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“” - proxyFlyX - 26-03-2025
Happened to me too! "innertext does not exist on element" is almost always a typo (*innerText*) or a timing issue.
Try *await page.waitForSelector()* with a timeout.
If you’re scraping, *textContent* is usually safer—fewer surprises.
Also, check out Playwright’s best practices page. Saved me hours of debugging.
“” - CamouflageXpert - 26-03-2025
OMG, this error. *innertext* is wrong—it’s *innerText*.
If that’s not it, the element might be missing or not rendered yet. *waitForSelector* is a must.
For scraping, I’d switch to Playwright’s *textContent()*—way fewer headaches.
Their GitHub repo has great examples for this exact scenario.