Note: The package will automatically download and set up the required browser binaries during installation. This requires approximately 1GB of disk space.

If you need to manually trigger the browser setup:

pnpm rebuild n8n-nodes-playwright

Operations

This node supports the following operations:

Navigate: Go to a specified URL
Take Screenshot: Capture a screenshot of a webpage
Get Text: Extract text from an element using CSS selector
Click Element: Click on an element using CSS selector
Fill Form: Fill a form field using CSS selector

Browser Options

Choose between Chromium, Firefox, or WebKit
Configure headless mode
Adjust operation speed with slow motion option

Screenshot Options

Full page capture
Custom save path
Base64 output

Compatibility

Requires n8n version 1.0.0 or later
Tested with Playwright version 1.49.0
Supports Windows, macOS, and Linux

System Requirements

Node.js 18.10 or later
Approximately 1GB disk space for browser binaries
Additional system dependencies may be required for browser automation

Resources

Version history

0.1.*

Initial release
Basic browser automation operations
Support for Chromium, Firefox, and WebKit.
Screenshot and form interaction capabilities

Troubleshooting

If browsers are not installed correctly:

Clean the installation:

rm -rf ~/.cache/ms-playwright
# or for Windows:
rmdir /s /q %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\ms-playwright

Rebuild the package:

pnpm rebuild n8n-nodes-playwright

License

MIT

Keywords

n8n-community-node-package

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Package last updated on 29 May 2025

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