Playwright Hooks Cheat Sheet

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PDF • 21 pages • Cheat Sheet • All Levels • Playwright

Published 7 October 2026 • Updated 7 October 2026

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beforeEach, afterEach, beforeAll and afterAll in Playwright: lifecycle, TestInfo, cleanup, fixtures and interview notes.

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Overview

A cheat sheet for Playwright Test hooks: the four hooks and their execution order, hooks inside test.describe(), file-level vs describe-level scope, TestInfo, screenshots on failure, hook timeouts and failure behaviour, and when to use fixtures instead. Examples use Playwright Test with TypeScript. Published by SoftwareTestPilot.

What you'll learn

Use the four Playwright hooks at the right scope
Understand hook execution order
Use TestInfo and capture screenshots on failure
Handle hook timeouts and failures
Choose between hooks and fixtures
Structure test files cleanly

Topics covered

playwright
automation-testing

The four hooks
Execution order
beforeEach
afterEach
beforeAll
afterAll
Multiple hooks
Hooks inside test.describe()
File-level vs describe-level
TestInfo in hooks
Screenshot on failure
Hook timeouts
Failure behavior
Hooks vs fixtures
Global-style hooks
Common mistakes
Practical test structure
Interview revision
Quick reference
Final checklist

Tools covered

Playwright
TypeScript

Skills covered

Playwright
Automation Testing

Who this resource is for

Manual Tester
Automation Tester
SDET

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