Playwright APIs in k6

The following table shows which Playwright APIs are implemented in k6. k6 tries to match Playwright’s API behavior and signature exactly, but some differences may exist. For more details, refer to the individual API documentation page.

The status column has three different options:

Status	Description
🟩	Implemented in k6 Browser
🟥	Not implemented in k6 Browser
🟧	k6 Browser only

Note
If k6 is missing an API from Playwright that you need for your test, you can open an issue in the k6 GitHub repository.

Object	Method	Status	Alternate
Browser	addListener	🟥	None
Browser	browserType	🟥	None
Browser	close	🟩	Only on browsers returned by chromium.connectOverCDP
Browser	closeContext	🟧	-
Browser	context	🟧	-
Browser	contexts	🟥	browser.context
Browser	isConnected	🟩	-
Browser	newBrowserCDPSession	🟥	None
Browser	newContext	🟩	-
Browser	newPage	🟩	-
Browser	off	🟥	None
Browser	on	🟥	page.on
Browser	once	🟥	None
Browser	prependListener	🟥	None
Browser	removeAllListeners	🟥	None
Browser	removeListener	🟥	None
Browser	startTracing	🟥	None
Browser	stopTracing	🟥	None
Browser	userAgent	🟩	-
Browser	version	🟩	-
BrowserContext	addCookies	🟩	-
BrowserContext	addInitScript	🟩	-
BrowserContext	addListener	🟥	None
BrowserContext	backgroundPages	🟥	None
BrowserContext	browser	🟩	-
BrowserContext	clearCookies	🟩	-
BrowserContext	clearPermissions	🟩	-
BrowserContext	close	🟩	-
BrowserContext	cookies	🟩	-
BrowserContext	exposeBinding	🟥	None
BrowserContext	exposeFunction	🟥	None
BrowserContext	grantPermissions	🟩	-
BrowserContext	newCDPSession	🟥	None
BrowserContext	newPage	🟩	-
BrowserContext	off	🟥	None
BrowserContext	on	🟥	page.on
BrowserContext	once	🟥	None
BrowserContext	pages	🟩	-
BrowserContext	prependListener	🟥	None
BrowserContext	removeAllListeners	🟥	None
BrowserContext	removeListener	🟥	None
BrowserContext	route	🟥	page.route
BrowserContext	routeFromHAR	🟥	None
BrowserContext	routeWebSocket	🟥	None
BrowserContext	serviceWorkers	🟥	None
BrowserContext	setDefaultNavigationTimeout	🟩	-
BrowserContext	setDefaultTimeout	🟩	-
BrowserContext	setExtraHTTPHeaders	🟥	page.setExtraHTTPHeaders
BrowserContext	setGeolocation	🟩	-
BrowserContext	setHTTPCredentials	🟥	None
BrowserContext	setOffline	🟩	-
BrowserContext	storageState	🟥	None
BrowserContext	unroute	🟥	page.unroute
BrowserContext	unrouteAll	🟥	page.unrouteAll
BrowserContext	waitForEvent	🟩	-
BrowserType	connectOverCDP	🟩	-
ConsoleMessage	args	🟩	-
ConsoleMessage	location	🟥	None
ConsoleMessage	page	🟩	-
ConsoleMessage	text	🟩	-
ConsoleMessage	type	🟩	-
Dialog	accept	🟥	None
Dialog	defaultValue	🟥	None
Dialog	dismiss	🟥	None
Dialog	message	🟥	None
Dialog	page	🟥	None
Dialog	type	🟥	None
Download	cancel	🟥	None
Download	createReadStream	🟥	None
Download	delete	🟥	None
Download	failure	🟥	None
