Puppeteer

Puppeteer is a Node.js library that provides a high-level API to control headless Chrome or Chromium browsers via the DevTools Protocol. It enables developers to automate web page interactions, such as generating screenshots, scraping content, and testing web applications. It is widely used for browser automation, web scraping, and end-to-end testing.

Also known as: PuppeteerJS, Puppeteer Node, Chrome Puppeteer, Headless Chrome API, Puppeteer Library

Why learn Puppeteer?

Developers should learn Puppeteer when they need to automate browser tasks, such as testing web applications, generating PDFs from web pages, or scraping dynamic content that requires JavaScript execution. It is particularly useful for end-to-end testing in CI/CD pipelines, performance monitoring, and automating repetitive web-based workflows.

Learning Resources

• docs: Puppeteer Documentation
• tutorial: Puppeteer Tutorial on freeCodeCamp
• course: Puppeteer Course on Udemy
• video: Puppeteer Crash Course on YouTube
• book: Web Scraping with Puppeteer Book