Overlay Interception
The problem of hidden overlays, modals, or banners blocking a click, and the handling that ensures tests interact correctly.
What is Overlay Interception?
What is Overlay Interception?
Overlay interception refers to a common source of test failures: a cookie banner, modal, tooltip, or loading spinner sits on top of the element you're trying to click and silently absorbs the interaction. Naive automation clicks blindly and either fails or acts on the wrong thing. Robust tools detect that the target isn't actually receiving the action and wait or handle the overlay appropriately. Playwright's actionability checks guard against this by verifying an element is truly clickable, which keeps recorded flows from breaking on stray overlays.