I try to remove elements by classname but it doesn't work.
This is the code i used:
await page.screenshot({path: 'pic.png'}); //for testing purposes
let div_selector_to_remove= ".xj7.Kwh5n";
var thingToRemove = document.querySelectorAll(div_selector_to_remove);
var number_of_elements = thingToRemove.length;
for (var i = 0; i < number_of_elements.length; i++) {
thingToRemove[i].parentNode.removeChild(thingToRemove);
}
The browser loads and i get a screenshot with the elements loaded. The nothing happens. The elements remain there
Run document.querySelector
inside page.evaluate
. Here's my answer:
await page.goto('<url_here>');
let div_selector_to_remove= ".xj7.Kwh5n";
await page.evaluate((sel) => {
var elements = document.querySelectorAll(sel);
for(var i=0; i< elements.length; i++){
elements[i].parentNode.removeChild(elements[i]);
}
}, div_selector_to_remove)