Microsoft Playwright

Playwright is Microsoft's open-source (Apache-2.0) browser automation framework for reliable end-to-end testing of web applications, driving Chromium, Firefox and WebKit through one API from Node.js, Python, Java and .NET. It also ships a local stdio MCP server (@playwright/mcp) and an agent-oriented CLI (@playwright/cli); hosted cloud browsers are sold as Playwright Workspaces in Azure App Testing.

Microsoft Playwright publishes 7 API contracts indexed on the APIs.io network, including Account Quotas API, Accounts API, Operations API, and 4 more. Tagged areas include Browser Automation, End-to-End Testing, Microsoft, Testing, and Open Source.

The Microsoft Playwright catalog on APIs.io includes 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

Microsoft Playwright’s developer surface includes sandbox, authentication, CLI, release notes, developer portal, documentation, getting-started guide, and 30 more developer resources.

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54.3/100 strong ▲ 30.9 Agent 31/100 agent ready Front door AI 5/6 prominent saas Full breakdown ↓
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4 published contracts 2 MCP Servers

Browser Automation End-to-End Testing Microsoft Testing Open Source MCP Microsoft Azure

Kin Score

Kin Score How this is scored →
scored 2026-11-06 · rubric v0.27.0

Composite quality — 54.3/100 · strong

Contract Quality 8.8 / 21

Developer Ergonomics 12.5 / 17

Access Clarity 10.7 / 17

Operational Transparency 3.5 / 11

Contract Governance 2.2 / 10

Discoverability 5.8 / 9

Regulatory Posture 5.1 / 15

Agent readiness — 31/100 · agent ready

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

Documented Reversibility 0 / 6

MCP Server 12 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 8 / 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

Delegated User Identity 6 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5

Registration Without a Human 0 / 6

Agentic Commerce Well-Known Document 0 / 5

Pagination 5 / 5

Distinct Operations 0 / 3

MCP Tool Quality 6 / 6

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Create-or-Update Ergonomics could not be measured. We hold no machine-readable contract for this provider to read, so there is nothing to measure a write surface against. Excluded rather than scored zero: never-measured and measured-empty are different facts. Publishing an OpenAPI is what makes this facet — and several others — scorable at all.

The six quality facets above are damped to 85 points between them, because the conditional facet above carries the other 15. That is why each facet's contribution is shown against a damped maximum: raising a quality facet moves the composite by 85% of its nominal weight, not 100%. The full arithmetic is at apis.io/rating/.

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Agent readiness — checks not met, largest first (exact, from this profile):

Idempotency +9 pts — OpenAPI mutating operations declare an idempotency key — a header, a request-body property, or a named de-duplication token whose own description says so (verified); else common[].type matches /idempoten/i (documented)
A2A Agent Card +8 pts — a2a/-a2a.yml manifest, graded on conformance.grade against A2A 1.0.0
Request/Response Examples +7 pts — share of operations carrying request/response examples; else an Examples / Code Samples link
Registration Without a Human +6 pts — a `registration_endpoint` in the served RFC 8414 / OIDC discovery document
Typed Event Surface +6 pts — AsyncAPI document, OR webhooks/callbacks objects in the as-published OpenAPI, OR common[].type includes Webhooks
Documented Reversibility +6 pts — a reversal operation in the contract, graded up when a window is documented too

7 more unmet checks in the Agent Readiness table above.

Kin Score — facets with the most composite points still available (weight × headroom):

Contract Quality scores 41.6 — up to +14.6 composite points
Contract Governance scores 22.0 — up to +9.4 composite points
Operational Transparency scores 31.6 — up to +8.9 composite points

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Markets this provider is in provisional

The Kin Score Market layer reads a provider inside its market: its position, and how deep its integrations go. Depth is only comparable within a position. Provisional and unweighted: not part of the Kin Score or agent readiness.

Market	Position	Depth	Registered MCP server	Declares compatibility
Jenkins Plugins + CD Foundation Landscape	standard	19.7 (thin)	-	-

Registered MCP server and declares compatibility are report only — not weighted. Undeclared means we found nothing we can read, so there is no number: we never infer integrations.

