{"id":6040,"date":"2025-07-29T12:48:26","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T07:18:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/?p=6040"},"modified":"2025-09-13T15:16:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T09:46:11","slug":"await-playwright","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/await-playwright\/","title":{"rendered":"Mastering Async\/Await in Playwright with JavaScript (No More Flaky Tests)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-6040-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mastering-AsyncAwait-in-Playwright-with-JavaScript.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mastering-AsyncAwait-in-Playwright-with-JavaScript.mp3\">https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mastering-AsyncAwait-in-Playwright-with-JavaScript.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<h3 aria-level=\"3\"><\/h3>\n<h3 aria-level=\"3\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Introduction:<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">If you&#8217;re new to working with Playwright in JavaScript, one of the first things you might struggle with is understanding how <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">asynchronous operations<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> behave. At first glance, it feels like you\u2019re doing things right\u2014you navigate to a page, click on a button, fill in a form\u2014but suddenly, things don\u2019t work as expected.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:180,&quot;335559739&quot;:180}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"reddit-embed-bq\" style=\"height: 316px;\" data-embed-height=\"316\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/QualityAssurance\/comments\/1lvnx36\/most_projects_moving_towards_playwright_why\/\" rel=\"ugc\">Most projects moving towards Playwright, why?<\/a><br \/>\nby <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/temUserNon\/\" rel=\"ugc\">u\/temUserNon<\/a> in<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/QualityAssurance\/\" rel=\"ugc\">QualityAssurance<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.reddit.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Your script might be moving too fast, trying to click before the page finishes loading, or returning something like Promise {&lt;pending&gt;} instead of real data.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:180,&quot;335559739&quot;:180}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This usually points to a core concept in JavaScript: <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">async\/await<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:180,&quot;335559739&quot;:180}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In this blog post, let\u2019s break down what asynchronous behavior really means in Playwright, why it&#8217;s important to grasp, and how to use it properly to build stable and readable automation scripts.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:180,&quot;335559739&quot;:180}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Popular Articles<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/top-10-product-based-companies-in-bangalore\/\">product based companies in bangalore<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 aria-level=\"3\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"_Why_Playwright_Is_Asynchronous\"><\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Why Playwright Is Asynchronous<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:211,&quot;335559739&quot;:211,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 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class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/await-playwright\/#FAQs\" >FAQs<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Playwright isn\u2019t executing your test steps like regular JavaScript functions. Instead, it\u2019s sending instructions to a browser over a remote connection. For example, when you call goto or click, it sends that action to the browser and then waits for it to complete.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:180,&quot;335559739&quot;:180}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">But these actions take time. Pages don\u2019t load instantly, and elements don\u2019t appear immediately. Since JavaScript is <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">non-blocking<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, Playwright wraps these operations in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Promise\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Promises<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2014and you\u2019re expected to use await to pause your script until the browser finishes each task.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:180,&quot;335559739&quot;:180}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Let\u2019s look at a simple example:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-ccp-border-bottom=\"0.6666666666666666px solid #000000\" data-ccp-padding-bottom=\"5.333333333333333px\"><em><strong>const title = page.title()\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p data-ccp-border-top=\"0.6666666666666666px solid #000000\" data-ccp-padding-top=\"5.333333333333333px\"><em><strong>console.log(title) \/\/ Output: Promise { &lt;pending&gt; }\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Here, instead of getting the actual title, you receive a Promise. That\u2019s because <em><strong>page.title()<\/strong><\/em> hasn\u2019t finished executing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">To get the real value, you need to write:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><strong>const title = await page.title()<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>console.log(title)<\/strong><\/em><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> \/\/ Output: Actual page title\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">So, the next time you&#8217;re using Playwright methods to interact with the browser\u2014whether it&#8217;s