Debug Issues

Common approaches

Web scraping can be challenging due to the dynamic nature of websites, varying page structures, and potential network or runtime errors. Understanding how to identify and address these issues will enhance our web scraping skills and improve the reliability of our Puppeteer scripts.

Turn off headless

When running Puppeteer in headless mode, the browser window is not visible, which makes it challenging to visually inspect the page and see the actual rendering of the elements. By disabling headless mode, we can see the web page as it appears in a regular browser, allowing us to identify any visual issues or discrepancies.

We can configure headless when creating the browser instance in Puppeteer like below.