Chrome DevTools Protocol

Methods

Audits.checkContrast

Runs the contrast check for the target page. Found issues are reported using Audits.issueAdded event.

parameters
reportAAA
boolean

Whether to report WCAG AAA level issues. Default is false.

Audits.checkFormsIssues

Runs the form issues check for the target page. Found issues are reported using Audits.issueAdded event.

Return Object
formIssues
array[ GenericIssueDetails ]

Audits.disable

Disables issues domain, prevents further issues from being reported to the client.

Audits.enable

Enables issues domain, sends the issues collected so far to the client by means of the issueAdded event.

Audits.getEncodedResponse

Returns the response body and size if it were re-encoded with the specified settings. Only applies to images.

parameters
requestId
Network.RequestId

Identifier of the network request to get content for.

encoding
string

The encoding to use.

Allowed Values: webp, jpeg, png
quality
number

The quality of the encoding (0-1). (defaults to 1)

sizeOnly
boolean

Whether to only return the size information (defaults to false).

Return Object
body
string

The encoded body as a base64 string. Omitted if sizeOnly is true. (Encoded as a base64 string when passed over JSON)

originalSize
integer

Size before re-encoding.

encodedSize
integer

Size after re-encoding.

Events

Audits.issueAdded

parameters
issue
InspectorIssue

Types

Audits.AffectedCookie

Information about a cookie that is affected by an inspector issue.

Type: object

properties
name
string

The following three properties uniquely identify a cookie

path
string
domain
string

Audits.AffectedFrame

Information about the frame affected by an inspector issue.

Type: object

properties
frameId
Page.FrameId

Audits.AffectedRequest

Information about a request that is affected by an inspector issue.

Type: object

properties
requestId
Network.RequestId

The unique request id.

url
string

Audits.AttributionReportingIssueDetails

Details for issues around "Attribution Reporting API" usage. Explainer: https://github.com/WICG/attribution-reporting-api

Type: object

properties
violationType
AttributionReportingIssueType
request
AffectedRequest
violatingNodeId
DOM.BackendNodeId
invalidParameter
string

Audits.AttributionReportingIssueType

Allowed Values: PermissionPolicyDisabled, UntrustworthyReportingOrigin, InsecureContext, InvalidHeader, InvalidRegisterTriggerHeader, SourceAndTriggerHeaders, SourceIgnored, TriggerIgnored, OsSourceIgnored, OsTriggerIgnored, InvalidRegisterOsSourceHeader, InvalidRegisterOsTriggerHeader, WebAndOsHeaders, NoWebOrOsSupport, NavigationRegistrationWithoutTransientUserActivation, InvalidInfoHeader, NoRegisterSourceHeader, NoRegisterTriggerHeader, NoRegisterOsSourceHeader, NoRegisterOsTriggerHeader, NavigationRegistrationUniqueScopeAlreadySet

Type: string

Audits.BlockedByResponseIssueDetails

Details for a request that has been blocked with the BLOCKED_BY_RESPONSE code. Currently only used for COEP/COOP, but may be extended to include some CSP errors in the future.

Type: object

properties
request
AffectedRequest
parentFrame
AffectedFrame
blockedFrame
AffectedFrame
reason
BlockedByResponseReason

Audits.BlockedByResponseReason

Enum indicating the reason a response has been blocked. These reasons are refinements of the net error BLOCKED_BY_RESPONSE.

Allowed Values: CoepFrameResourceNeedsCoepHeader, CoopSandboxedIFrameCannotNavigateToCoopPage, CorpNotSameOrigin, CorpNotSameOriginAfterDefaultedToSameOriginByCoep, CorpNotSameOriginAfterDefaultedToSameOriginByDip, CorpNotSameOriginAfterDefaultedToSameOriginByCoepAndDip, CorpNotSameSite, SRIMessageSignatureMismatch

Type: string

Audits.BounceTrackingIssueDetails

This issue warns about sites in the redirect chain of a finished navigation that may be flagged as trackers and have their state cleared if they don't receive a user interaction. Note that in this context 'site' means eTLD+1. For example, if the URL https://example.test:80/bounce was in the redirect chain, the site reported would be example.test.

