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File: class-playwright.md | Updated: 11/18/2025

Source: https://playwright.dev/dotnet/docs/api/class-playwright

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Playwright module provides a method to launch a browser instance. The following is a typical example of using Playwright to drive automation:

using Microsoft.Playwright;using System.Threading.Tasks;class PlaywrightExample{    public static async Task Main()    {        using var playwright = await Playwright.CreateAsync();        await using var browser = await playwright.Chromium.LaunchAsync();        var page = await browser.NewPageAsync();        await page.GotoAsync("https://www.microsoft.com");        // other actions...    }}

Properties​

APIRequest​

Added in: v1.16 playwright.APIRequest

Exposes API that can be used for the Web API testing.

Usage

Playwright.APIRequest

Type

Chromium​

Added before v1.9 playwright.Chromium

This object can be used to launch or connect to Chromium, returning instances of Browser .

Usage

Playwright.Chromium

Type

Devices​

Added before v1.9 playwright.Devices

Returns a dictionary of devices to be used with Browser.NewContextAsync() or Browser.NewPageAsync() .

using Microsoft.Playwright;using System.Threading.Tasks;class PlaywrightExample{    public static async Task Main()    {        using var playwright = await Playwright.CreateAsync();        await using var browser = await playwright.Webkit.LaunchAsync();        await using var context = await browser.NewContextAsync(playwright.Devices["iPhone 6"]);        var page = await context.NewPageAsync();        await page.GotoAsync("https://www.theverge.com");        // other actions...    }}

Usage

Playwright.Devices

Type

Firefox​

Added before v1.9 playwright.Firefox

This object can be used to launch or connect to Firefox, returning instances of Browser .

Usage

Playwright.Firefox

Type

Selectors​

Added before v1.9 playwright.Selectors

Selectors can be used to install custom selector engines. See extensibility for more information.

Usage

Playwright.Selectors

Type

Webkit​

Added before v1.9 playwright.Webkit

This object can be used to launch or connect to WebKit, returning instances of Browser .

Usage

Playwright.Webkit

Type