retrieving data or performing an action\u2014<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">assume it&#8217;s asynchronous<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and use <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">await<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:180,&quot;335559739&quot;:180}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Other Recommended Reads<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/playwright-vs-selenium-why-playwright-is-the-future-of-automation-testing\/\">Playwright vs Selenium<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"reddit-embed-bq\" style=\"height:316px\" ><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/softwaretesting\/comments\/1bovaoa\/selenium_vs_playwright\/\">Selenium VS Playwright<\/a><br \/> by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/Wide_Researcher_3565\/\">u\/Wide_Researcher_3565<\/a> in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/softwaretesting\/\">softwaretesting<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.reddit.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/course\/playwright.html\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5709 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Playwright-online-class.png\" alt=\"Playwright automation testing\" width=\"2048\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Playwright-online-class.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Playwright-online-class-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Playwright-online-class-1024x256.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Playwright-online-class-768x192.png 768w, https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Playwright-online-class-1536x384.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Playwright-online-class-150x38.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 aria-level=\"3\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Writing_Tests_That_Wait_the_Right_Way\"><\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Writing Tests That Wait the Right Way<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:211,&quot;335559739&quot;:211,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Consider a basic login workflow. Here\u2019s how you\u2019d write it correctly using Playwright:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:180,&quot;335559739&quot;:180}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p data-ccp-border-bottom=\"0.6666666666666666px solid #000000\" data-ccp-padding-bottom=\"5.333333333333333px\"><em><strong>await page.goto(&#8220;http:\/\/leaftaps.com\/opentaps\/control\/login&#8221;)\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p data-ccp-border-top=\"0.6666666666666666px solid #000000\" data-ccp-padding-top=\"5.333333333333333px\" data-ccp-border-bottom=\"0.6666666666666666px solid #000000\" data-ccp-padding-bottom=\"5.333333333333333px\"><em><strong>await page.locator(&#8220;#username&#8221;).fill(&#8220;user123&#8221;)\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p data-ccp-border-top=\"0.6666666666666666px solid #000000\" data-ccp-padding-top=\"5.333333333333333px\" data-ccp-border-bottom=\"0.6666666666666666px solid #000000\" data-ccp-padding-bottom=\"5.333333333333333px\"><em><strong>await page.fill(&#8220;#password&#8221;, &#8221; test@123&#8243;)\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p data-ccp-border-top=\"0.6666666666666666px solid #000000\" data-ccp-padding-top=\"5.333333333333333px\"><em><strong>await page.click(&#8220;.decorativeSubmit&#8221;)\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Each line in the script waits for the previous one to complete. This is crucial. If you skip await, your script may move on before the page or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/web-elements-in-selenium-webdriver\/\">elements<\/a> are fully ready, leading to inconsistent results or failures.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:180,&quot;335559739&quot;:180}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Now let\u2019s say you want to wrap this in a helper function. You might write:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:180,&quot;335559739&quot;:180}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">const login = () =&gt; {<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">page.goto(<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&#8220;http:\/\/leaftaps.com\/opentaps\/control\/login&#8221;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> \/\/ No await, no async<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">}<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This won\u2019t work the way you expect because you\u2019re calling an asynchronous method (page.goto) without marking the function async or using await.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:180,&quot;335559739&quot;:180}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Other Useful Guides:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/free-playwright-tutorial-visual-debugging-with-playwright-inspector\/\">Free Playwright Tutorial<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/course\/selenium-automation-certification-training-course.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5159 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Selenium.jpg\" alt=\"Selenium training in chennai\" width=\"2048\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Selenium.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Selenium-300x75.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Selenium-1024x256.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Selenium-768x192.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Selenium-1536x384.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Selenium-150x38.