Login fails: "No element found for selector: button::-p-text('Accept All Cookies')"

[beaumanton]

When running perplexport, the script fails during login with the following error:

Navigating to Perplexity...
An error occurred: Error: No element found for selector: button::-p-text('Accept All Cookies')
at assert (/.../puppeteer/util/assert.js:18:15)
at CdpFrame.click (/.../puppeteer/api/Frame.js:755:40)
at async login (/.../perplexport/dist/login.js:7:5)
at async exportLibrary (/.../perplexport/dist/exportLibrary.js:28:9)
at async main (/.../perplexport/dist/cli.js:20:5)

Steps to reproduce:

Run npx perplexport export
Script launches Puppeteer and navigates to Perplexity login
Immediately fails with error above

Environment:
Device: Mac Studio (2023)
Chip: Apple M2 Max (Apple Silicon)
RAM: 32 GB
OS: macOS 14.6 (Sonoma)
Node: v22.17.1
Installed via: npx perplexport

Details:
It seems Perplexity has changed its login flow and no longer shows a button with the text “Accept All Cookies.” The Puppeteer selector used in login.js (button::-p-text('Accept All Cookies')) fails because the element is missing or renamed.

Suggested fix:
Update the login logic to handle the new cookie consent flow (or skip if not present).
Consider making the selector optional or more flexible.

[aldosch]

hey @beaumanton try #4 😊