Playwright

Playwright is a Node.js library for automating web browsers, supporting tasks like UI testing, web scraping, form submissions, and page interactions. Playwright works with Chromium, Firefox, and WebKit browsers, and supports JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, and C#. For more information, visit the Playwright official website.

Check whether Node.js is installed

Before anything, check whether Node.js is installed. Open a terminal (Command Prompt or shell) and run:

node -v

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

Terminal showing the installed Node.js version number

In that case, skip ahead to Step 2 and install Playwright. If Node.js is not installed on your system, you get this error instead:

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

If that is your case, continue with the steps below.

Step 1: Install Node.js

Download Node.js

Go to the Node.js official website and download the LTS version for your operating system.

Node.js download page with the LTS version highlighted

Install Node.js

Run the installer you downloaded and follow the installation wizard.

Step 2: Install Playwright

Run the installer

Install Playwright globally by running the following command:

npm init playwright@latest

Configure the project

Follow the prompts to configure the project, and make sure browsers are installed when prompted. The screenshot below is one example, but you can make your own choices.

Playwright setup prompts in the terminal

After Playwright is installed, you get the following message:

Terminal message confirming Playwright was installed

Step 3: Create a project directory

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

Step 4: Set up Playwright with a NodeMaven proxy

Create a new file called playwright_ip_whitelist.js in your src directory using your preferred text editor, then add the following code:

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();
})();

The script above uses IP whitelisting, so replace the proxy URL with your own.

Step 5: Run your script

Open Command Prompt, navigate to the src directory, and run:

node playwright_ip_whitelist.js

The Command Prompt prints the page title:

Command Prompt showing the page title printed by the Playwright script

You are now ready to personalize your script and start using Playwright with NodeMaven proxies.

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Check whether Node.js is installed

Step 1: Install Node.js

Step 2: Install Playwright

Step 3: Create a project directory

Step 4: Set up Playwright with a NodeMaven proxy

Step 5: Run your script

​Check whether Node.js is installed

​Step 1: Install Node.js

​Step 2: Install Playwright

​Step 3: Create a project directory

​Step 4: Set up Playwright with a NodeMaven proxy

​Step 5: Run your script

Check whether Node.js is installed

Step 1: Install Node.js

Step 2: Install Playwright

Step 3: Create a project directory

Step 4: Set up Playwright with a NodeMaven proxy

Step 5: Run your script