Type: object

properties
trackingSites
array[ string ]

Audits.ClientHintIssueDetails

This issue tracks client hints related issues. It's used to deprecate old features, encourage the use of new ones, and provide general guidance.

Type: object

properties
sourceCodeLocation
SourceCodeLocation
clientHintIssueReason
ClientHintIssueReason

Audits.ClientHintIssueReason

Allowed Values: MetaTagAllowListInvalidOrigin, MetaTagModifiedHTML

Type: string

Audits.ContentSecurityPolicyIssueDetails

Type: object

properties
blockedURL
string

The url not included in allowed sources.

violatedDirective
string

Specific directive that is violated, causing the CSP issue.

isReportOnly
boolean
contentSecurityPolicyViolationType
ContentSecurityPolicyViolationType
frameAncestor
AffectedFrame
sourceCodeLocation
SourceCodeLocation
violatingNodeId
DOM.BackendNodeId

Audits.ContentSecurityPolicyViolationType

Allowed Values: kInlineViolation, kEvalViolation, kURLViolation, kSRIViolation, kTrustedTypesSinkViolation, kTrustedTypesPolicyViolation, kWasmEvalViolation

Type: string

Audits.CookieDeprecationMetadataIssueDetails

This issue warns about third-party sites that are accessing cookies on the current page, and have been permitted due to having a global metadata grant. Note that in this context 'site' means eTLD+1. For example, if the URL https://example.test:80/web_page was accessing cookies, the site reported would be example.test.

Type: object

properties
allowedSites
array[ string ]
optOutPercentage
number
isOptOutTopLevel
boolean
operation
CookieOperation

Audits.CookieExclusionReason

Allowed Values: ExcludeSameSiteUnspecifiedTreatedAsLax, ExcludeSameSiteNoneInsecure, ExcludeSameSiteLax, ExcludeSameSiteStrict, ExcludeInvalidSameParty, ExcludeSamePartyCrossPartyContext, ExcludeDomainNonASCII, ExcludeThirdPartyCookieBlockedInFirstPartySet, ExcludeThirdPartyPhaseout, ExcludePortMismatch, ExcludeSchemeMismatch

Type: string

Audits.CookieIssueDetails

This information is currently necessary, as the front-end has a difficult time finding a specific cookie. With this, we can convey specific error information without the cookie.

Type: object

properties
cookie
AffectedCookie

If AffectedCookie is not set then rawCookieLine contains the raw Set-Cookie header string. This hints at a problem where the cookie line is syntactically or semantically malformed in a way that no valid cookie could be created.

rawCookieLine
string
cookieWarningReasons
array[ CookieWarningReason ]
cookieExclusionReasons
array[ CookieExclusionReason ]
operation
CookieOperation

Optionally identifies the site-for-cookies and the cookie url, which may be used by the front-end as additional context.

siteForCookies
string
cookieUrl
string
request
AffectedRequest
insight
CookieIssueInsight

The recommended solution to the issue.

Audits.CookieIssueInsight

Information about the suggested solution to a cookie issue.

Type: object

properties
type
InsightType
tableEntryUrl
string

Link to table entry in third-party cookie migration readiness list.

Audits.CookieOperation

Allowed Values: SetCookie, ReadCookie

Type: string

Audits.CookieWarningReason

Allowed Values: WarnSameSiteUnspecifiedCrossSiteContext, WarnSameSiteNoneInsecure, WarnSameSiteUnspecifiedLaxAllowUnsafe, WarnSameSiteStrictLaxDowngradeStrict, WarnSameSiteStrictCrossDowngradeStrict, WarnSameSiteStrictCrossDowngradeLax, WarnSameSiteLaxCrossDowngradeStrict, WarnSameSiteLaxCrossDowngradeLax, WarnAttributeValueExceedsMaxSize, WarnDomainNonASCII, WarnThirdPartyPhaseout, WarnCrossSiteRedirectDowngradeChangesInclusion, WarnDeprecationTrialMetadata, WarnThirdPartyCookieHeuristic

Type: string

Audits.CorsIssueDetails

Details for a CORS related issue, e.g. a warning or error related to CORS RFC1918 enforcement.

