Playwright E2E Test Automation with AI for Beginners (Udemy.com)
Build robust E2E tests with TypeScript, use Playwright MCP for AI test gen, learn POMs, add automation with CI/CD
Created by: Valentin Despa
Last updated August 2026
Our take
Based on the ratings of 1,598 students, a sample of their written reviews and the syllabus, as the course stood in August 2026. No course pays to be reviewed.
This is a Playwright course for people who test software, taught by Valentin Despa with co-instructor Alex Dan. It runs about 11 hours across 120 lectures and 13 sections. The path goes from installation and locators to interactions, test organization, two hands-on practice blocks, API testing, debug tools and CI pipelines on Jenkins, GitLab and GitHub Actions. A short section covers GitHub Copilot and Playwright MCP. It was last updated in August 2026. Around 13,000 students have enrolled, and it carries a Bestseller badge.
Reviewers mostly like the clarity. Of 1,598 ratings, 927 are five stars and 521 are four. People say the lecturers explain concepts well, the examples cover most Playwright features, and the resource files are useful. One reader with no Playwright, TypeScript or JavaScript background said they stuck with it a little each day. The complaints are specific too. Some say the pace assumes Git, TypeScript or project structure knowledge, resource files don't always match what is on screen, and fixtures get a thin explanation. One two-star reviewer found it too high level for beginners. One wanted the AI chapter bigger.
The title says beginners, but the reviews suggest a better fit is a tester or developer with a little JavaScript behind them. There is a 24-lecture optional TypeScript primer of 143 minutes, which helps, though one reviewer wanted it clearer. The AI section is 12 lectures and about 47 minutes, so treat it as a taste, not a full course. For a broad, practical Playwright foundation with API tests and pipelines at a modest length, it is a solid pick. Total beginners should expect to pause and replay.
Pros
- Covers locators, API testing, Page Object Model and CI/CD in one 11-hour course
- Reviewers say both instructors explain concepts clearly and take their time
- Updated August 2026, with Copilot and Playwright MCP lessons included
- Two hands-on practice sections plus downloadable resource files
Cons
- Pace assumes some Git, TypeScript and project structure knowledge, per reviewers
- AI section is only about 47 minutes, and one reviewer wanted it deeper
- Resource files sometimes differ from the screen, and fixtures feel thin
The lecturers are very knowledgeable and take the time to explain the concepts very well.
Marketed to beginners, but reviews suggest some JavaScript and Git basics help a lot.
What you will learn
- Core Concepts: Understand Playwright’s architecture and context/page model
- Element Selection: Use built-in selectors and custom locators for reliable element targeting. Use TypeScript for test scripts
- AI-driven test generation and management
- Playwright MCP - TypeScript
- Page Interactions: Automate user actions (clicks, typing, navigation) and handle frames, pop-ups, alerts.
- Assertions & Expectations: Apply Playwright’s expect API for state validation, visibility, timing, and value checks.
