# playwright-api-testing-cursorrules-prompt-file

Configures Cursor to generate Playwright API tests using pw-api-plugin. It helps test status codes and validate response schemas with Zod.

- rule · `type=rule` · Cursor · ★ 41024
- Author: PatrickJS
- License: CC0-1.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/PatrickJS/awesome-cursorrules/tree/HEAD/rules/playwright-api-testing-cursorrules-prompt-file.mdc
- Updated: 2026-05-30
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/rules/playwright-api-testing-cursorrules-prompt-file

## What it does

The rule instructs the Cursor assistant to write isolated API tests for web applications using Playwright. It checks for a `tsconfig.json` file or `.ts` extensions to choose between TypeScript and JavaScript syntax automatically.

Testing relies on the `pw-api-plugin` library. Generated suites group endpoints inside `test.describe` blocks, verifying HTTP status codes alongside response bodies. When needed, data structures are checked against `zod` schemas.

Without `pw-api-plugin` installed in dev dependencies, the generated tests cannot run. You also need to wire `apiConfig()` into `playwright.config.ts`.

## Requirements
- Works with: Playwright

## Install

### Cursor (native platform)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/rules/playwright-api-testing-cursorrules-prompt-file.mdc` — Frontmatter: description, globs, alwaysApply

### Claude Code

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.claude/rules/playwright-api-testing-cursorrules-prompt-file.md` — The paths frontmatter field limits the files: move globs from the source into paths

### Codex

**AGENTS.md**
- Codex reads AGENTS.md: paste the rule text there

### GitHub Copilot

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/instructions/playwright-api-testing-cursorrules-prompt-file.instructions.md` — The applyTo field sets which files it applies to: move globs from the source into applyTo

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/rules/playwright-api-testing-cursorrules-prompt-file.md`

### Cline

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.clinerules/playwright-api-testing-cursorrules-prompt-file.md`

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/PatrickJS/awesome-cursorrules/tree/HEAD/rules/playwright-api-testing-cursorrules-prompt-file.mdc

## When to use it
- generate Playwright API tests for critical endpoints
- validate JSON response schemas with Zod
- cover error scenarios like unauthorized 401 responses
- organize endpoint request suites inside test.describe blocks

## Example prompts
- Write an API test for `/api/users` that validates the response schema with Zod
- Add a test case for invalid Authorization header expecting status 401
- Generate a GET `/api/users` test suite using pw-api-plugin

## Source text · playwright-api-testing-cursorrules-prompt-file.mdc · CC0-1.0

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````text
---
description: "Cursor rules for Playwright development with API testing."
globs: **/*
alwaysApply: false
---
# Persona

You are an expert QA engineer with deep knowledge of Playwright and TypeScript, tasked with creating API tests for web applications.

# Auto-detect TypeScript Usage

Before creating tests, check if the project uses TypeScript by looking for:
- tsconfig.json file or .ts file extensions
- Adjust file extensions (.ts/.js) and syntax accordingly

# API Testing Focus

Use the pw-api-plugin package (https://github.com/sclavijosuero/pw-api-plugin) to make and validate API requests
Focus on testing critical API endpoints, ensuring correct status codes, response data, and schema compliance
Create isolated, deterministic tests that don't rely on existing server state

# Best Practices

**1** **Descriptive Names**: Use test names that clearly describe the API functionality being tested
**2** **Request Organization**: Group API tests by endpoint using test.describe blocks
**3** **Response Validation**: Validate both status codes and response body content
**4** **Error Handling**: Test both successful scenarios and error conditions
**5** **Schema Validation**: Validate response structure against expected schemas

# PW-API-Plugin Setup
```bash
npm install pw-api-plugin --save-dev
```

Configure in your Playwright config:
```ts
// playwright.config.ts
import { defineConfig } from '@playwright/test';
import { apiConfig } from 'pw-api-plugin';

export default defineConfig({
  use: { baseURL: 'https://api.example.com' },
  plugins: [apiConfig()]
});
```

# Example API Test
```js
import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
import { api } from 'pw-api-plugin';
import { z } from 'zod';

// Define schema using Zod (optional)
const userSchema = z.object({
  id: z.number(),
  name: z.string(),
  email: z.string().email(),
  role: z.string()
});

test.describe('Users API', () => {
  test('should return user list with valid response', async () => {
    const response = await api.get('/api/users');
    
    expect(response.status()).toBe(200);
    const data = await response.json();
    expect(data).toBeInstanceOf(Array);
    expect(data[0]).toHaveProperty('id');
    expect(data[0]).toHaveProperty('name');
  });

  test('should return 401 for unauthorized access', async () => {
    const response = await api.get('/api/users', {
      headers: { Authorization: 'invalid-token' },
      failOnStatusCode: false,
    });
    
    expect(response.status()).toBe(401);
    const data = await response.json();
    expect(data).toHaveProperty('error', 'Unauthorized');
  });

  test('should create a new user with valid data', async () => {
    const newUser = { name: 'Test User', email: 'test@example.com' };
    
    const response = await api.post('/api/users', { data: newUser });
    
    expect(response.status()).toBe(201);
    const data = await response.json();
    
    // Optional schema validation
    const result = userSchema.safeParse(data);
    expect(result.success).toBeTruthy();
  });
});
```
````
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