microsoft/playwright · error · DOMException

Failed to execute 'send' on 'WebSocket': Still in CONNECTING

Error message

Failed to execute 'send' on 'WebSocket': Still in CONNECTING state.

What it means

Error "Failed to execute 'send' on 'WebSocket': Still in CONNECTING state." thrown in microsoft/playwright.

Source

Thrown at packages/injected/src/webSocketMock.ts:216

      if (this._onopenListener)
        this.addEventListener('open', this._onopenListener);
    }

    get onmessage() {
      return this._onmessageListener;
    }

    set onmessage(listener) {
      if (this._onmessageListener)
        this.removeEventListener('message', this._onmessageListener as any);
      this._onmessageListener = listener;
      if (this._onmessageListener)
        this.addEventListener('message', this._onmessageListener as any);
    }

    send(message: WebSocketMessage): void {
      if (this.readyState === WebSocketMock.CONNECTING)
        throw new DOMException(`Failed to execute 'send' on 'WebSocket': Still in CONNECTING state.`);
      if (this.readyState !== WebSocketMock.OPEN)
        throw new DOMException(`WebSocket is already in CLOSING or CLOSED state.`);
      if (this._passthrough) {
        if (this._ws)
          this._apiSendToServer(message);
      } else {
        messageToData(message, data => binding({ type: 'onMessageFromPage', id: this._id, data }));
      }
    }

    close(code?: number, reason?: string): void {
      if (code !== undefined && code !== 1000 && (code < 3000 || code > 4999))
        throw new DOMException(`Failed to execute 'close' on 'WebSocket': The close code must be either 1000, or between 3000 and 4999. ${code} is neither.`);
      if (this.readyState === WebSocketMock.OPEN || this.readyState === WebSocketMock.CONNECTING)
        this.readyState = WebSocketMock.CLOSING;
      if (this._passthrough)
        this._apiCloseServer(code, reason, true);
      else

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/injected/src/webSocketMock.ts:216 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of microsoft/playwright@c8fc3bf8d3 (2026-08-12). Data as JSON: /api/errors/3b1b7800b7ff691c. Report an issue: GitHub.