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goto(url[, options])
Navigates to the specified URL and returns the main resource response.
Navigating to about:blank or navigation to the same URL with a different hash, will succeed and return null.
| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| url | string | '' | URL to navigate page to. The url should include scheme, e.g. https://. |
| options | object | null | |
| options.referer | string | '' | Referer header value. |
| options.timeout | number | 30000 | Maximum operation time in milliseconds. Pass 0 to disable the timeout. The default value can be changed via the
browserContext.setDefaultNavigationTimeout(timeout),
browserContext.setDefaultTimeout(timeout),
page.setDefaultNavigationTimeout(timeout) or
page.setDefaultTimeout(timeout) methods. Setting the value to 0 will disable the timeout. |
| options.waitUntil | string | load | When to consider operation to have succeeded. See Events for more details. |
Events
Caution
networkidleis DISCOURAGED. Don’t use this method for testing especially with chatty websites where the event may never fire, rely on web assertions to assess readiness instead.
Events can be either:
'domcontentloaded'- consider operation to be finished when theDOMContentLoadedevent is fired.'load'- consider operation to be finished when theloadevent is fired.'networkidle'- Consider operation to be finished when there are no network connections for at least500ms.
Returns
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
<Promise<Response | null> | The
Response> instance associated with the page. Else, it returns null. |
Example
JavaScript
JavaScript
import { browser } from 'k6/browser';
export const options = {
scenarios: {
browser: {
executor: 'shared-iterations',
options: {
browser: {
type: 'chromium',
},
},
},
},
};
export default async function () {
const page = await browser.newPage();
await page.goto('https://test.k6.io/browser.php');
await page.close();
}Was this page helpful?
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