Playwright · tool · fg-0321

Videos are missing for most tests when one page is created in beforeAll and reused

Only one video file appears for a whole describe block

Verified 2026-10-15 · Confirmed by 0 builders · Trust 50/100

Cause

A video covers the page from creation to close and is written only after the page or context closes. A page shared across tests produces one recording that no single test owns.

Fix

Use the per-test page fixture, or record a trace instead of a video for serial suites.

Apply

test('checkout', async ({ page }) => { /* fresh page, own video */ })
// serial suites: use: { trace: 'retain-on-failure' }

Affects: Playwright Test, all versions (open issue since 1.22)

Sources

• https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/issues/14813
• https://playwright.dev/docs/videos

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