Proxies for Playwright

Name: NodeMaven
Brand: NodeMaven
Rating: 4.7 (66 reviews)

Playwright is a powerful and versatile Node.js library designed to automate web browsers, enabling seamless UI testing, web scraping, form submissions, and complex page interactions

What is Playwright?

Playwright is a flexible Node.js library designed for automating web browsers, capable of handling tasks such as UI testing, web scraping, form submissions, and page interactions. It supports Chromium, Firefox, and WebKit browsers, ensuring broad compatibility. Additionally, Playwright is compatible with JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, and C#, making it a versatile tool for developers and testers across various languages and scenarios.

How to set up?

Before anything, check if Node.js is installed: Open a terminal (Command Prompt or shell) and type the following command:

node -v

If you get a version number, Node.js is already installed. The version number will look like this:

In this case please proceed to the next step:

If Node.js is not installed on your system you will get this error:

'node' is not recognized as an internal or external command

If this is your case continue with the steps below:

Install Node.js

Download Node.js:
- Go to the Node.js official website.
- Download the LTS version for your operating system

2. Install Node.js:

Run the installer you downloaded.
Follow the installation wizard.

1. Install Playwright globally by running the following command:

npm init playwright@latest

2. Follow the prompts to configure the project, and ensure browsers are installed when prompted. This is an example but you can make your own choices:

3. After Playwright is installed you should get the following message:

Create a directory for your project and go to that location:

mkdir playwright_nodemaven_project 

cd playwright_nodemaven_project

Create and navigate to the subdirectory for scripts:

mkdir src
cd src

Create a new file, playwright_ip_whitelist.js in your src directory. Use your preferred text editor.

Add the following code to playwright_ip_whitelist.js:

const { chromium } = require('playwright');

(async () => {
    const proxy = 'http://gate.nodemaven.com:8080'; // Replace with your proxy URL

    // Launch the browser with proxy settings
    const browser = await chromium.launch({
        proxy: { server: proxy },
    });

    const context = await browser.newContext();
    const page = await context.newPage();
    await page.goto('https://nodemaven.com/');
    console.log('Page title:', await page.title());

    await browser.close();
})();