Type: object

properties
corsErrorStatus
Network.CorsErrorStatus
isWarning
boolean
request
AffectedRequest
location
SourceCodeLocation
initiatorOrigin
string
resourceIPAddressSpace
Network.IPAddressSpace
clientSecurityState
Network.ClientSecurityState

Audits.DeprecationIssueDetails

This issue tracks information needed to print a deprecation message. https://source.chromium.org/chromium/chromium/src/+/main:third_party/blink/renderer/core/frame/third_party/blink/renderer/core/frame/deprecation/README.md

Type: object

properties
affectedFrame
AffectedFrame
sourceCodeLocation
SourceCodeLocation
type
string

One of the deprecation names from third_party/blink/renderer/core/frame/deprecation/deprecation.json5

Audits.FailedRequestInfo

Type: object

properties
url
string

The URL that failed to load.

failureMessage
string

The failure message for the failed request.

requestId
Network.RequestId

Audits.FederatedAuthRequestIssueDetails

Type: object

properties
federatedAuthRequestIssueReason
FederatedAuthRequestIssueReason

Audits.FederatedAuthRequestIssueReason

Represents the failure reason when a federated authentication reason fails. Should be updated alongside RequestIdTokenStatus in third_party/blink/public/mojom/devtools/inspector_issue.mojom to include all cases except for success.

Allowed Values: ShouldEmbargo, TooManyRequests, WellKnownHttpNotFound, WellKnownNoResponse, WellKnownInvalidResponse, WellKnownListEmpty, WellKnownInvalidContentType, ConfigNotInWellKnown, WellKnownTooBig, ConfigHttpNotFound, ConfigNoResponse, ConfigInvalidResponse, ConfigInvalidContentType, ClientMetadataHttpNotFound, ClientMetadataNoResponse, ClientMetadataInvalidResponse, ClientMetadataInvalidContentType, IdpNotPotentiallyTrustworthy, DisabledInSettings, DisabledInFlags, ErrorFetchingSignin, InvalidSigninResponse, AccountsHttpNotFound, AccountsNoResponse, AccountsInvalidResponse, AccountsListEmpty, AccountsInvalidContentType, IdTokenHttpNotFound, IdTokenNoResponse, IdTokenInvalidResponse, IdTokenIdpErrorResponse, IdTokenCrossSiteIdpErrorResponse, IdTokenInvalidRequest, IdTokenInvalidContentType, ErrorIdToken, Canceled, RpPageNotVisible, SilentMediationFailure, ThirdPartyCookiesBlocked, NotSignedInWithIdp, MissingTransientUserActivation, ReplacedByActiveMode, InvalidFieldsSpecified, RelyingPartyOriginIsOpaque, TypeNotMatching, UiDismissedNoEmbargo, CorsError, SuppressedBySegmentationPlatform

Type: string

Audits.FederatedAuthUserInfoRequestIssueDetails

Type: object

properties
federatedAuthUserInfoRequestIssueReason
FederatedAuthUserInfoRequestIssueReason

Audits.FederatedAuthUserInfoRequestIssueReason

Represents the failure reason when a getUserInfo() call fails. Should be updated alongside FederatedAuthUserInfoRequestResult in third_party/blink/public/mojom/devtools/inspector_issue.mojom.

Allowed Values: NotSameOrigin, NotIframe, NotPotentiallyTrustworthy, NoApiPermission, NotSignedInWithIdp, NoAccountSharingPermission, InvalidConfigOrWellKnown, InvalidAccountsResponse, NoReturningUserFromFetchedAccounts

Type: string

Audits.GenericIssueDetails

Depending on the concrete errorType, different properties are set.

