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azure-microsoft-playwright-testing-tsPurpose, usage and source
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.
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What this Skill does
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.
How the upstream workflow works
Azure Playwright Workspaces SDK for TypeScript
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.
Best Practices
Use Microsoft Entra Token Credential — More secure than access tokens Use DefaultAzureCredential for local development; use ManagedIdentityCredential or WorkloadIdentityCredential for production
Requirements and setup
Installation
Playwright version 1.47+ (basic usage) Playwright version 1.57+ (Azure reporter features)
Upstream passage · L17 ↗# 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
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