microsoft/playwright · error · Error

Unsupported Bidi Chromium channel: ${options.channel}

Error message

Unsupported Bidi Chromium channel: ${options.channel}

What it means

Error "Unsupported Bidi Chromium channel: ${options.channel}" thrown in microsoft/playwright.

Source

Thrown at packages/playwright-core/src/server/bidi/bidiChromium.ts:168

    }
    chromeArguments.push(...args);
    return chromeArguments;
  }

  override getExecutableName(options: types.LaunchOptions): string {
    switch (options.channel) {
      case 'bidi-chromium':
        return 'chromium';
      case 'bidi-chrome':
        return 'chrome';
      case 'bidi-chrome-beta':
        return 'chrome-beta';
      case 'bidi-chrome-dev':
        return 'chrome-dev';
      case 'bidi-chrome-canary':
        return 'chrome-canary';
    }
    throw new Error(`Unsupported Bidi Chromium channel: ${options.channel}`);
  }
}

const kBidiOverCdpWrapper = Symbol('kBidiConnectionWrapper');

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/playwright-core/src/server/bidi/bidiChromium.ts:168 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/c694ea361a0f9b9f. Report an issue: GitHub.