Navigation in Playwright
From the Playwright cheat sheet · Navigation & Waiting · verified Jul 2026
Navigation
Navigate between pages and wait for load states
typescript
// Navigate to URL
await page.goto('/products');
// Wait for navigation after click
await page.getByRole('link', { name: 'Products' }).click();
await page.waitForURL('/products');
// Go back/forward
await page.goBack();
await page.goForward();💡 Playwright auto-waits for navigation to complete — manual waits are rarely needed
⚡ Use waitForResponse to synchronize on API calls triggered by user actions
📌 Avoid waitForTimeout (sleep) — prefer waiting on specific conditions like URL or element state
🟢 waitUntil: "networkidle" waits for no network requests for 500ms — useful for SPAs
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