- Fixtures & Hooks: Setup/teardown management
- API Testing: HTTP requests & response validation
- CI/CD & Reporting: Pipeline integration & HTML reports
- Playwright automation - use Playwright as a web scrapping tool
Course content
13 sections · 120 lectures · 11 hours of video 4 quizzes, 2 articles
- 1Introduction to Playwright 4 free previews10 lectures · 50 min
- 2Playwright locators - intro 5 free previews9 lectures · 1 quiz · 55 min
- 3Playwright locators - advanced5 lectures · 1 quiz · 26 min
- 4Interacting with elements in Playwright12 lectures · 1 quiz · 1.2 hours
- 5Hands on practice #1 - Playwright automation3 lectures · 15 min
- 6Organizing and Managing Playwright tests9 lectures · 1 quiz · 49 min
- 7Hands-on practice #2: Test real-world workflows [Intermediate level]13 lectures · 1.5 hours
- 8Using AI Tools for Test Automation (GitHub Copilot and Playwright MCP)12 lectures · 47 min
- 9API testing using Playwright9 lectures · 34 min
- 10Playwright automation using CI/CD: Jenkins, GitLab & GitHub Actions [Advanced]9 lectures · 1.1 hours
- 11Playwright debug tools4 lectures · 18 min
- 12JavaScript / TypeScript quick start for Playwright testing [OPTIONAL]24 lectures · 2.4 hours
- 13Final thoughts & Conclusion1 lecture · 3 min
Who it is for
The instructor says it suits
- Manual Testers Transitioning to Automation
- Automation Engineers & SDETs
- Frontend Developers
- Backend/API Developers
- QA Leads & Architects
- DevOps & CI/CD Engineers
- Students & Bootcamp Graduates
- TypeScript developers engaged in Quality products
What you need before you start
- Knowing some JavaScript (or TypeScript) fundamentals can speed things up
- Windows/macOS/Linux with administrator permissions so that you can install tools and software
- Visual Studio Code IDE
- To install and use GitHub Copilot, you need a free GitHub account
How it compares
Against the other 815 rated Udemy courses in Web Development on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.6 out of 5higher than 70% of them
- Reviews1,598#121 of 816 by number of reviews
- Length11.1 hourslonger than 62% of them
- Last updatedAugust 2026more recently than 93% of them
Course Description
This hands-on course is designed for complete beginners who want to master end-to-end testing with Playwright using JavaScript and TypeScript.
Starting from the very first installation and project setup, you’ll learn how to write robust, maintainable tests that automate real-world browser workflows—from logging in and filling forms to navigating multi-page applications.
Along the way, you’ll build confidence with Playwright’s intuitive context/page model, powerful selector strategies, and built-in fixtures and hooks to organize your test suites.
You’ll discover how to:
Interact with pages: Automate clicks, typing, drag-and-drop, dialogs, and frame navigation.
Assert application state: Use Playwright’s TypeScript expect API for visibility, timing, text, and value checks.
Handle networks: Intercept and mock HTTP requests to simulate back-end failures, control test data, and speed up execution.
Scale tests: Run suites in parallel across Chromium, Firefox, and WebKit for broad browser coverage.
Structure frameworks: Implement the Page Object Model, reusable utilities, and custom fixtures for scalable, team-ready code.
Playwright automation: Automate your workflows with Playwright automation tools. You may even use it for web scrapping.
Use AI tools and Playwright MCP to generate and manage test cases.
Add API checks: Send REST requests via APIRequestContext, validate response payloads, and chain API flows alongside UI tests.
Integrate CI/CD: Configure GitHub Actions (or your preferred pipeline) to run tests on every commit, generate HTML reports, and fail builds on regressions.
Use Playwright with TypeScript: Use the most popular programming language for Playwright automation. All the TypeScript code is clean, properly formatted and professionally written.
Whether you’re a manual tester stepping into automation, a developer wanting to catch regressions early, or a QA professional seeking modern JavaScript/TypeScript tools, this course will equip you with everything you need to deliver fast, reliable, and maintainable end-to-end and API tests.
Legal Disclaimer
This course is an independent training program and is not endorsed by, sponsored by, or affiliated with Playwright, Microsoft, or any of their subsidiaries. All product names, logos, and trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
This course contains promotional materials.
Instructor Details
- 4.6 Rating
1,598 Reviews
Valentin Despa
I teach IT professionals what I wish I'd known earlier.
My foundation is built on years in the trenches as an Agile Enterprise Software Developer, engineering solutions for everything from fast-paced start-ups and SMBs to large global corporations. I hold recognized roles as an AWS Community Builder, Postman Supernova, and GitLab Hero, alongside a deep history of securing and building major open-source projects.
For over a decade, I've taken that real-world experience and quietly built one of the largest learning communities around API tooling, test automation, and DevOps practices. What started as a side YouTube channel turned into hundreds of thousands of learners, conference talks, and team workshops at companies most IT professionals have heard of.
The thread through all of it is the same: take something that looks intimidating and break it down so anyone can understand it in plain language.
