Why is Testsigma Agent Not Detecting My Installed Browser?


In automated testing, browser detection issues often occur when the Testsigma Agent cannot locate the installed web drivers (for example, Chrome or Firefox) during startup. As a result, the agent fails to scan the browsers properly, and test execution cannot proceed. Testsigma Agent Issue

This article explains how to resolve these browser detection issues.


Steps to Resolve the Browser Detection Issue

  1. Open your browser (eg, Chrome).
  2. In Chrome, type chrome://version in the address bar and press Enter/Return.
  3. Copy the executable path of the Chrome browser. Executable Path
  4. Start the agent with the browser path.

    For Mac/Linux:

    sudo sh start.sh --TS_CHROME_PATH=<chrome_executable_path>

    For Windows:

    start.bat --TS_CHROME_PATH=<chrome_executable_path>
  5. The agent scans the given path, updates the args.yml file automatically, and detects the browser. Your future runs will work without manual reconfiguration.