---
id: multi-pages
title: "Multi-page scenarios"
---

Playwright can automate scenarios that span multiple browser contexts or multiple tabs in a browser window.

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## Multiple contexts

[Browser contexts](./core-concepts.md#browser-contexts) are isolated environments on a single browser instance.
Playwright can create multiple browser contexts within a single scenario. This is useful when you want to test for
multi-user functionality, like chat.

```js
const { chromium } = require('playwright');

// Create a Chromium browser instance
const browser = await chromium.launch();

// Create two isolated browser contexts
const userContext = await browser.newContext();
const adminContext = await browser.newContext();

// Create pages and interact with contexts independently
```

```java
import com.microsoft.playwright.*;

public class Example {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    try (Playwright playwright = Playwright.create()) {
      BrowserType chromium = playwright.chromium();
      // Create a Chromium browser instance
      Browser browser = chromium.launch();
      // Create two isolated browser contexts
      BrowserContext userContext = browser.newContext();
      BrowserContext adminContext = browser.newContext();
      // Create pages and interact with contexts independently
    }
  }
}
```

```python async
import asyncio
from playwright.async_api import async_playwright

async def run(playwright):
    # create a chromium browser instance
    chromium = playwright.chromium
    browser = await chromium.launch()

    # create two isolated browser contexts
    user_context = await browser.new_context()
    admin_context = await browser.new_context()

    # create pages and interact with contexts independently

async def main():
    async with async_playwright() as playwright:
        await run(playwright)
asyncio.run(main())
```

```python sync
from playwright.sync_api import sync_playwright

def run(playwright):
    # create a chromium browser instance
    chromium = playwright.chromium
    browser = chromium.launch()

    # create two isolated browser contexts
    user_context = browser.new_context()
    admin_context = browser.new_context()

    # create pages and interact with contexts independently

with sync_playwright() as playwright:
    run(playwright)
```

```csharp
using Microsoft.Playwright;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

class Program
{
    public static async Task Main()
    {
        using var playwright = await Playwright.CreateAsync();
        // Create a Chromium browser instance
        await using var browser = await playwright.Chromium.LaunchAsync();
        await using var userContext = await browser.NewContextAsync();
        await using var adminContext = await browser.NewContextAsync();
        // Create pages and interact with contexts independently.
    }
}
```

### API reference
- [BrowserContext]
- [`method: Browser.newContext`]
- [`method: BrowserContext.addCookies`]

## Multiple pages

Each browser context can host multiple pages (tabs).
* Each page behaves like a focused, active page. Bringing the page to front is not required.
* Pages inside a context respect context-level emulation, like viewport sizes, custom network routes or browser
  locale.

```js
// Create two pages
const pageOne = await context.newPage();
const pageTwo = await context.newPage();

// Get pages of a brower context
const allPages = context.pages();
```

```java
// Create two pages
Page pageOne = context.newPage();
Page pageTwo = context.newPage();

// Get pages of a brower context
List<Page> allPages = context.pages();
```

```python async
# create two pages
page_one = await context.new_page()
page_two = await context.new_page()

# get pages of a brower context
all_pages = context.pages()
```

```python sync
# create two pages
page_one = context.new_page()
page_two = context.new_page()

# get pages of a brower context
all_pages = context.pages()
```

```csharp
// Create two pages
var pageOne = await context.NewPageAsync();
var pageTwo = await context.NewPageAsync();

// Get pages of a brower context
var allPages = context.Pages;
```

