Chrome Flags Reference

Chrome command line switches and startup flags for automation, headless mode, and debugging.

--bootstrap

What does --bootstrap do?

Values for the kExtensionContentVerification flag. See ContentVerifierDelegate::Mode for more explanation.

Usage

CLILaunch Chrome with --bootstrap using CLI

chrome --bootstrap

PuppeteerLaunch Chrome with --bootstrap using Puppeteer

const browser = await puppeteer.launch({
  args: ['--bootstrap']
});

PlaywrightLaunch Chrome with --bootstrap using Playwright

const browser = await chromium.launch({
  args: ['--bootstrap']
});

SeleniumLaunch Chrome with --bootstrap using Selenium

from selenium import webdriver

options = webdriver.ChromeOptions()
options.add_argument('--bootstrap')

driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)