Download	page	🟥	None
Download	path	🟥	None
Download	saveAs	🟥	None
Download	suggestedFilename	🟥	None
Download	url	🟥	None
ElementHandle	$	🟩	-
ElementHandle	$$	🟩	-
ElementHandle	$$eval	🟥	None
ElementHandle	$eval	🟥	None
ElementHandle	asElement	🟩	-
ElementHandle	boundingBox	🟩	-
ElementHandle	check	🟩	-
ElementHandle	click	🟩	-
ElementHandle	contentFrame	🟩	-
ElementHandle	dblclick	🟩	-
ElementHandle	dispatchEvent	🟩	-
ElementHandle	dispose	🟩	-
ElementHandle	evaluate	🟩	-
ElementHandle	evaluateHandle	🟩	-
ElementHandle	fill	🟩	-
ElementHandle	focus	🟩	-
ElementHandle	getAttribute	🟩	-
ElementHandle	getProperties	🟩	-
ElementHandle	getProperty	🟥	elementHandle.getProperties
ElementHandle	hover	🟩	-
ElementHandle	innerHTML	🟩	-
ElementHandle	innerText	🟩	-
ElementHandle	inputValue	🟩	-
ElementHandle	isChecked	🟩	-
ElementHandle	isDisabled	🟩	-
ElementHandle	isEditable	🟩	-
ElementHandle	isEnabled	🟩	-
ElementHandle	isHidden	🟩	-
ElementHandle	isVisible	🟩	-
ElementHandle	jsonValue	🟩	-
ElementHandle	ownerFrame	🟩	-
ElementHandle	press	🟩	-
ElementHandle	screenshot	🟩	-
ElementHandle	scrollIntoViewIfNeeded	🟩	-
ElementHandle	selectOption	🟩	-
ElementHandle	selectText	🟩	-
ElementHandle	setChecked	🟩	-
ElementHandle	setInputFiles	🟩	-
ElementHandle	tap	🟩	-
ElementHandle	textContent	🟩	-
ElementHandle	type	🟩	-
ElementHandle	uncheck	🟩	-
ElementHandle	waitForElementState	🟩	-
ElementHandle	waitForSelector	🟩	-
FileChooser	element	🟥	None
FileChooser	isMultiple	🟥	None
FileChooser	page	🟥	None
FileChooser	setFiles	🟥	None
Frame	$	🟩	-
Frame	$$	🟩	-
Frame	$$eval	🟥	None
Frame	$eval	🟥	None
Frame	addScriptTag	🟥	None
Frame	addStyleTag	🟥	None
Frame	check	🟩	-
Frame	childFrames	🟩	-
Frame	click	🟩	-
Frame	content	🟩	-
Frame	dblclick	🟩	-
Frame	dispatchEvent	🟩	-
Frame	dragAndDrop	🟥	None
Frame	evaluate	🟩	-
Frame	evaluateHandle	🟩	-
Frame	fill	🟩	-
Frame	focus	🟩	-
Frame	frameElement	🟩	-
Frame	frameLocator	🟩	-
Frame	getAttribute	🟩	-
Frame	getByAltText	🟩	-
Frame	getByLabel	🟩	-
Frame	getByPlaceholder	🟩	-
Frame	getByRole	🟩	-
Frame	getByTestId	🟩	-
Frame	getByText	🟩	-
Frame	getByTitle	🟩	-
Frame	goto	🟩	-
Frame	hover	🟩	-
Frame	innerHTML	🟩	-
Frame	innerText	🟩	-
Frame	inputValue	🟩	-
Frame	isChecked	🟩	-
Frame	isDetached	🟩	-
Frame	isDisabled	🟩	-
Frame	isEditable	🟩	-
Frame	isEnabled	🟩	-
Frame	isHidden	🟩	-
Frame	isVisible	🟩	-
Frame	locator	🟩	-
Frame	name	🟩	-
Frame	page	🟩	-
Frame	parentFrame	🟩	-
Frame	press	🟩	-
Frame	selectOption	🟩	-
Frame	setChecked	🟩	-
Frame	setContent	🟩	-
Frame	setInputFiles	🟩	-
Frame	tap	🟩	-
Frame	textContent	🟩	-
Frame	title	🟩	-
Frame	type	🟩	-
Frame	uncheck	🟩	-
Frame	url	🟩	-
Frame	waitForFunction	🟩	-
Frame	waitForLoadState	🟩	-
Frame	waitForNavigation	🟩	-
Frame	waitForSelector	🟩	-
Frame	waitForTimeout	🟩	-
Frame	waitForURL	🟩	-
FrameLocator	first	🟥	None
