Headless Browser Testing

Headless browser testing simulates browser behaviour without a graphical interface to enable efficient automation and validation of different aspects of web applications.

This guide will explain how to do headless browser testing in Testsigma. It will cover what you need to know beforehand, how to enable headless testing in a test case and plan, verify the results of headless testing, and discuss the benefits.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure that you have referred to:

1. Documentation on creating test cases.
2. Documentation on creating projects.
3. Documentation on creating test plans.
4. Documentation on managing Ad-Hoc runs.
5. Documentation on creating test machines.

Enabling Headless Browser Testing in Test Case

Click the toggle button for Headless Test on the Ad-hoc Run page of the test case to enable headless testing for a specific test case. Then, start the test by clicking Run Now.

Enabling Headless Browser Testing in Test Plan

1. Navigate to the Add Test Suites & Link Machine Profiles tab on the page for Create or Edit Test Plan to enable headless testing.
2. Click on Test Machine Settings for the test machine to enable Headless Testing for the Test Plan. An overlay screen for Editing the test machine/device profile will appear. Then, enable the toggle for Headless Test and click Update Profile.

Results of Headless Browser Testing

After running the test case, click the Watch Video button on the test execution results page to check if the browser was running in headless mode. Please note that Testsigma does not record videos during headless testing.

Benefits of Headless Browser Testing