This API is used for the Web API testing. You can use it to trigger API endpoints, configure micro-services, prepare environment or the service to your e2e test.
Each Playwright browser context has associated with it APIRequestContext instance which shares cookie storage with the browser context and can be accessed via browserContext.request or page.request. It is also possible to create a new APIRequestContext instance manually by calling apiRequest.newContext().
Cookie management
APIRequestContext returned by browserContext.request and page.request shares cookie storage with the corresponding BrowserContext. Each API request will have Cookie
header populated with the values from the browser context. If the API response contains Set-Cookie
header it will automatically update BrowserContext cookies and requests made from the page will pick them up. This means that if you log in using this API, your e2e test will be logged in and vice versa.
If you want API requests to not interfere with the browser cookies you should create a new APIRequestContext by calling apiRequest.newContext(). Such APIRequestContext
object will have its own isolated cookie storage.
Sends HTTP(S) DELETE request and returns its response. The method will populate request cookies from the context and update context cookies from the response. The method will automatically follow redirects.
Usage
await apiRequestContext.delete(url);
await apiRequestContext.delete(url, options);
Arguments
Target URL.
options
Object (optional)
data
string | Buffer | Serializable (optional) Added in: v1.17#
Allows to set post data of the request. If the data parameter is an object, it will be serialized to json string and content-type
header will be set to application/json
if not explicitly set. Otherwise the content-type
header will be set to application/octet-stream
if not explicitly set.
failOnStatusCode
boolean (optional)#
Whether to throw on response codes other than 2xx and 3xx. By default response object is returned for all status codes.
form
Object<string, string | number | boolean> | FormData (optional) Added in: v1.17#
Provides an object that will be serialized as html form using application/x-www-form-urlencoded
encoding and sent as this request body. If this parameter is specified content-type
header will be set to application/x-www-form-urlencoded
unless explicitly provided.
headers
Object<string, string> (optional)#
Allows to set HTTP headers. These headers will apply to the fetched request as well as any redirects initiated by it.
ignoreHTTPSErrors
boolean (optional)#
Whether to ignore HTTPS errors when sending network requests. Defaults to false
.
maxRedirects
number (optional) Added in: v1.26#
Maximum number of request redirects that will be followed automatically. An error will be thrown if the number is exceeded. Defaults to 20
. Pass 0
to not follow redirects.
maxRetries
number (optional) Added in: v1.46#
Maximum number of times network errors should be retried. Currently only ECONNRESET
error is retried. Does not retry based on HTTP response codes. An error will be thrown if the limit is exceeded. Defaults to 0
- no retries.
multipart
FormData | Object<string, string | number | boolean | ReadStream | Object> (optional) Added in: v1.17#
Provides an object that will be serialized as html form using multipart/form-data
encoding and sent as this request body. If this parameter is specified content-type
header will be set to multipart/form-data
unless explicitly provided. File values can be passed either as fs.ReadStream
or as file-like object containing file name, mime-type and its content.
params
Object<string, string | number | boolean> | URLSearchParams | string (optional)#
Query parameters to be sent with the URL.
Request timeout in milliseconds. Defaults to 30000
(30 seconds). Pass 0
to disable timeout.
Returns
disposeAdded in: v1.16 apiRequestContext.disposeAll responses returned by apiRequestContext.get() and similar methods are stored in the memory, so that you can later call apiResponse.body().This method discards all its resources, calling any method on disposed APIRequestContext will throw an exception.
Usage
await apiRequestContext.dispose();
await apiRequestContext.dispose(options);
Arguments
options
Object (optional)
Returns
fetchAdded in: v1.16 apiRequestContext.fetchSends HTTP(S) request and returns its response. The method will populate request cookies from the context and update context cookies from the response. The method will automatically follow redirects.