Standards implemented 3

Standards this provider implements or carries. De facto ones are profiled and measured by the API Commons; formal ones come from the standards directory and are linked by the provider's own tags. The evidence column says how each claim was established — not that it was made.

Model Context Protocol (MCP)

measured — observed by APIs.io (documented)

OpenAPI

measured — observed by APIs.io (published)

OAuth 2.0

measured — observed by APIs.io (declared)

APIs 7

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...

Playwright

Open-source framework for reliable end-to-end browser testing and web automation supporting Chromium, Firefox, and WebKit. Distributed as a library/CLI; there is no public hoste...

Playwright MCP

Local stdio Model Context Protocol server (npx @playwright/mcp@latest) exposing 44 documented browser_* tools for LLM-driven browser automation via accessibility snapshots.

Microsoft Playwright Account Quotas API

The AccountQuotas API from Microsoft Playwright — 2 operation(s) for accountquotas.

Microsoft Playwright Accounts API

The Accounts API from Microsoft Playwright — 8 operation(s) for accounts.

Microsoft Playwright Operations API

The Operations API from Microsoft Playwright — 1 operation(s) for operations.

Microsoft Playwright Quotas API

The Quotas API from Microsoft Playwright — 2 operation(s) for quotas.

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MCP Servers 2

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

MCP Server

MCP SERVER

Playwright MCP

MCP server; 44 tools listed.

MCP SERVER

Microsoft Playwright API pricing

Prices published by Microsoft Playwright. A free plan or tier is listed.

Plan	Price
30 Day free trial (First 100 test minutes)	Free
Cloud browsers hosted on Linux operating system	/minute
Cloud browsers hosted on Windows operating system	/minute

Plan details, limits and sources →

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Microsoft Playwright Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Microsoft Playwright Rate Limits

0 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Microsoft Playwright Finops

FINOPS

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Microsoft Playwright API Rules

20 rules · 18 errors 1 warnings 1 info

SPECTRAL

Security Posture 2

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Microsoft Playwright Authentication

oauth2 · 2 schemes

SECURITY

Microsoft Playwright Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Scopes 1

OAuth scopes governing access to this provider's APIs.

Microsoft Playwright Scopes

2 scopes · implicit/authorizationCode

2 scopes

SCOPES

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Microsoft Playwright Agentic Access

18 operations · 6 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 3

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Sandbox

Sandbox

Portal

Portal

GettingStarted

GettingStarted

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

APIReference

APIReference

Agent Surfaces 3

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

WellKnown

WellKnown

MCPServer

MCPServer

Design & Contract 5

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Spectral

Vocabulary

DataModel

ErrorCatalog

Conformance

Build 5

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

CLI

IntegrationEdges

SDKs

Packages

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 4

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

OAuthScopes

Authentication

SecurityTxt

DomainSecurity

Learn 1

Tutorials, courses, talks, and written guidance

YouTube

YouTube

Operate 5

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Community

ReleaseNotes

Issues

ChangeLog

Support

Commercial 5

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Plans

FinOps

TermsOfService

PrivacyPolicy

Pricing

Company 2

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn

Website

Website

Other 2

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Hosts

Hosts

Vendors

Vendors

Source (apis.yml)