Type: object

properties
errorType
GenericIssueErrorType

Issues with the same errorType are aggregated in the frontend.

frameId
Page.FrameId
violatingNodeId
DOM.BackendNodeId
violatingNodeAttribute
string
request
AffectedRequest

Audits.GenericIssueErrorType

Allowed Values: FormLabelForNameError, FormDuplicateIdForInputError, FormInputWithNoLabelError, FormAutocompleteAttributeEmptyError, FormEmptyIdAndNameAttributesForInputError, FormAriaLabelledByToNonExistingId, FormInputAssignedAutocompleteValueToIdOrNameAttributeError, FormLabelHasNeitherForNorNestedInput, FormLabelForMatchesNonExistingIdError, FormInputHasWrongButWellIntendedAutocompleteValueError, ResponseWasBlockedByORB

Type: string

Audits.HeavyAdIssueDetails

Type: object

properties
resolution
HeavyAdResolutionStatus

The resolution status, either blocking the content or warning.

reason
HeavyAdReason

The reason the ad was blocked, total network or cpu or peak cpu.

frame
AffectedFrame

The frame that was blocked.

Audits.HeavyAdReason

Allowed Values: NetworkTotalLimit, CpuTotalLimit, CpuPeakLimit

Type: string

Audits.HeavyAdResolutionStatus

Allowed Values: HeavyAdBlocked, HeavyAdWarning

Type: string

Audits.InsightType

Represents the category of insight that a cookie issue falls under.

Allowed Values: GitHubResource, GracePeriod, Heuristics

Type: string

Audits.InspectorIssue

An inspector issue reported from the back-end.

Type: object

properties
code
InspectorIssueCode
details
InspectorIssueDetails
issueId
IssueId

A unique id for this issue. May be omitted if no other entity (e.g. exception, CDP message, etc.) is referencing this issue.

Audits.InspectorIssueCode

A unique identifier for the type of issue. Each type may use one of the optional fields in InspectorIssueDetails to convey more specific information about the kind of issue.

Allowed Values: CookieIssue, MixedContentIssue, BlockedByResponseIssue, HeavyAdIssue, ContentSecurityPolicyIssue, SharedArrayBufferIssue, LowTextContrastIssue, CorsIssue, AttributionReportingIssue, QuirksModeIssue, PartitioningBlobURLIssue, NavigatorUserAgentIssue, GenericIssue, DeprecationIssue, ClientHintIssue, FederatedAuthRequestIssue, BounceTrackingIssue, CookieDeprecationMetadataIssue, StylesheetLoadingIssue, FederatedAuthUserInfoRequestIssue, PropertyRuleIssue, SharedDictionaryIssue, SelectElementAccessibilityIssue, SRIMessageSignatureIssue, UserReidentificationIssue

Type: string

Audits.InspectorIssueDetails

This struct holds a list of optional fields with additional information specific to the kind of issue. When adding a new issue code, please also add a new optional field to this type.

Type: object

properties
cookieIssueDetails
CookieIssueDetails
mixedContentIssueDetails
MixedContentIssueDetails
blockedByResponseIssueDetails
BlockedByResponseIssueDetails
heavyAdIssueDetails
HeavyAdIssueDetails
contentSecurityPolicyIssueDetails
ContentSecurityPolicyIssueDetails
sharedArrayBufferIssueDetails
SharedArrayBufferIssueDetails
lowTextContrastIssueDetails
LowTextContrastIssueDetails
corsIssueDetails
CorsIssueDetails
attributionReportingIssueDetails
AttributionReportingIssueDetails
quirksModeIssueDetails
QuirksModeIssueDetails
partitioningBlobURLIssueDetails
PartitioningBlobURLIssueDetails
navigatorUserAgentIssueDetails
NavigatorUserAgentIssueDetails
Deprecated
genericIssueDetails
GenericIssueDetails
deprecationIssueDetails
DeprecationIssueDetails
clientHintIssueDetails
ClientHintIssueDetails
federatedAuthRequestIssueDetails
FederatedAuthRequestIssueDetails
bounceTrackingIssueDetails
BounceTrackingIssueDetails
cookieDeprecationMetadataIssueDetails
CookieDeprecationMetadataIssueDetails
stylesheetLoadingIssueDetails
StylesheetLoadingIssueDetails
propertyRuleIssueDetails
PropertyRuleIssueDetails
federatedAuthUserInfoRequestIssueDetails
FederatedAuthUserInfoRequestIssueDetails
sharedDictionaryIssueDetails
SharedDictionaryIssueDetails
selectElementAccessibilityIssueDetails
SelectElementAccessibilityIssueDetails
sriMessageSignatureIssueDetails
SRIMessageSignatureIssueDetails
userReidentificationIssueDetails
UserReidentificationIssueDetails

