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Version: 3.9

sleep

Callable

  • sleep(millis?: number): Promise<void>

  • Returns a Promise that resolves after a specific period of time. This is useful to implement waiting in your code, e.g. to prevent overloading of target website or to avoid bot detection.

    Example usage:

    import { sleep } from 'crawlee';

    ...

    // Sleep 1.5 seconds
    await sleep(1500);

    Parameters

    • optionalmillis: number

      Period of time to sleep, in milliseconds. If not a positive number, the returned promise resolves immediately.

    Returns Promise<void>