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Enable request interception before the action that sends the request, then handle the page’s request event and call request.continue(overrides). The overrides can change the request’s headers, method, post data, or URL. Every intercepted request must be resolved—continued, fulfilled with respond(), or stopped with abort()—or it can hang.

Enable interception and continue a request

Register interception before navigating or performing the action that triggers the request. This example adds a header to every request and continues each one:

await page.setRequestInterception(true);

page.on('request', request => {
  if (request.isInterceptResolutionHandled()) return;

  const headers = {
    ...request.headers(),
    'x-example-header': 'example-value',
  };

  request.continue({ headers });
});

request.headers() returns a header object with lowercase names. Copy it before changing it so the override includes the headers you intend to send. To remove a header, set its value to undefined in the copied object, as in Puppeteer’s documented example for removing origin. See the HTTPRequest.continue() API reference.

Change only the requests that match a rule

Inspect the request’s URL, method, resource type, or another relevant property, and apply overrides only when the condition matches. Continue nonmatching requests too: enabling interception stalls requests until they are resolved or served from the browser cache.

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page.on('request', request => {
  if (request.isInterceptResolutionHandled()) return;

  const headers = request.headers();
  if (request.url().includes('/api/')) {
    request.continue({
      headers: {
        ...headers,
        'x-example-header': 'example-value',
      },
    });
    return;
  }

  request.continue();
});

Keep each resolution method as the handler’s last action for that request. If your application or another package also registers interception handlers, guard against resolving a request already handled by another listener.

What you can override, and what continue does

The documented continue() override fields are headers, method, postData, and url. Pass only the fields you need; without overrides, request.continue() sends the request onward unchanged.

  • Headers: Supply the complete header object you want sent, usually by copying request.headers() and changing or removing selected entries.
  • Method: Supply the method string you want the request to use.
  • Post data: Supply the request body as post data. Check that the original body is available before basing a change on it.
  • URL: Supply the destination URL. Changing it this way is not a redirect response; it changes the URL used for the continued request.

These are the documented override properties in the continue() reference. Use the API reference for the Puppeteer version installed in your project if its method signature or behavior differs from the current documentation.

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Choose how to resolve an intercepted request

Method Effect Use it when
continue(overrides) Sends the request onward, optionally with changed headers, method, post data, or URL. The browser should make the network request.
respond(response) Fulfills the request from the interception handler. You want to provide a response rather than send the request onward.
abort() Stops the request. The request should not proceed.

Puppeteer’s request interception guide says that request.continue() must be called explicitly or the request will hang. That applies when continuing; requests you intend to fulfill or stop must instead be resolved with the corresponding method. See the request interception guide.

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Prevent duplicate resolutions when handlers overlap

In legacy interception behavior, a resolution method takes effect immediately. If another handler already resolved the request, attempting to resolve it again can raise “Request is already handled!” Check request.isInterceptResolutionHandled() immediately before resolving.

If a handler awaits asynchronous work before resolving, check again after the await. Another listener may have handled the request while the first handler was waiting:

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page.on('request', async request => {
  if (request.isInterceptResolutionHandled()) return;

  const shouldChange = await checkRequest(request);

  // Another handler may have resolved it during the await.
  if (request.isInterceptResolutionHandled()) return;

  if (shouldChange) {
    request.continue({ headers: { ...request.headers(), 'x-example': 'yes' } });
  } else {
    request.continue();
  }
});

For a synchronous handler, check and resolve without an intervening await. The interception guide documents the handled-state guard and the resolution behavior: Puppeteer request interception.

Cooperative interception

Cooperative mode lets multiple handlers participate before Puppeteer settles the resolution, but it works only when every handler supplies a numeric priority. If even one handler resolves without a priority, legacy immediate resolution applies. A neutral continuation can use priority 0 or DEFAULT_INTERCEPT_RESOLUTION_PRIORITY; use a custom priority only when you intend to affect which handler wins.

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When priorities are present, the higher priority wins. Ties are settled in this order: abort, then respond, then continue. Treat this as an all-handlers convention, not a setting one listener can impose on unrelated listeners. See the interception guide.

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Handle request bodies and distinguish failures from HTTP errors

hasPostData() can return true even when postData() cannot provide the body, including for a large or undecodable body. The current API reference deprecates postData() and directs users to fetchPostData() when the body needs to be retrieved. Check the reference for your installed version: HTTPRequest.fetchPostData().

An HTTP error status is not the same as a failed network request. Puppeteer documents responses such as 404 and 503 as completed requests that emit requestfinished; transport or request failures produce requestfailed. A redirect finishes the original request and triggers a new request. See HTTPRequest.

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Troubleshoot interception problems

Symptom Likely cause What to check or do
A request appears to hang. An intercepted request was not resolved. Ensure every request reaches continue(), respond(), or abort(), including requests that do not match your modification rule.
“Request is already handled!” Another listener resolved the request first, or an asynchronous handler did not recheck before resolving. Check isInterceptResolutionHandled() immediately before the resolution call; repeat the check after any await.
Your header changes are missing or other headers disappear. The override header object omitted headers you meant to preserve, or used a different header-name casing. Copy request.headers(), whose names are lowercase, then edit the copy and pass it as headers.
The request body cannot be read with postData(). The body may be large or undecodable; hasPostData() alone does not guarantee postData() is available. Use fetchPostData() as directed by the current API reference, and verify availability against your installed Puppeteer version.
A 404 or 503 is reported, but the request is not marked failed. An HTTP error response is still a completed request. Use the response status to handle HTTP errors; reserve requestfailed for transport or request failures.
A redirect seems to create an extra request. Puppeteer represents the redirect as completion of the original request followed by a new request. Handle the new request separately if it also needs interception or modification.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Does changing the URL with `request.continue({ url })` send a redirect?

No. It changes the URL used for the continued request; it is not a redirect response.

Do I need to call `continue()` for a request I want to block?

No. Resolve a request you want to stop with `request.abort()` instead.

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Can I rely on `hasPostData()` to mean `postData()` will return the body?

No. The body may be unavailable through `postData()` even when `hasPostData()` is true; consult the current API reference for `fetchPostData()`.

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