Usage
JSON objects can be passed directly to the request:
await request.fetch('https://example.com/api/createBook', {
method: 'post',
data: {
title: 'Book Title',
author: 'John Doe',
}
});
The common way to send file(s) in the body of a request is to upload them as form fields with multipart/form-data
encoding, by specifiying the multipart
parameter:
const form = new FormData();
form.set('name', 'John');
form.append('name', 'Doe');
form.append('file', new File(['console.log(2024);'], 'f1.js', { type: 'text/javascript' }));
form.append('file', new File(['hello'], 'f2.txt', { type: 'text/plain' }));
await request.fetch('https://example.com/api/uploadForm', {
multipart: form
});
Arguments
urlOrRequest
string | Request#
Target URL or Request to get all parameters from.
options
Object (optional)
data
string | Buffer | Serializable (optional)#
Allows to set post data of the request. If the data parameter is an object, it will be serialized to json string and content-type
header will be set to application/json
if not explicitly set. Otherwise the content-type
header will be set to application/octet-stream
if not explicitly set.
failOnStatusCode
boolean (optional)#
Whether to throw on response codes other than 2xx and 3xx. By default response object is returned for all status codes.
form
Object<string, string | number | boolean> | FormData (optional)#
Provides an object that will be serialized as html form using application/x-www-form-urlencoded
encoding and sent as this request body. If this parameter is specified content-type
header will be set to application/x-www-form-urlencoded
unless explicitly provided.
headers
Object<string, string> (optional)#
Allows to set HTTP headers. These headers will apply to the fetched request as well as any redirects initiated by it.
ignoreHTTPSErrors
boolean (optional)#
Whether to ignore HTTPS errors when sending network requests. Defaults to false
.
maxRedirects
number (optional) Added in: v1.26#
Maximum number of request redirects that will be followed automatically. An error will be thrown if the number is exceeded. Defaults to 20
. Pass 0
to not follow redirects.
maxRetries
number (optional) Added in: v1.46#
Maximum number of times network errors should be retried. Currently only ECONNRESET
error is retried. Does not retry based on HTTP response codes. An error will be thrown if the limit is exceeded. Defaults to 0
- no retries.
If set changes the fetch method (e.g. PUT or POST). If not specified, GET method is used.
multipart
FormData | Object<string, string | number | boolean | ReadStream | Object> (optional)#
Provides an object that will be serialized as html form using multipart/form-data
encoding and sent as this request body. If this parameter is specified content-type
header will be set to multipart/form-data
unless explicitly provided. File values can be passed either as fs.ReadStream
or as file-like object containing file name, mime-type and its content.
params
Object<string, string | number | boolean> | URLSearchParams | string (optional)#
Query parameters to be sent with the URL.
Request timeout in milliseconds. Defaults to 30000
(30 seconds). Pass 0
to disable timeout.
Returns
getAdded in: v1.16 apiRequestContext.getSends HTTP(S) GET request and returns its response. The method will populate request cookies from the context and update context cookies from the response. The method will automatically follow redirects.
Usage
Request parameters can be configured with params
option, they will be serialized into the URL search parameters:
await request.get('https://example.com/api/getText', {
params: {
'isbn': '1234',
'page': 23,
}
});
const searchParams = new URLSearchParams();
searchParams.set('isbn', '1234');
searchParams.append('page', 23);
searchParams.append('page', 24);
await request.get('https://example.com/api/getText', { params: searchParams });
const queryString = 'isbn=1234&page=23&page=24';
await request.get('https://example.com/api/getText', { params: queryString });
Arguments
Target URL.
options
Object (optional)
data
string | Buffer | Serializable (optional) Added in: v1.26#
Allows to set post data of the request. If the data parameter is an object, it will be serialized to json string and content-type
header will be set to application/json
if not explicitly set. Otherwise the content-type
header will be set to application/octet-stream
if not explicitly set.
failOnStatusCode
boolean (optional)#
Whether to throw on response codes other than 2xx and 3xx. By default response object is returned for all status codes.
form
Object<string, string | number | boolean> | FormData (optional) Added in: v1.26#
Provides an object that will be serialized as html form using application/x-www-form-urlencoded
encoding and sent as this request body. If this parameter is specified content-type
header will be set to application/x-www-form-urlencoded
unless explicitly provided.
