Microsoft Playwright

Playwright is an open-source browser automation framework by Microsoft for reliable end-to-end testing of web applications. It supports Chromium, Firefox, and WebKit with a single API across multiple programming languages.

Microsoft Playwright publishes 2 APIs on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Browser Automation, End-To-End Testing, Microsoft, and Testing.

Microsoft Playwright’s developer surface includes developer portal, documentation, getting-started guide, support, and 7 more developer resources.

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30.1/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 14/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6

AccessFreemium

2 APIs 1 MCP Servers

Browser AutomationEnd-To-End TestingMicrosoftTesting

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6

Composite quality — 30.1/100 · thin

Contract Quality 0.0 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 8.3 / 20

Commercial Clarity 12.1 / 20

Operational Transparency 4.8 / 13

Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 5.0 / 10

Agent readiness — 14/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10

MCP Server 12 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

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APIs 2

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Playwright API

Playwright provides a cross-browser automation API for end-to-end testing of web applications. It supports Chromium, Firefox, and WebKit with a single API, enabling reliable tes...

Azure Playwright Testing Service API

Azure Playwright Testing is a managed cloud service for running Playwright tests at scale. It provides browser infrastructure for parallel test execution, reducing test suite ru...

MCP Servers 1

Model Context Protocol servers that expose these APIs to AI agents.

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Microsoft Playwright Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Get Started 2

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Portal

Portal

GettingStarted

GettingStarted

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

MCPServer

MCPServer

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support

Support

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

TermsOfService

TermsOfService

PrivacyPolicy

PrivacyPolicy

Company 2

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn

Website

Website

Source (apis.yml)

aid: microsoft-playwright
name: Microsoft Playwright
description: Playwright is an open-source browser automation framework by Microsoft for reliable end-to-end testing of web
  applications. It supports Chromium, Firefox, and WebKit with a single API across multiple programming languages.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/microsoft-playwright.png
tags:
- Browser Automation
- End-To-End Testing
- Microsoft
- Testing
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/microsoft-playwright/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2024-01-01'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: microsoft-playwright:playwright-api
  name: Playwright API
  tags:
  - Browser Automation
  - End-To-End Testing
  - Testing
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-playwright
  properties:
  - url: https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-playwright
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://playwright.dev/docs/intro
    type: GettingStarted
  description: Playwright provides a cross-browser automation API for end-to-end testing of web applications. It supports
    Chromium, Firefox, and WebKit with a single API, enabling reliable testing with auto-wait, network interception, mobile
    emulation, and parallel execution across Node.js, Python, Java, and .NET.
- aid: microsoft-playwright:testing-service-api
  name: Azure Playwright Testing Service API
  tags:
  - Azure
  - Cloud Testing
  - Testing
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/playwright-testing/
  baseURL: https://eastus.api.playwright.microsoft.com/
  properties:
  - url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/playwright-testing/
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/playwright-testing/quickstart-run-end-to-end-tests
    type: GettingStarted
  description: Azure Playwright Testing is a managed cloud service for running Playwright tests at scale. It provides browser
    infrastructure for parallel test execution, reducing test suite run times and enabling CI/CD integration with Azure DevOps
    and GitHub Actions.
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/microsoft-playwright-domain-security.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/playwrightweb
- type: Portal
  url: https://playwright.dev/
- type: Website
  url: https://playwright.dev/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://playwright.dev/docs/intro
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/microsoft/playwright
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://playwright.dev/docs/intro
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/legal/terms-of-use
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement
- type: Support
  url: https://playwright.dev/docs/support
- name: MCP Server
  url: https://github.com/microsoft/playwright-mcp
  type: MCPServer
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com