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Playwright

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.

Playwright publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Browser Testing, End-to-End, Library, Open Source, and Test Automation.

Playwright’s developer surface includes documentation, release notes, and 7 more developer resources.

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25.0/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 14/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFreemium
1 APIs 1 MCP Servers
Browser TestingEnd-to-EndLibraryOpen SourceTest AutomationTest FrameworkWeb Automation

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 25.0/100 · emerging
Contract Quality 0.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 4.3 / 20
Commercial Clarity 7.9 / 20
Operational Transparency 6.8 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 5.9 / 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 1

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

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...

MCP Servers 1

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

MCP Server

MCP SERVER

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Playwright Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Playwright Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Playwright Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 1

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

Playwright Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Resources

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 3

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Community
Community
 ReleaseNotes
ReleaseNotes
 Issues
Issues

Company 2

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn
LinkedIn
 Website
Website

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
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
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/playwright.png
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: DomainSecurity
  url: security/playwright-domain-security.yml
- 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