Unknown paper format:
How to fix the Puppeteer error: Unknown paper format:
Error
Unknown paper format:
What it means
Puppeteer raised this from its Puppeteer runtime code. In practice, it usually means your script reached a browser, page, frame, element, or option state that the API cannot use safely.
How to fix it
- Use a known paper format such as
A4or pass numeric dimensions with units. - Validate
page.pdf()options and avoid unsupported parameter types.
Minimal guard
try {
// Run the Puppeteer operation that triggers this error.
} catch (error) {
if (error instanceof Error && error.message.includes("Unknown paper format:")) {
// Apply the fix above, then retry or fail with a clearer message.
}
throw error;
}