Impact Score: 5/10
Playwright v1.29.0 — Release Notes & Engineering Impact
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Analysis updated: 2026-11-01.
⚡ Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Playwright v1.29.0. Source highlight: New method `route.fetch()` and new option `json` for `route.fulfill()`:
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📊 Product & Engineering Leads
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## New APIs
- New method [`route.fetch()`](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-route#route-fetch) and new option `json` for [`route.fulfill()`](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-route#route-fulfill):
```js
await page.route('**/api/settings', async route => {
// Fetch original settings.
const response = await route.fetch();
// Force settings theme to a predefined value.
const json = await response.json();
json.theme = 'Solorized';
// Fulfill with modified data.
await route.fulfill({ json });
});
```
- New method [`locator.all()`](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-locator#locator-all) to iterate over all matching elements:
```js
// Check all checkboxes!
const checkboxes = page.getByRole('checkbox');
for (const checkbox of await checkboxes.all())
await checkbox.check();
```
- [`Locator.selectOption`](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-locator#locator-select-option) matches now by value or label:
```html
<select multiple>
<option value="red">Red</div>
<option value="green">Green</div>
<option value="blue">Blue</div>
</select>
```
```js
await element.selectOption('Red');
```
- Retry blocks of code until all assertions pass:
```js
await expect(async () => {
const response = await page.request.get('https://api.example.com');
await expect(response).toBeOK();
}).toPass();
```
Read more in [our documentation](https://playwright.dev/docs/test-assertions#retrying).
- Automatically capture **full page screenshot** on test failure:
```js
// playwright.config.ts
import type { PlaywrightTestConfig } from '@playwright/test';
const config: PlaywrightTestConfig = {
use: {
screenshot: {
mode: 'only-on-failure',
fullPage: true,
}
}
};
export default config;
```
## Miscellaneous
- Playwright Test now respects [`jsconfig.json`](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/languages/jsconfig).
- New options `args` and `proxy` for [`androidDevice.launchBrowser()`](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-androiddevice#android-device-launch-browser).
- Option `postData` in method [`route.continue()`](https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-route#route-continue) now supports [serializable](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/JSON/stringify#description) values.
- Ubuntu 18.04 is not supported anymore
## Browser Versions
* Chromium 109.0.5414.46
* Mozilla Firefox 107.0
* WebKit 16.4
This version was also tested against the following stable channels:
* Google Chrome 108
* Microsoft Edge 108