Playwright

aid: playwright
name: Playwright
description: Playwright is an open-source framework from Microsoft for web automation and browser testing. It enables reliable
  end-to-end testing for modern web apps, supporting Chromium, Firefox, and WebKit browsers. Playwright is consumed as a library
  and CLI rather than a hosted HTTP API.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
- Browser Testing
- End-to-End
- Library
- Open Source
- Test Automation
- Test Framework
- Web Automation
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/playwright/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-16'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- 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:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://playwright.dev/docs/intro
  - 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
common:
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/playwrightweb
- type: Website
  url: https://playwright.dev/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://playwright.dev/docs/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/microsoft/playwright
- type: Community
  url: https://aka.ms/playwright/discord
- type: ReleaseNotes
  url: https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/releases
- type: Issues
  url: https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/issues
- name: MCP Server
  url: https://github.com/microsoft/playwright-mcp
  type: MCPServer
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com