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Async_Functions_Require_the_async_Keyword\"><\/span>Async Functions Require the async Keyword<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Let\u2019s say you put that login flow into a helper function:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">const login =async () =&gt; {<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">await<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"none\">page.goto(<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&#8220;http:\/\/leaftaps.com\/opentaps\/control\/login&#8221;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> }<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This won\u2019t work properly \u2014 you&#8217;re calling an async method (goto) inside a function that isn\u2019t declared as async. JavaScript won\u2019t wait, and your script may behave unpredictably.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Correct version:<\/strong><br \/>\nconst login = async () =&gt; {<br \/>\nawait page.goto(&#8220;http:\/\/leaftaps.com\/opentaps\/control\/login&#8221;);<br \/>\n}<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Whenever you use await inside a function, the function itself <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">must<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> be declared with the async keyword. If not, your code either throws an error or silently skips behavior that was supposed to happen.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:180,&quot;335559739&quot;:180}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 aria-level=\"3\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Conclusion:<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:211,&quot;335559739&quot;:211,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Asynchronous programming can be a bit tricky at first, especially when you&#8217;re <a href=\"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/is-chatgpt-changing-the-game-in-test-case-writing\/\">writing end-to-end tests<\/a>. But once you understand the pattern\u2014<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">async in, await out<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2014it becomes part of your natural flow.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:180,&quot;335559739&quot;:180}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">You can think of await like this:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:180,&quot;335559739&quot;:180}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I\u2019ll pause here until the browser tells me it\u2019s ready to move forward.<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:180,&quot;335559739&quot;:180}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">When you get used to using async\/await properly, your test suite becomes much more dependable. No more random failures or unpredictable behavior.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:180,&quot;335559739&quot;:180}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">So next time your script acts up, take a step back and ask yourself:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:180,&quot;335559739&quot;:180}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Did I forget to use await somewhere?<\/strong>\u201d Understanding this core behavior is a must for anyone serious about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/the-future-of-web-testing-meet-playwright-automation\/\">automation with Playwright<\/a>. If you&#8217;re just getting started or want to go deeper, consider joining a hands-on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/course\/playwright.html\"><strong data-start=\"334\" data-end=\"362\">Playwright course online<\/strong><\/a>. Master it once, and your scripts will thank you forever.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FAQs\"><\/span><strong>FAQs<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h4 data-start=\"580\" data-end=\"648\"><strong>Q1: Why does Playwright return a Promise instead of actual data?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"649\" data-end=\"789\"><strong data-start=\"649\" data-end=\"655\">A:<\/strong> Playwright methods are asynchronous and return Promises. You need to use <code data-start=\"729\" data-end=\"736\">await<\/code> to resolve the value before using it in your script.<\/p>\n<h4 data-start=\"796\" data-end=\"856\"><strong>Q2: What happens if I forget to use await in Playwright?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"857\" data-end=\"1023\"><strong data-start=\"857\" data-end=\"863\">A:<\/strong> The command won&#8217;t complete as expected. You might see Promise {&lt;pending&gt;} or the next step might run before the previous finishes, causing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/is-playwright-automation-the-end-of-flaky-tests-heres-the-truth\/\">flaky test<\/a> failures.<\/p>\n<h4 data-start=\"1030\" data-end=\"1083\"><strong>Q3: Can I use Playwright functions without async?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"1084\" data-end=\"1221\"><strong data-start=\"1084\" data-end=\"1090\">A:<\/strong> No. If a function uses <code data-start=\"1114\" data-end=\"1121\">await<\/code>, it must be declared with the <code data-start=\"1152\" data-end=\"1159\">async<\/code> keyword. Otherwise, it results in errors or skipped behavior.<\/p>\n<h4 data-start=\"1228\" data-end=\"1293\"><strong>Q4: How is async\/await different from callbacks or <code data-start=\"1283\" data-end=\"1292\">.then()<\/code>?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"1294\" data-end=\"1454\"><strong data-start=\"1294\" data-end=\"1300\">A:<\/strong> Async\/await simplifies asynchronous code by making it look synchronous. It\u2019s cleaner, more readable, and easier to debug than chaining <code data-start=\"1436\" data-end=\"1445\">.then()<\/code> methods.<\/p>\n<h4 data-start=\"1461\" data-end=\"1538\"><strong>Q5: Why is understanding async\/await important for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.testleaf.com\/blog\/playwright-automation-secrets-what-the-pros-dont-tell-you\/\">Playwright automation<\/a>?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"1539\" data-end=\"1686\"><strong data-start=\"1539\" data-end=\"1545\">A:<\/strong> Async\/await ensures your test steps wait properly for page actions to finish. 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