FrameLocator	frameLocator	🟩	-
FrameLocator	getByAltText	🟩	-
FrameLocator	getByLabel	🟩	-
FrameLocator	getByPlaceholder	🟩	-
FrameLocator	getByRole	🟩	-
FrameLocator	getByTestId	🟩	-
FrameLocator	getByText	🟩	-
FrameLocator	getByTitle	🟩	-
FrameLocator	last	🟥	None
FrameLocator	locator	🟩	-
FrameLocator	nth	🟥	None
FrameLocator	owner	🟥	None
JSHandle	asElement	🟩	-
JSHandle	dispose	🟩	-
JSHandle	evaluate	🟩	-
JSHandle	evaluateHandle	🟩	-
JSHandle	getProperties	🟩	-
JSHandle	getProperty	🟥	jsHandle.getProperties
JSHandle	jsonValue	🟩	-
Keyboard	down	🟩	-
Keyboard	insertText	🟩	-
Keyboard	press	🟩	-
Keyboard	type	🟩	-
Keyboard	up	🟩	-
Locator	all	🟩	-
Locator	allInnerTexts	🟥	None
Locator	allTextContents	🟥	None
Locator	and	🟥	None
Locator	ariaSnapshot	🟥	None
Locator	blur	🟥	None
Locator	boundingBox	🟩	-
Locator	check	🟩	-
Locator	clear	🟩	-
Locator	click	🟩	-
Locator	contentFrame	🟩	-
Locator	count	🟩	-
Locator	dblclick	🟩	-
Locator	dispatchEvent	🟩	-
Locator	dragTo	🟥	None
Locator	elementHandle	🟥	None
Locator	elementHandles	🟥	None
Locator	evaluate	🟩	-
Locator	evaluateAll	🟥	None
Locator	evaluateHandle	🟩	-
Locator	fill	🟩	-
Locator	filter	🟩	-
Locator	first	🟩	-
Locator	focus	🟩	-
Locator	frameLocator	🟩	-
Locator	getAttribute	🟩	-
Locator	getByAltText	🟩	-
Locator	getByLabel	🟩	-
Locator	getByPlaceholder	🟩	-
Locator	getByRole	🟩	-
Locator	getByTestId	🟩	-
Locator	getByText	🟩	-
Locator	getByTitle	🟩	-
Locator	highlight	🟥	None
Locator	hover	🟩	-
Locator	innerHTML	🟩	-
Locator	innerText	🟩	-
Locator	inputValue	🟩	-
Locator	isChecked	🟩	-
Locator	isDisabled	🟩	-
Locator	isEditable	🟩	-
Locator	isEnabled	🟩	-
Locator	isHidden	🟩	-
Locator	isVisible	🟩	-
Locator	last	🟩	-
Locator	locator	🟩	-
Locator	nth	🟩	-
Locator	or	🟥	None
Locator	page	🟥	None
Locator	press	🟩	-
Locator	pressSequentially	🟥	None
Locator	screenshot	🟥	None
Locator	scrollIntoViewIfNeeded	🟥	None
Locator	selectOption	🟩	-
Locator	selectText	🟥	None
Locator	setChecked	🟩	-
Locator	setInputFiles	🟥	None
Locator	tap	🟩	-
Locator	textContent	🟩	-
Locator	type	🟩	-
Locator	uncheck	🟩	-
Locator	waitFor	🟩	-
Mouse	click	🟩	-
Mouse	dblclick	🟩	-
Mouse	down	🟩	-
Mouse	move	🟩	-
Mouse	up	🟩	-
Mouse	wheel	🟥	None
Page	$	🟩	-
Page	$$	🟩	-
Page	$$eval	🟥	None
Page	$eval	🟥	None
Page	addInitScript	🟥	browserContext.addInitScript
Page	addListener	🟥	None
Page	addLocatorHandler	🟥	None
Page	addScriptTag	🟥	None
Page	addStyleTag	🟥	None
Page	bringToFront	🟩	-
Page	check	🟩	-
Page	click	🟩	-
Page	close	🟩	-
Page	content	🟩	-
Page	context	🟩	-
Page	dblclick	🟩	-
Page	dispatchEvent	🟩	-
Page	dragAndDrop	🟥	None
Page	emulateMedia	🟩	-
Page	emulateVisionDeficiency	🟧	-
Page	evaluate	🟩	-
Page	evaluateHandle	🟩	-
Page	exposeBinding	🟥	None
Page	exposeFunction	🟥	None
Page	fill	🟩	-
Page	focus	🟩	-
Page	frame	🟥	None
Page	frameLocator	🟩	-
