Playwright Trace CLI

Inspect .zip trace files produced by Playwright tests without opening a browser.

Workflow

1. Start with trace open <trace.zip> to extract the trace and see its metadata.
2. Use trace actions to see all actions with their action IDs.
3. Use trace action <action-id> to drill into a specific action — see parameters, logs, source location, and available snapshots.
4. Use trace requests, trace console, or trace errors for cross-cutting views.
5. Use trace snapshot <action-id> to get the DOM snapshot, or run a browser command against it.
6. Use trace close to remove the extracted trace data when done.

All commands after open operate on the currently opened trace — no need to pass the trace file again. Opening a new trace replaces the previous one.

Commands

Open a trace