LCP Debugging Snippets

Use these JavaScript snippets with the evaluate_script tool to extract deep insights from the page.

1. Identify LCP Element

Use this snippet to identify the LCP element and get raw timing data from the Performance API.

javascript

async () => {
  return await new Promise(resolve => {
    new PerformanceObserver(list => {
      const entries = list.getEntries();
      const last = entries[entries.length - 1];
      resolve({
        element: last.element?.tagName,
        id: last.element?.id,
        className: last.element?.className,
        url: last.url,
        startTime: last.startTime,
        renderTime: last.renderTime,
        loadTime: last.loadTime,
        size: last.size,
      });
    }).observe({type: 'largest-contentful-paint', buffered: true});
  });
};

2. Audit Common Issues

Use this snippet to check for common DOM-based LCP issues (lazy loading, priority).

javascript

() => {
  const issues = [];

  // Check for lazy-loaded images in viewport
  document.querySelectorAll('img[loading="lazy"]').forEach(img => {
    const rect = img.getBoundingClientRect();
    if (rect.top < window.innerHeight) {
      issues.push({
        issue: 'lazy-loaded image in viewport',
        element: img.outerHTML.substring(0, 200),
        fix: 'Remove loading="lazy" from this image — it is in the initial viewport and may be the LCP element',
      });
    }
  });

  // Check for LCP-candidate images missing fetchpriority
  document.querySelectorAll('img:not([fetchpriority])').forEach(img => {
    const rect = img.getBoundingClientRect();
    if (rect.top < window.innerHeight && rect.width * rect.height > 50000) {
      issues.push({
        issue: 'large viewport image without fetchpriority',
        element: img.outerHTML.substring(0, 200),
        fix: 'Add fetchpriority="high" to this image — it is large and visible in the initial viewport',
      });
    }
  });

  // Check for render-blocking scripts in head
  document
    .querySelectorAll(
      'head script:not([async]):not([defer]):not([type="module"])',
    )
    .forEach(script => {
      if (script.src) {
        issues.push({
          issue: 'render-blocking script in head',
          element: script.outerHTML.substring(0, 200),
          fix: 'Add async or defer attribute, or move to end of body',
        });
      }
    });

  return {issueCount: issues.length, issues};
};