Audits.IssueId

A unique id for a DevTools inspector issue. Allows other entities (e.g. exceptions, CDP message, console messages, etc.) to reference an issue.

Type: string

Audits.LowTextContrastIssueDetails

Type: object

properties
violatingNodeId
DOM.BackendNodeId
violatingNodeSelector
string
contrastRatio
number
thresholdAA
number
thresholdAAA
number
fontSize
string
fontWeight
string

Audits.MixedContentIssueDetails

Type: object

properties
resourceType
MixedContentResourceType

The type of resource causing the mixed content issue (css, js, iframe, form,...). Marked as optional because it is mapped to from blink::mojom::RequestContextType, which will be replaced by network::mojom::RequestDestination

resolutionStatus
MixedContentResolutionStatus

The way the mixed content issue is being resolved.

insecureURL
string

The unsafe http url causing the mixed content issue.

mainResourceURL
string

The url responsible for the call to an unsafe url.

request
AffectedRequest

The mixed content request. Does not always exist (e.g. for unsafe form submission urls).

frame
AffectedFrame

Optional because not every mixed content issue is necessarily linked to a frame.

Audits.MixedContentResolutionStatus

Allowed Values: MixedContentBlocked, MixedContentAutomaticallyUpgraded, MixedContentWarning

Type: string

Audits.MixedContentResourceType

Allowed Values: AttributionSrc, Audio, Beacon, CSPReport, Download, EventSource, Favicon, Font, Form, Frame, Image, Import, JSON, Manifest, Ping, PluginData, PluginResource, Prefetch, Resource, Script, ServiceWorker, SharedWorker, SpeculationRules, Stylesheet, Track, Video, Worker, XMLHttpRequest, XSLT

Type: string

Audits.PartitioningBlobURLInfo

Allowed Values: BlockedCrossPartitionFetching, EnforceNoopenerForNavigation

Type: string

Audits.PartitioningBlobURLIssueDetails

Type: object

properties
url
string

The BlobURL that failed to load.

partitioningBlobURLInfo
PartitioningBlobURLInfo

Additional information about the Partitioning Blob URL issue.

Audits.PropertyRuleIssueDetails

This issue warns about errors in property rules that lead to property registrations being ignored.

Type: object

properties
sourceCodeLocation
SourceCodeLocation

Source code position of the property rule.

propertyRuleIssueReason
PropertyRuleIssueReason

Reason why the property rule was discarded.

propertyValue
string

The value of the property rule property that failed to parse

Audits.PropertyRuleIssueReason

Allowed Values: InvalidSyntax, InvalidInitialValue, InvalidInherits, InvalidName

Type: string

Audits.QuirksModeIssueDetails

Details for issues about documents in Quirks Mode or Limited Quirks Mode that affects page layouting.

Type: object

properties
isLimitedQuirksMode
boolean

If false, it means the document's mode is "quirks" instead of "limited-quirks".

documentNodeId
DOM.BackendNodeId
url
string
frameId
Page.FrameId
loaderId
Network.LoaderId

Audits.SelectElementAccessibilityIssueDetails

This issue warns about errors in the select element content model.

Type: object

properties
nodeId
DOM.BackendNodeId
selectElementAccessibilityIssueReason
SelectElementAccessibilityIssueReason
hasDisallowedAttributes
boolean

Audits.SelectElementAccessibilityIssueReason

Allowed Values: DisallowedSelectChild, DisallowedOptGroupChild, NonPhrasingContentOptionChild, InteractiveContentOptionChild, InteractiveContentLegendChild

Type: string

Audits.SharedArrayBufferIssueDetails

Details for a issue arising from an SAB being instantiated in, or transferred to a context that is not cross-origin isolated.