### API reference
- [Page]
- [`method: BrowserContext.newPage`]
- [`method: BrowserContext.pages`]

## Handling new pages

The `page` event on browser contexts can be used to get new pages that are created in the context. This can be used to
handle new pages opened by `target="_blank"` links.

```js
// Get page after a specific action (e.g. clicking a link)
const [newPage] = await Promise.all([
  context.waitForEvent('page'),
  page.click('a[target="_blank"]') // Opens a new tab
])
await newPage.waitForLoadState();
console.log(await newPage.title());
```

```java
// Get page after a specific action (e.g. clicking a link)
Page newPage = context.waitForPage(() -> {
  page.click("a[target='_blank']"); // Opens a new tab
});
newPage.waitForLoadState();
System.out.println(newPage.title());
```

```python async
# Get page after a specific action (e.g. clicking a link)
async with context.expect_page() as new_page_info:
    await page.click('a[target="_blank"]') # Opens a new tab
new_page = await new_page_info.value

await new_page.wait_for_load_state()
print(await new_page.title())
```

```python sync
# Get page after a specific action (e.g. clicking a link)
with context.expect_page() as new_page_info:
    page.click('a[target="_blank"]') # Opens a new tab
new_page = new_page_info.value

new_page.wait_for_load_state()
print(new_page.title())
```

```csharp
// Get page after a specific action (e.g. clicking a link)
var newPage = await context.RunAndWaitForEventAsync(BrowserContextEvent.Page, async () =>
{
    await page.ClickAsync("a[target='_blank']");
});
await newPage.WaitForLoadStateAsync();
Console.WriteLine(await newPage.TitleAsync());
```

If the action that triggers the new page is unknown, the following pattern can be used.

```js
// Get all new pages (including popups) in the context
context.on('page', async page => {
  await page.waitForLoadState();
  console.log(await page.title());
})
```

```java
// Get all new pages (including popups) in the context
context.onPage(page -> {
  page.waitForLoadState();
  System.out.println(page.title());
});
```

```python async
# Get all new pages (including popups) in the context
async def handle_page(page):
    await page.wait_for_load_state()
    print(await page.title())

context.on("page", handle_page)
```

```python sync
# Get all new pages (including popups) in the context
def handle_page(page):
    page.wait_for_load_state()
    print(page.title())

context.on("page", handle_page)
```

```csharp
// Get all new pages (including popups) in the context
context.Page += async  (_, page) => {
    await page.WaitForLoadStateAsync();
    Console.WriteLine(await page.TitleAsync());
};
```

### API reference
- [`event: BrowserContext.page`]

## Handling popups

If the page opens a pop-up, you can get a reference to it by listening to the `popup` event on the page.

This event is emitted in addition to the `browserContext.on('page')` event, but only for popups relevant to this page.

```js
// Get popup after a specific action (e.g., click)
const [popup] = await Promise.all([
  page.waitForEvent('popup'),
  page.click('#open')
]);
await popup.waitForLoadState();
console.log(await popup.title());
```

```java
// Get popup after a specific action (e.g., click)
Page popup = page.waitForPopup(() -> {
  page.click("#open");
});
popup.waitForLoadState();
System.out.println(popup.title());
```

```python async
# Get popup after a specific action (e.g., click)
async with page.expect_popup() as popup_info:
    await page.click("#open")
popup = await popup_info.value

await popup.wait_for_load_state()
print(await popup.title())
```

```python sync
# Get popup after a specific action (e.g., click)
with page.expect_popup() as popup_info:
    page.click("#open")
popup = popup_info.value

popup.wait_for_load_state()
print(popup.title())
```

```csharp
// Get popup after a specific action (e.g., click)
var newPage = await page.RunAndWaitForEventAsync(PageEvent.Popup, async () =>
{
    await page.ClickAsync("#open");
});
await newPage.WaitForLoadStateAsync();
Console.WriteLine(await newPage.TitleAsync());
```

If the action that triggers the popup is unknown, the following pattern can be used.

```js
// Get all popups when they open
page.on('popup', async popup => {
  await popup.waitForLoadState();
  await popup.title();
})
```

```java
// Get all popups when they open
page.onPopup(popup -> {
  popup.waitForLoadState();
  System.out.println(popup.title());
});
```

```python async
# Get all popups when they open
async def handle_popup(popup):
    await popup.wait_for_load_state()
    print(await popup.title())

page.on("popup", handle_popup)
```

```python sync
# Get all popups when they open
def handle_popup(popup):
    popup.wait_for_load_state()
    print(popup.title())

page.on("popup", handle_popup)
```

```csharp
// Get all popups when they open
page.Popup += async  (_, popup) => {
    await popup.WaitForLoadStateAsync();
    Console.WriteLine(await page.TitleAsync());
};
```

### API reference
- [`event: Page.popup`]