.selectOption({ value }) / selectOption({ label }) with force:true where one or more of the specified values/labels are not present among the <option> elements.

Common situations: Dynamic select whose options load asynchronously and the test used force before they arrived; typo in the option value; multi-select where some requested values are invalid.

Related errors

• Element is not visible
• Element is outside of the viewport
• Option being selected is not enabled
• ${result.hitTargetDescription} intercepts pointer events
• Element is not ${result.missingState}

AI-assisted analysis of microsoft/playwright@c8fc3bf8d3 (2026-08-12). Data as JSON: /api/errors/fa316d8c49cff2b7. Report an issue: GitHub.