Type: object

properties
sourceCodeLocation
SourceCodeLocation
isWarning
boolean
type
SharedArrayBufferIssueType

Audits.SharedArrayBufferIssueType

Allowed Values: TransferIssue, CreationIssue

Type: string

Audits.SharedDictionaryError

Allowed Values: UseErrorCrossOriginNoCorsRequest, UseErrorDictionaryLoadFailure, UseErrorMatchingDictionaryNotUsed, UseErrorUnexpectedContentDictionaryHeader, WriteErrorCossOriginNoCorsRequest, WriteErrorDisallowedBySettings, WriteErrorExpiredResponse, WriteErrorFeatureDisabled, WriteErrorInsufficientResources, WriteErrorInvalidMatchField, WriteErrorInvalidStructuredHeader, WriteErrorNavigationRequest, WriteErrorNoMatchField, WriteErrorNonListMatchDestField, WriteErrorNonSecureContext, WriteErrorNonStringIdField, WriteErrorNonStringInMatchDestList, WriteErrorNonStringMatchField, WriteErrorNonTokenTypeField, WriteErrorRequestAborted, WriteErrorShuttingDown, WriteErrorTooLongIdField, WriteErrorUnsupportedType

Type: string

Audits.SharedDictionaryIssueDetails

Type: object

properties
sharedDictionaryError
SharedDictionaryError
request
AffectedRequest

Audits.SourceCodeLocation

Type: object

properties
scriptId
Runtime.ScriptId
url
string
lineNumber
integer
columnNumber
integer

Audits.SRIMessageSignatureError

Allowed Values: MissingSignatureHeader, MissingSignatureInputHeader, InvalidSignatureHeader, InvalidSignatureInputHeader, SignatureHeaderValueIsNotByteSequence, SignatureHeaderValueIsParameterized, SignatureHeaderValueIsIncorrectLength, SignatureInputHeaderMissingLabel, SignatureInputHeaderValueNotInnerList, SignatureInputHeaderValueMissingComponents, SignatureInputHeaderInvalidComponentType, SignatureInputHeaderInvalidComponentName, SignatureInputHeaderInvalidHeaderComponentParameter, SignatureInputHeaderInvalidDerivedComponentParameter, SignatureInputHeaderKeyIdLength, SignatureInputHeaderInvalidParameter, SignatureInputHeaderMissingRequiredParameters, ValidationFailedSignatureExpired, ValidationFailedInvalidLength, ValidationFailedSignatureMismatch, ValidationFailedIntegrityMismatch

Type: string

Audits.SRIMessageSignatureIssueDetails

Type: object

properties
error
SRIMessageSignatureError
signatureBase
string
integrityAssertions
array[ string ]
request
AffectedRequest

Audits.StylesheetLoadingIssueDetails

This issue warns when a referenced stylesheet couldn't be loaded.

Type: object

properties
sourceCodeLocation
SourceCodeLocation

Source code position that referenced the failing stylesheet.

styleSheetLoadingIssueReason
StyleSheetLoadingIssueReason

Reason why the stylesheet couldn't be loaded.

failedRequestInfo
FailedRequestInfo

Contains additional info when the failure was due to a request.

Audits.StyleSheetLoadingIssueReason

Allowed Values: LateImportRule, RequestFailed

Type: string

Audits.UserReidentificationIssueDetails

This issue warns about uses of APIs that may be considered misuse to re-identify users.

Type: object

properties
type
UserReidentificationIssueType
request
AffectedRequest

Applies to BlockedFrameNavigation and BlockedSubresource issue types.

Audits.UserReidentificationIssueType

Allowed Values: BlockedFrameNavigation, BlockedSubresource

Type: string

Audits.NavigatorUserAgentIssueDetails Deprecated

Type: object

properties
url
string
location
SourceCodeLocation