Playwright Network Interceptor

---
name: "Playwright Network Interceptor"
slug: "playwright-network-interceptor"
description: "Intercepts and analyzes network traffic using Playwright route handlers for API response capture and modification. Uses the Playwright page.route() API, HAR recording, and request/response event listeners."
github_stars: 86409
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/microsoft/playwright"
category: "Research & Scraping"
framework: "Cursor"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "microsoft/playwright"
  github_stars: 86409
  npm_package: "playwright"
  npm_weekly_downloads: 47883561
---

# Playwright Network Interceptor

Intercepts and analyzes network traffic using Playwright route handlers for API response capture and modification. Uses the Playwright page.route() API, HAR recording, and request/response event listeners.

## Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- npm install -g @playwright/cli@latest
- npm i playwright

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- Playwright is also available for [Python](https://playwright.dev/python/docs/intro), [.NET](https://playwright.dev/dotnet/docs/intro), and [Java](https://playwright.dev/java/docs/intro).

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- bash
- Optionally install skills for richer agent integration:
- playwright-cli install --skills

- Source: https://github.com/microsoft/playwright
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/microsoft/playwright/HEAD/README.md

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/playwright-network-interceptor/)