How to Fix Navigation Timeout in Github Actions
Learn how to diagnose and resolve navigation timeout when running Playwright tests in github actions.
Encountering navigation-timeout in github-actions is a common hurdle for engineering teams. This guide provides a surgical approach to fixing the issue and ensuring your monitoring is resilient.
Error Impact Analysis
| Problem | Impact | Solution |
|---|---|---|
| navigation timeout | Tests fail intermittently, causing noise | Implement Smart Retries |
| Environment Latency | False positives in github actions | Adjust Timeouts Dynamically |
| Resource Exhaustion | Target closed or browser crashes | Optimize Container Resources |
Quick Fix Steps
- Verify Network Connectivity: Ensure
github-actionshas access to the target URL. - Increase Navigation Timeout: Add
page.setDefaultNavigationTimeout(60000). - Check Resource Limits: Increase memory/CPU if running in Docker or CI.
Playwright Debugging Script
import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
test('debug navigation-timeout in github-actions', async ({ page }) => {
// Set explicit timeouts for debugging
page.setDefaultTimeout(45000);
try {
await page.goto('https://your-app.com', { waitUntil: 'networkidle' });
// Add logic to trigger the error
} catch (error) {
console.error('Captured Error in github-actions:', error.message);
throw error;
}
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Instead of manually debugging navigation-timeout every time your CI environment changes, supaguard automates the recovery.
AI-Native RCA
Our Sanctum AI analyzes the execution trace and provides a human-readable explanation of why navigation-timeout occurred in github-actions.
Automatic Region Verification
If a check fails in one region, supaguard automatically retries from another to confirm if the issue is global or specific to the github-actions network.
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