headers
Object<string, string> (optional)#
Allows to set HTTP headers. These headers will apply to the fetched request as well as any redirects initiated by it.
ignoreHTTPSErrors
boolean (optional)#
Whether to ignore HTTPS errors when sending network requests. Defaults to false
.
maxRedirects
number (optional) Added in: v1.26#
Maximum number of request redirects that will be followed automatically. An error will be thrown if the number is exceeded. Defaults to 20
. Pass 0
to not follow redirects.
maxRetries
number (optional) Added in: v1.46#
Maximum number of times network errors should be retried. Currently only ECONNRESET
error is retried. Does not retry based on HTTP response codes. An error will be thrown if the limit is exceeded. Defaults to 0
- no retries.
multipart
FormData | Object<string, string | number | boolean | ReadStream | Object> (optional) Added in: v1.26#
Provides an object that will be serialized as html form using multipart/form-data
encoding and sent as this request body. If this parameter is specified content-type
header will be set to multipart/form-data
unless explicitly provided. File values can be passed either as fs.ReadStream
or as file-like object containing file name, mime-type and its content.
params
Object<string, string | number | boolean> | URLSearchParams | string (optional)#
Query parameters to be sent with the URL.
Request timeout in milliseconds. Defaults to 30000
(30 seconds). Pass 0
to disable timeout.
Returns
headAdded in: v1.16 apiRequestContext.headSends HTTP(S) HEAD request and returns its response. The method will populate request cookies from the context and update context cookies from the response. The method will automatically follow redirects.
Usage
await apiRequestContext.head(url);
await apiRequestContext.head(url, options);
Arguments
Target URL.
options
Object (optional)
data
string | Buffer | Serializable (optional) Added in: v1.26#
Allows to set post data of the request. If the data parameter is an object, it will be serialized to json string and content-type
header will be set to application/json
if not explicitly set. Otherwise the content-type
header will be set to application/octet-stream
if not explicitly set.
failOnStatusCode
boolean (optional)#
Whether to throw on response codes other than 2xx and 3xx. By default response object is returned for all status codes.
form
Object<string, string | number | boolean> | FormData (optional) Added in: v1.26#
Provides an object that will be serialized as html form using application/x-www-form-urlencoded
encoding and sent as this request body. If this parameter is specified content-type
header will be set to application/x-www-form-urlencoded
unless explicitly provided.
headers
Object<string, string> (optional)#
Allows to set HTTP headers. These headers will apply to the fetched request as well as any redirects initiated by it.
ignoreHTTPSErrors
boolean (optional)#
Whether to ignore HTTPS errors when sending network requests. Defaults to false
.
maxRedirects
number (optional) Added in: v1.26#
Maximum number of request redirects that will be followed automatically. An error will be thrown if the number is exceeded. Defaults to 20
. Pass 0
to not follow redirects.
maxRetries
number (optional) Added in: v1.46#
Maximum number of times network errors should be retried. Currently only ECONNRESET
error is retried. Does not retry based on HTTP response codes. An error will be thrown if the limit is exceeded. Defaults to 0
- no retries.
multipart
FormData | Object<string, string | number | boolean | ReadStream | Object> (optional) Added in: v1.26#
Provides an object that will be serialized as html form using multipart/form-data
encoding and sent as this request body. If this parameter is specified content-type
header will be set to multipart/form-data
unless explicitly provided. File values can be passed either as fs.ReadStream
or as file-like object containing file name, mime-type and its content.
params
Object<string, string | number | boolean> | URLSearchParams | string (optional)#
Query parameters to be sent with the URL.
Request timeout in milliseconds. Defaults to 30000
(30 seconds). Pass 0
to disable timeout.
Returns
patchAdded in: v1.16 apiRequestContext.patchSends HTTP(S) PATCH request and returns its response. The method will populate request cookies from the context and update context cookies from the response. The method will automatically follow redirects.
