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# Playwright

> API reference for the Playwright class - the main entry point for Playwright automation

Playwright is the main entry point for all browser automation. It provides access to browser types (Chromium, Firefox, WebKit), devices, and utilities.

## Inheritance

Extends: `ChannelOwner`

## Properties

### chromium

<ParamField path="chromium" type="BrowserType">
  BrowserType instance for launching or connecting to Chromium browsers.
</ParamField>

### firefox

<ParamField path="firefox" type="BrowserType">
  BrowserType instance for launching or connecting to Firefox browsers.
</ParamField>

### webkit

<ParamField path="webkit" type="BrowserType">
  BrowserType instance for launching or connecting to WebKit browsers.
</ParamField>

### devices

<ParamField path="devices" type="object">
  Registry of device descriptors for mobile emulation. Contains pre-configured settings for popular devices.
</ParamField>

### selectors

<ParamField path="selectors" type="Selectors">
  Selectors engine instance for customizing element selection behavior.
</ParamField>

### request

<ParamField path="request" type="APIRequest">
  API request context for making HTTP requests outside of a browser context.
</ParamField>

### errors

<ParamField path="errors" type="object">
  Object containing Playwright-specific error classes.

  * `TimeoutError`: Thrown when operations exceed their timeout
</ParamField>

## Usage Examples

### Basic Browser Launch

```typescript theme={null}
import { chromium, firefox, webkit } from 'playwright';

// Launch Chromium
const browser = await chromium.launch();
const page = await browser.newPage();
await page.goto('https://example.com');

// Launch Firefox
const firefoxBrowser = await firefox.launch({ headless: false });

// Launch WebKit
const webkitBrowser = await webkit.launch();
```

### Using Device Emulation

```typescript theme={null}
import { chromium, devices } from 'playwright';

const browser = await chromium.launch();
const iPhoneDevice = devices['iPhone 13'];
const context = await browser.newContext({
  ...iPhoneDevice,
});
const page = await context.newPage();
```

### Making API Requests

```typescript theme={null}
import { request } from 'playwright';

const apiContext = await request.newContext({
  baseURL: 'https://api.example.com',
});

const response = await apiContext.get('/endpoint');
const data = await response.json();
```

## Related Classes

* [BrowserType](/api/browser-type) - For launching browsers
* [Browser](/api/browser) - For managing browser instances
* [BrowserContext](/api/browser-context) - For isolated browser sessions
* [Page](/api/page) - For interacting with web pages