Only works for a couple of files at a time

[gespinha]

Hey,

I've tried this with multiple timeout values in .env and also with multiple timeout values in playwright.config.ts and what I get all the time is that for any project I'm able to download the first 50 files or so and then the subsequent ones all fail with this error:

    Test timeout of 612000ms exceeded.

    Error: page.waitForEvent: Test timeout of 612000ms exceeded.
    =========================== logs ===========================
    waiting for event "download"
    ============================================================

      18 |         await page.goto(`https://www.figma.com/design/${file.key}/`);
      19 |
    > 20 |         const downloadPromise = page.waitForEvent("download");
         |                                      ^
      21 |
      22 |         await page.locator("#toggle-menu-button").click();
      23 |         await page.locator("[id^='mainMenu-file-menu-']").click();

How can I solve this problem? Could this be because the authentication has expired?

Thanks!

[alexchantastic]

You are hitting Figma's rate limiting on exporting files. From what I have been told by other users, you need to wait 48 hours before continuing to export after every 50 files or so.

I would recommend editing the files.json and removing the ones that you have already successfully downloaded then restart the download process after 48 hours have passed.

I am trying to think of a better way to workaround or support this limit, but unfortunately, there's not much I can do about the limit itself.

[luuuppi]

@alexchantastic, hey! Have you tried using something like patchright or so? Because I've encountered a similar problem with rate limit and am now trying to find a way around it...

[alexchantastic]

@alexchantastic, hey! Have you tried using something like patchright or so? Because I've encountered a similar problem with rate limit and am now trying to find a way around it...

@luuuppi I have not. My guess is that Figma is not doing any sort of fingerprinting for detecting automations, but rather just rate limiting after a certain number of exports.