Lately, I've been spending more time on practical AI in the workplace. I look at how teams can leverage AI for both everyday knowledge work and hands-on IT engineering, like coding and testing. I focus on cutting through the hype to figure out how AI actually helps IT professionals get work done, build, and ship faster. New formats, same approach.
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Reviews
By Adam Brown on 8/29/2026
The course far exceeded my expectations, because I also learned a lot about Postman, about Git and GitHub, and about CI/CD. 2 things that I'd suggest for improvement: - The file content on screen sometimes didn't match that on the files in the resources, which could be confusing. - It wasn't always clear exactly how the presenter moved from Screen A to Screen B, so I often had to replay parts, and ask Copilot to explain. Overall, a very good course from 2 presenters who are clearly top experts.
By Arghya Mukherjee on 7/22/2026
The tutor is very good at teaching Playwright. I would like to know if advanced configuration of Claude Code and how agentic flow works will be covered, based on Claude Code with VS Code integration — end to end — from creating an actual project, pushing it to Git, and running it with Jenkins and Docker. That would be very helpful.
By Neel Desai on 5/16/2026
As per my understanding and opinion, this course is not suitable for beginners or experienced professionals. I did not find much new learning for myself except the mail scenario. Also, many important Playwright topics and API methods were missed. Additionally, I was not comfortable with the teaching style of both instructors.
By aritragh@yahoo.in on 5/6/2026
It was Wonderful. However IMO, should contain more Videos on 1) API Testing like Authentication, Authorization 2) Reading from Excel for Data-Driven Testing & Writing in Excel 3) Integrating Playwright with Playwright BDD 4) Integrating Playwright with Cucumber BDD 5) Self-Healing in Playwright
By Sapir Rubin on 4/23/2026
Super pleased with this course and would recommend to anyone wanting to learn Playwright. I especially liked the integrations with different tools and platforms, it really widened my knowledge and exposure to many new tools. Thank you!!
By Anil Kumar on 3/24/2026
Overall, great course on Playwright with Type Script. While the content was very informative. I felt "Playwright with CI/CID pipelines" section was slightly rushed. Additionally, including a segment on Azure DevOps integration under CI/CD pipelines section would have been a significant value to those people working in enterprise environments leveraging the Microsoft stack.
By Carlos Cedeno on 3/20/2026
This is a great course for people that already have some foundational knowledge about Playwright. I loved the section about the configuration, and I finally understood how fixtures work. Also, appreciated the section about CI/CD and how you explained how to configure it with different tools. Definitely recommend this course!
By Kristiana Lolla on 3/18/2026
Show "Site not found" error at this link: https://spanish-cards.netlify.app/ This link is on "Section 10: CI/CD...", please check again because it can break the script test. Thank you Btw, your course is amazing
By Dušan Romčević on 3/13/2026
What I didn't like - insufficient focus on structuring the tests (double assertions in same test, too little focus on .describe grouping, overcomplicated locators). This is not a dealbreaker, this is just an example of how senior frontend/backend developers write automation tests :D same story on my real project. What I liked - real life scenarios of API testing, auth flow (pure gold), AI part. Watching Valentin's courses throughout past years where he teaches you how to be creative, how to turn on your brain, compared to now where he's just giving commands to the agent was... kinda scary :) Advice to the course creators, feel free to expand this course even more, no need to rush key topics, expand it with proper Page Manager and helpers base etc. Big shoutout to my Romanian neighbors! And advice to the students, get your hands dirty first by typing all manually, don't just binge watch it with downloaded code.
By Anonymized User on 1/22/2026
The learning experience was effective because the course explained complex concepts in a clear and structured way, making it easy to follow. It included practical exercises that reinforced the theory, which helped me understand Playwright quickly. It was relevant because I can immediately apply what I learned to real projects, improving my testing workflow and automation skills. Additionally, the balance between simplicity and hands-on practice made the learning process enjoyable and highly applicable to my role.
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