Usage
await apiRequestContext.patch(url);
await apiRequestContext.patch(url, options);
Arguments
Target URL.
options
Object (optional)
data
string | Buffer | Serializable (optional)#
Allows to set post data of the request. If the data parameter is an object, it will be serialized to json string and content-type
header will be set to application/json
if not explicitly set. Otherwise the content-type
header will be set to application/octet-stream
if not explicitly set.
failOnStatusCode
boolean (optional)#
Whether to throw on response codes other than 2xx and 3xx. By default response object is returned for all status codes.
form
Object<string, string | number | boolean> | FormData (optional)#
Provides an object that will be serialized as html form using application/x-www-form-urlencoded
encoding and sent as this request body. If this parameter is specified content-type
header will be set to application/x-www-form-urlencoded
unless explicitly provided.
headers
Object<string, string> (optional)#
Allows to set HTTP headers. These headers will apply to the fetched request as well as any redirects initiated by it.
ignoreHTTPSErrors
boolean (optional)#
Whether to ignore HTTPS errors when sending network requests. Defaults to false
.
maxRedirects
number (optional) Added in: v1.26#
Maximum number of request redirects that will be followed automatically. An error will be thrown if the number is exceeded. Defaults to 20
. Pass 0
to not follow redirects.
maxRetries
number (optional) Added in: v1.46#
Maximum number of times network errors should be retried. Currently only ECONNRESET
error is retried. Does not retry based on HTTP response codes. An error will be thrown if the limit is exceeded. Defaults to 0
- no retries.
multipart
FormData | Object<string, string | number | boolean | ReadStream | Object> (optional)#
Provides an object that will be serialized as html form using multipart/form-data
encoding and sent as this request body. If this parameter is specified content-type
header will be set to multipart/form-data
unless explicitly provided. File values can be passed either as fs.ReadStream
or as file-like object containing file name, mime-type and its content.
params
Object<string, string | number | boolean> | URLSearchParams | string (optional)#
Query parameters to be sent with the URL.
Request timeout in milliseconds. Defaults to 30000
(30 seconds). Pass 0
to disable timeout.
Returns
postAdded in: v1.16 apiRequestContext.postSends HTTP(S) POST request and returns its response. The method will populate request cookies from the context and update context cookies from the response. The method will automatically follow redirects.
Usage
JSON objects can be passed directly to the request:
await request.post('https://example.com/api/createBook', {
data: {
title: 'Book Title',
author: 'John Doe',
}
});
To send form data to the server use form
option. Its value will be encoded into the request body with application/x-www-form-urlencoded
encoding (see below how to use multipart/form-data
form encoding to send files):
await request.post('https://example.com/api/findBook', {
form: {
title: 'Book Title',
author: 'John Doe',
}
});
The common way to send file(s) in the body of a request is to upload them as form fields with multipart/form-data
encoding. Use FormData to construct request body and pass it to the request as multipart
parameter:
const form = new FormData();
form.set('name', 'John');
form.append('name', 'Doe');
form.append('file', new File(['console.log(2024);'], 'f1.js', { type: 'text/javascript' }));
form.append('file', new File(['hello'], 'f2.txt', { type: 'text/plain' }));
await request.post('https://example.com/api/uploadForm', {
multipart: form
});
Arguments
Target URL.
options
Object (optional)
data
string | Buffer | Serializable (optional)#
Allows to set post data of the request. If the data parameter is an object, it will be serialized to json string and content-type
header will be set to application/json
if not explicitly set. Otherwise the content-type
header will be set to application/octet-stream
if not explicitly set.
failOnStatusCode
boolean (optional)#
Whether to throw on response codes other than 2xx and 3xx. By default response object is returned for all status codes.
form
Object<string, string | number | boolean> | FormData (optional)#
Provides an object that will be serialized as html form using application/x-www-form-urlencoded
encoding and sent as this request body. If this parameter is specified content-type
header will be set to application/x-www-form-urlencoded
unless explicitly provided.
headers
Object<string, string> (optional)#
Allows to set HTTP headers. These headers will apply to the fetched request as well as any redirects initiated by it.
