Chrome Flags Reference

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

--simulate-browsing-data-lifetime

What does --simulate-browsing-data-lifetime do?

Sets the BrowsingDataLifetime policy to a very short value (shorter than normally possible) for testing purposes.

Usage

CLILaunch Chrome with --simulate-browsing-data-lifetime using CLI

chrome --simulate-browsing-data-lifetime

PuppeteerLaunch Chrome with --simulate-browsing-data-lifetime using Puppeteer

const browser = await puppeteer.launch({
  args: ['--simulate-browsing-data-lifetime']
});

PlaywrightLaunch Chrome with --simulate-browsing-data-lifetime using Playwright

const browser = await chromium.launch({
  args: ['--simulate-browsing-data-lifetime']
});

SeleniumLaunch Chrome with --simulate-browsing-data-lifetime using Selenium

from selenium import webdriver

options = webdriver.ChromeOptions()
options.add_argument('--simulate-browsing-data-lifetime')

driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)