aid: microsoft-playwright
name: Microsoft Playwright
x-parent: microsoft
description: Playwright is Microsoft's open-source (Apache-2.0) browser automation framework for reliable end-to-end testing
  of web applications, driving Chromium, Firefox and WebKit through one API from Node.js, Python, Java and .NET. It also ships
  a local stdio MCP server (@playwright/mcp) and an agent-oriented CLI (@playwright/cli); hosted cloud browsers are sold as
  Playwright Workspaces in Azure App Testing.
type: Index
deliveryModel:
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  commercial: true
  callable_host: false
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: low
  source:
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  method: derived
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image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/microsoft-playwright.png
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- Microsoft
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url: https://playwright.dev/
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- type: Vocabulary
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- type: DataModel
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- type: WellKnown
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- type: Hosts
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- type: IntegrationEdges
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- type: Vendors
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- type: SDKs
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- type: Packages
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- type: Plans
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- type: FinOps
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- type: Community
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- type: ReleaseNotes
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- type: Issues
  url: https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/issues
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- type: LinkedIn
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- 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
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- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement
- name: MCP Server
  url: https://github.com/microsoft/playwright-mcp
  type: MCPServer
- type: APIReference
  url: https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-playwright
- type: ChangeLog
  url: https://playwright.dev/docs/release-notes
- type: Support
  url: https://playwright.dev/community/welcome
- type: Pricing
  url: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/app-testing/
- type: YouTube
  url: https://www.youtube.com/@Playwrightdev
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  name: Playwright API
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  - Browser Automation
  - End-to-End Testing
  - Testing
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  - Browser Automation
  - End-To-End Testing
  - Testing
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  humanURL: https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-playwright
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    type: GettingStarted
  - url: https://playwright.dev/docs/release-notes
    type: ChangeLog
  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: playwright:playwright
  name: Playwright
  description: Open-source framework for reliable end-to-end browser testing and web automation supporting Chromium, Firefox,
    and WebKit. Distributed as a library/CLI; there is no public hosted HTTP API.
  humanURL: https://playwright.dev/
  tags:
  - Browser Testing
  - Test Automation
  properties:
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  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://playwright.dev/docs/intro
  - type: Reference
    url: https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-playwright
  - type: GitHub
    url: https://github.com/microsoft/playwright
- aid: microsoft-playwright:playwright-mcp
  name: Playwright MCP
  description: Local stdio Model Context Protocol server (npx @playwright/mcp@latest) exposing 44 documented browser_* tools
    for LLM-driven browser automation via accessibility snapshots.
  humanURL: https://playwright.dev/mcp/introduction
  tags:
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  - Browser Automation
  - AI Agents
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  - type: MCPServer
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  - type: SourceCode
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- aid: microsoft-playwright:microsoft-playwright-accountquotas-api
  name: Microsoft Playwright Account Quotas API
  description: The AccountQuotas API from Microsoft Playwright — 2 operation(s) for accountquotas.
  humanURL: https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-playwright
  baseURL: https://management.azure.com
  tags:
  - AccountQuotas
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/microsoft-playwright-accountquotas-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/app-testing/playwright-workspaces/overview-what-is-microsoft-playwright-workspaces
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/app-testing/
- aid: microsoft-playwright:microsoft-playwright-accounts-api
  name: Microsoft Playwright Accounts API
  description: The Accounts API from Microsoft Playwright — 8 operation(s) for accounts.
  humanURL: https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-playwright
  baseURL: https://management.azure.com
  tags:
  - Account
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  - Accounts
  properties:
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  - type: Documentation
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  - type: Pricing
    url: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/app-testing/
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  name: Microsoft Playwright Operations API
  description: The Operations API from Microsoft Playwright — 1 operation(s) for operations.
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  name: Microsoft Playwright Quotas API
  description: The Quotas API from Microsoft Playwright — 2 operation(s) for quotas.
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    status: 404
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Microsoft Playwright API — frequently asked questions

Does Microsoft Playwright have an API?

Yes. APIs.io lists 7 APIs from Microsoft Playwright, including Playwright API, Playwright and Playwright MCP, and 4 more.

Is there an OpenAPI specification for the Microsoft Playwright API?

Yes. APIs.io indexes 4 OpenAPI specifications for Microsoft Playwright, each linked for download from this page.

How do I authenticate with the Microsoft Playwright API?

Microsoft Playwright documents its authentication (oauth2 · 2 schemes). The details are profiled on APIs.io as Microsoft Playwright Authentication.

How much does the Microsoft Playwright API cost?

Microsoft Playwright publishes its prices; its Cloud browsers hosted on Linux operating system plan is /minute as of 2026-11-04. APIs.io lists 3 pricing plans for Microsoft Playwright, with each plan's price, limits and inclusions under Pricing on this page.

Does Microsoft Playwright have an MCP server?

Yes. APIs.io lists 2 MCP servers for Microsoft Playwright: MCP server; 44 tools listed.

Is the Microsoft Playwright API ready for AI agents?

Microsoft Playwright has a Kin Score of 54.3 out of 100 (strong) and an Agent Readiness score of 30.8 (agent-ready), scored by API Evangelist on 2026-11-06.

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