ignoreHTTPSErrors
boolean (optional)#
Whether to ignore HTTPS errors when sending network requests. Defaults to false
.
maxRedirects
number (optional) Added in: v1.26#
Maximum number of request redirects that will be followed automatically. An error will be thrown if the number is exceeded. Defaults to 20
. Pass 0
to not follow redirects.
maxRetries
number (optional) Added in: v1.46#
Maximum number of times network errors should be retried. Currently only ECONNRESET
error is retried. Does not retry based on HTTP response codes. An error will be thrown if the limit is exceeded. Defaults to 0
- no retries.
multipart
FormData | Object<string, string | number | boolean | ReadStream | Object> (optional)#
Provides an object that will be serialized as html form using multipart/form-data
encoding and sent as this request body. If this parameter is specified content-type
header will be set to multipart/form-data
unless explicitly provided. File values can be passed either as fs.ReadStream
or as file-like object containing file name, mime-type and its content.
params
Object<string, string | number | boolean> | URLSearchParams | string (optional)#
Query parameters to be sent with the URL.
Request timeout in milliseconds. Defaults to 30000
(30 seconds). Pass 0
to disable timeout.
Returns
putAdded in: v1.16 apiRequestContext.putSends HTTP(S) PUT request and returns its response. The method will populate request cookies from the context and update context cookies from the response. The method will automatically follow redirects.
Usage
await apiRequestContext.put(url);
await apiRequestContext.put(url, options);
Arguments
Target URL.
options
Object (optional)
data
string | Buffer | Serializable (optional)#
Allows to set post data of the request. If the data parameter is an object, it will be serialized to json string and content-type
header will be set to application/json
if not explicitly set. Otherwise the content-type
header will be set to application/octet-stream
if not explicitly set.
failOnStatusCode
boolean (optional)#
Whether to throw on response codes other than 2xx and 3xx. By default response object is returned for all status codes.
form
Object<string, string | number | boolean> | FormData (optional)#
Provides an object that will be serialized as html form using application/x-www-form-urlencoded
encoding and sent as this request body. If this parameter is specified content-type
header will be set to application/x-www-form-urlencoded
unless explicitly provided.
headers
Object<string, string> (optional)#
Allows to set HTTP headers. These headers will apply to the fetched request as well as any redirects initiated by it.
ignoreHTTPSErrors
boolean (optional)#
Whether to ignore HTTPS errors when sending network requests. Defaults to false
.
maxRedirects
number (optional) Added in: v1.26#
Maximum number of request redirects that will be followed automatically. An error will be thrown if the number is exceeded. Defaults to 20
. Pass 0
to not follow redirects.
maxRetries
number (optional) Added in: v1.46#
Maximum number of times network errors should be retried. Currently only ECONNRESET
error is retried. Does not retry based on HTTP response codes. An error will be thrown if the limit is exceeded. Defaults to 0
- no retries.
multipart
FormData | Object<string, string | number | boolean | ReadStream | Object> (optional)#
Provides an object that will be serialized as html form using multipart/form-data
encoding and sent as this request body. If this parameter is specified content-type
header will be set to multipart/form-data
unless explicitly provided. File values can be passed either as fs.ReadStream
or as file-like object containing file name, mime-type and its content.
params
Object<string, string | number | boolean> | URLSearchParams | string (optional)#
Query parameters to be sent with the URL.
Request timeout in milliseconds. Defaults to 30000
(30 seconds). Pass 0
to disable timeout.
Returns
storageStateAdded in: v1.16 apiRequestContext.storageStateReturns storage state for this request context, contains current cookies and local storage snapshot if it was passed to the constructor.
Usage
await apiRequestContext.storageState();
await apiRequestContext.storageState(options);
Arguments
options
Object (optional)
indexedDB
boolean (optional) Added in: v1.51#
Set to true
to include IndexedDB in the storage state snapshot.
The file path to save the storage state to. If path is a relative path, then it is resolved relative to current working directory. If no path is provided, storage state is still returned, but won't be saved to the disk.
Returns
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