Page	frames	🟩	-
Page	getAttribute	🟩	-
Page	getByAltText	🟩	-
Page	getByLabel	🟩	-
Page	getByPlaceholder	🟩	-
Page	getByRole	🟩	-
Page	getByTestId	🟩	-
Page	getByText	🟩	-
Page	getByTitle	🟩	-
Page	goBack	🟥	None
Page	goForward	🟥	None
Page	goto	🟩	-
Page	hover	🟩	-
Page	innerHTML	🟩	-
Page	innerText	🟩	-
Page	inputValue	🟩	-
Page	isChecked	🟩	-
Page	isClosed	🟩	-
Page	isDisabled	🟩	-
Page	isEditable	🟩	-
Page	isEnabled	🟩	-
Page	isHidden	🟩	-
Page	isVisible	🟩	-
Page	locator	🟩	-
Page	mainFrame	🟩	-
Page	off	🟥	None
Page	on	🟩	-
Page	once	🟥	None
Page	opener	🟩	-
Page	pause	🟥	None
Page	pdf	🟥	None
Page	prependListener	🟥	None
Page	press	🟩	-
Page	reload	🟩	-
Page	removeAllListeners	🟥	None
Page	removeListener	🟥	None
Page	removeLocatorHandler	🟥	None
Page	requestGC	🟥	None
Page	route	🟩	-
Page	routeFromHAR	🟥	None
Page	routeWebSocket	🟥	None
Page	screenshot	🟩	-
Page	selectOption	🟩	-
Page	setChecked	🟩	-
Page	setContent	🟩	-
Page	setDefaultNavigationTimeout	🟩	-
Page	setDefaultTimeout	🟩	-
Page	setExtraHTTPHeaders	🟩	-
Page	setInputFiles	🟩	-
Page	setViewportSize	🟩	-
Page	tap	🟩	-
Page	textContent	🟩	-
Page	throttleCPU	🟧	-
Page	throttleNetwork	🟧	-
Page	title	🟩	-
Page	type	🟩	-
Page	uncheck	🟩	-
Page	unroute	🟩	-
Page	unrouteAll	🟩	-
Page	url	🟩	-
Page	video	🟥	None
Page	viewportSize	🟩	-
Page	waitForEvent	🟥	None
Page	waitForFunction	🟩	-
Page	waitForLoadState	🟩	-
Page	waitForNavigation	🟩	-
Page	waitForRequest	🟩	-
Page	waitForResponse	🟩	-
Page	waitForSelector	🟩	-
Page	waitForTimeout	🟩	-
Page	waitForURL	🟩	-
Page	workers	🟩	-
Request	allHeaders	🟩	-
Request	failure	🟥	None
Request	frame	🟩	-
Request	headerValue	🟩	-
Request	headers	🟩	-
Request	headersArray	🟩	-
Request	isNavigationRequest	🟩	-
Request	method	🟩	-
Request	postData	🟩	-
Request	postDataBuffer	🟩	-
Request	postDataJSON	🟥	None
Request	redirectedFrom	🟥	None
Request	redirectedTo	🟥	None
Request	resourceType	🟩	-
Request	response	🟩	-
Request	serviceWorker	🟥	None
Request	size	🟧	-
Request	sizes	🟥	request.size
Request	timing	🟩	-
Request	url	🟩	-
Response	allHeaders	🟩	-
Response	body	🟩	-
Response	finished	🟥	None
Response	frame	🟩	-
Response	fromServiceWorker	🟥	None
Response	headerValue	🟩	-
Response	headerValues	🟩	-
Response	headers	🟩	-
Response	headersArray	🟩	-
Response	json	🟩	-
Response	ok	🟩	-
Response	request	🟩	-
Response	securityDetails	🟩	-
Response	serverAddr	🟩	-
Response	size	🟧	-
Response	status	🟩	-
Response	statusText	🟩	-
Response	text	🟥	None
Response	url	🟩	-
Route	abort	🟩	-
Route	continue	🟩	-
Route	fallback	🟥	None
Route	fetch	🟥	None
Route	fulfill	🟩	-
Route	request	🟩	-
Touchscreen	tap	🟩	-
Worker	addListener	🟥	None
Worker	evaluate	🟥	None
Worker	evaluateHandle	🟥	None
Worker	off	🟥	None
Worker	on	🟥	None
Worker	once	🟥	None
Worker	prependListener	🟥	None
Worker	removeListener	🟥	None
Worker	url	🟩	-