Fix browser and request language with full DOM fetcher (#1226)

Author: Ndpnt

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@
 
 All changes that impact users of this module are documented in this file, in the [Common Changelog](https://common-changelog.org) format with some additional specifications defined in the CONTRIBUTING file. This codebase adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## Unreleased [patch]
+
+> Development of this release was supported by [Reset Tech](https://www.reset.tech).
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Fix browser and request language with full DOM fetcher
+
 ## 10.3.0 - 2026-01-12
 
 > Development of this release was made on a volunteer basis by [@Ndpnt](http://github.com/ndpnt).

src/archivist/fetcher/fullDomFetcher.js

@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@ import stealthPlugin from 'puppeteer-extra-plugin-stealth';
 
 import { resolveProxyConfiguration, extractProxyCredentials } from './proxyUtils.js';
 
-puppeteer.use(stealthPlugin());
-
 let browser;
 
 export default async function fetch(url, cssSelectors, config) {
+  puppeteer.use(stealthPlugin({ locale: config.language }));
+
   let context;
   let page;
+  let client;
   let response;
   const selectors = [].concat(cssSelectors);
 
@@ -25,6 +26,14 @@ export default async function fetch(url, cssSelectors, config) {
     await page.setDefaultNavigationTimeout(config.navigationTimeout);
     await page.setExtraHTTPHeaders({ 'Accept-Language': config.language });
 
+    // Use CDP to ensure the browser language is set correctly (most reliable method, see https://zirkelc.dev/posts/puppeteer-language-experiment)
+    client = await page.createCDPSession();
+
+    await client.send('Network.setUserAgentOverride', {
+      userAgent: await browser.userAgent(),
+      acceptLanguage: config.language,
+    });
+
     if (browser.proxyCredentials?.username && browser.proxyCredentials?.password) {
       await page.authenticate(browser.proxyCredentials);
     }
@@ -73,6 +82,9 @@ export default async function fetch(url, cssSelectors, config) {
     }
     throw new Error(error.message);
   } finally {
+    if (client) {
+      await client.detach();
+    }
     if (page) {
       await page.close();
     }