Run Playwright tests at scale using Azure Playwright Workspaces (formerly Microsoft Playwright Testing). Use when scaling browser tests across cloud-hosted browsers, integrating with CI/CD pipelines, or publishing test results to the Azure portal.
npx skills add https://github.com/microsoft/skills --skill azure-microsoft-playwright-testing-ts
Run Playwright tests at scale with cloud-hosted browsers and integrated Azure portal reporting.
> Migration Notice: @azure/microsoft-playwright-testing is retired on March 8, 2026. Use @azure/playwright instead. See migration guide.
# Recommended: Auto-generates config
npm init @azure/playwright@latest
# Manual installation
npm install @azure/playwright --save-dev
npm install @playwright/test@^1.47 --save-dev
npm install @azure/identity --save-dev
Requirements:
PLAYWRIGHT_SERVICE_URL=wss://eastus.api.playwright.microsoft.com/playwrightworkspaces/{workspace-id}/browsers
AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS=prod # Required only if DefaultAzureCredential is used in production
# Sign in with Azure CLI
az login
// playwright.service.config.ts
import { defineConfig } from "@playwright/test";
import { createAzurePlaywrightConfig, ServiceOS } from "@azure/playwright";
import { DefaultAzureCredential, ManagedIdentityCredential } from "@azure/identity";
import config from "./playwright.config";
// Local dev: DefaultAzureCredential. Production: set AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS=prod or AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS=<specific_credential>
const credential = new DefaultAzureCredential({requiredEnvVars: ["AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS"]});
// Or use a specific credential directly in production:
// See https://learn.microsoft.com/javascript/api/overview/azure/identity-readme?view=azure-node-latest#credential-classes
// const credential = new ManagedIdentityCredential();
export default defineConfig(
config,
createAzurePlaywrightConfig(config, {
os: ServiceOS.LINUX,
credential,
})
);
import { ManagedIdentityCredential } from "@azure/identity";
import { createAzurePlaywrightConfig } from "@azure/playwright";
export default defineConfig(
config,
createAzurePlaywrightConfig(config, {
credential: new ManagedIdentityCredential(),
})
);
// playwright.service.config.ts
import { defineConfig } from "@playwright/test";
import { createAzurePlaywrightConfig, ServiceOS } from "@azure/playwright";
import { DefaultAzureCredential } from "@azure/identity";
import config from "./playwright.config";
export default defineConfig(
config,
createAzurePlaywrightConfig(config, {
os: ServiceOS.LINUX,
connectTimeout: 30000,
exposeNetwork: "<loopback>",
credential: new DefaultAzureCredential({requiredEnvVars: ["AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS"]}),
})
);
npx playwright test --config=playwright.service.config.ts --workers=20
import { defineConfig } from "@playwright/test";
import { createAzurePlaywrightConfig, ServiceOS } from "@azure/playwright";
import { DefaultAzureCredential } from "@azure/identity";
import config from "./playwright.config";
export default defineConfig(
config,
createAzurePlaywrightConfig(config, {
os: ServiceOS.LINUX,
credential: new DefaultAzureCredential({requiredEnvVars: ["AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS"]}),
}),
{
reporter: [
["html", { open: "never" }],
["@azure/playwright/reporter"],
],
}
);
import playwright, { test, expect, BrowserType } from "@playwright/test";
import { getConnectOptions } from "@azure/playwright";
test("manual connection", async ({ browserName }) => {
const { wsEndpoint, options } = await getConnectOptions();
const browser = await (playwright[browserName] as BrowserType).connect(wsEndpoint, options);
const context = await browser.newContext();
const page = await context.newPage();
await page.goto("https://example.com");
await expect(page).toHaveTitle(/Example/);
await browser.close();
});
type PlaywrightServiceAdditionalOptions = {
serviceAuthType?: "ENTRA_ID" | "ACCESS_TOKEN"; // Default: ENTRA_ID
os?: "linux" | "windows"; // Default: linux
runName?: string; // Custom run name for portal
connectTimeout?: number; // Default: 30000ms
exposeNetwork?: string; // Default: <loopback>
credential?: TokenCredential; // REQUIRED for Entra ID
};
import { ServiceOS } from "@azure/playwright";
// Available values
ServiceOS.LINUX // "linux" - default
ServiceOS.WINDOWS // "windows"
import { ServiceAuth } from "@azure/playwright";
// Available values
ServiceAuth.ENTRA_ID // Recommended - uses credential
ServiceAuth.ACCESS_TOKEN // Use PLAYWRIGHT_SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN env var
name: playwright-ts
on: [push, pull_request]
permissions:
id-token: write
contents: read
jobs:
test:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
- name: Azure Login
uses: azure/login@v2
with:
client-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_CLIENT_ID }}
tenant-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_TENANT_ID }}
subscription-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID }}
- run: npm ci
- name: Run Tests
env:
PLAYWRIGHT_SERVICE_URL: ${{ secrets.PLAYWRIGHT_SERVICE_URL }}
run: npx playwright test -c playwright.service.config.ts --workers=20
- task: AzureCLI@2
displayName: Run Playwright Tests
env:
PLAYWRIGHT_SERVICE_URL: $(PLAYWRIGHT_SERVICE_URL)
inputs:
azureSubscription: My_Service_Connection
scriptType: pscore
inlineScript: |
npx playwright test -c playwright.service.config.ts --workers=20
addSpnToEnvironment: true
import {
createAzurePlaywrightConfig,
getConnectOptions,
ServiceOS,
ServiceAuth,
ServiceEnvironmentVariable,
} from "@azure/playwright";
import type {
OsType,
AuthenticationType,
BrowserConnectOptions,
PlaywrightServiceAdditionalOptions,
} from "@azure/playwright";
| Old (@azure/microsoft-playwright-testing) | New (@azure/playwright) |
|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
| getServiceConfig() | createAzurePlaywrightConfig() |
| timeout option | connectTimeout option |
| runId option | runName option |
| useCloudHostedBrowsers option | Removed (always enabled) |
| @azure/microsoft-playwright-testing/reporter | @azure/playwright/reporter |
| Implicit credential | Explicit credential parameter |
import { getServiceConfig, ServiceOS } from "@azure/microsoft-playwright-testing";
export default defineConfig(
config,
getServiceConfig(config, {
os: ServiceOS.LINUX,
timeout: 30000,
useCloudHostedBrowsers: true,
}),
{
reporter: [["@azure/microsoft-playwright-testing/reporter"]],
}
);
import { createAzurePlaywrightConfig, ServiceOS } from "@azure/playwright";
import { DefaultAzureCredential } from "@azure/identity";
export default defineConfig(
config,
createAzurePlaywrightConfig(config, {
os: ServiceOS.LINUX,
connectTimeout: 30000,
credential: new DefaultAzureCredential({requiredEnvVars: ["AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS"]}),
}),
{
reporter: [
["html", { open: "never" }],
["@azure/playwright/reporter"],
],
}
);
DefaultAzureCredential for local development; use ManagedIdentityCredential or WorkloadIdentityCredential for productiontrace: "on-first-retry", video: "retain-on-failure" in config--workers=20 or higher for parallel executionAzure Resource Manager SDK for Microsoft Playwright Testing in .NET.
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