Node is a common interface representing an element on a web page. It provides queries to inspect the element’s properties, attributes, content, and to find sub-elements. Both Page and Element types implement this interface.

​
Definition

interface Node {
  element(
    selector: String
    text: String
    role: ARIARole
    label: String
    placeholder: String
    altText: String
    title: String
    testId: String
    filter: ElementFilterOptions
  ): Element
  elements(
    selector: String
    text: String
    role: ARIARole
    label: String
    placeholder: String
    altText: String
    title: String
    testId: String
    filter: ElementFilterOptions
  ): [Element]!
  ariaSnapshot: String
  attribute(
    name: String!
  ): String
  attributes: JSONObject
  boundingBox: BoundingBox
  innerHTML: String
  innerText: String
  markdown: String
  screenshot(
    options: ScreenshotOptions
  ): Download
  textContent: String
}

​
Fields

​
element

Element Queries the current context (Page or Element) for a single element matching the specified criteria. If multiple elements match, the first one is returned. Returns null if no element is found. Supports various selector strategies including CSS selectors, text content, ARIA roles, and more. Example: element(selector: ".my-class", text: "Submit")

​
Arguments

  • selector: String - The CSS selector for the element. Example: "#username" for <input id="username" />.
  • text: String - Finds an element by its text content. Example: "Login" for <button>Login</button>.
  • role: ARIARole - Finds an element by its ARIA role. Example: "button" for <div role="button">Submit</div>.
  • label: String - Finds an element by its ARIA label. Example: "Search button" for <button aria-label="Search button"><svg/></button>.
  • placeholder: String - Finds an element by its placeholder text. Example: "Enter your email" for <input placeholder="Enter your email" />.
  • altText: String - Finds an element by its image alt text. Example: "Company logo" for <img alt="Company logo" src="..." />.
  • title: String - Finds an element by its title attribute. Example: "Close dialog" for <span title="Close dialog">X</span>.
  • testId: String - Finds an element by its data-testid attribute. Example: "submit-button" for <button data-testid="submit-button">Go</button>.
  • filter: ElementFilterOptions - Advanced filtering options for the element.

​
elements

[Element]! Queries the current context (Page or Element) for all elements matching the specified selector. Supports various selector strategies including CSS selectors, text content, ARIA roles, and more. Returns an empty list if no elements are found. Example: elements(selector: "div.product-item")

​
Arguments

  • selector: String - The CSS selector for the element. Example: "#username" for <input id="username" />.
  • text: String - Finds an element by its text content. Example: "Login" for <button>Login</button>.
  • role: ARIARole - Finds an element by its ARIA role. Example: "button" for <div role="button">Submit</div>.
  • label: String - Finds an element by its ARIA label. Example: "Search button" for <button aria-label="Search button"><svg/></button>.
  • placeholder: String - Finds an element by its placeholder text. Example: "Enter your email" for <input placeholder="Enter your email" />.
  • altText: String - Finds an element by its image alt text. Example: "Company logo" for <img alt="Company logo" src="..." />.
  • title: String - Finds an element by its title attribute. Example: "Close dialog" for <span title="Close dialog">X</span>.
  • testId: String - Finds an element by its data-testid attribute. Example: "submit-button" for <button data-testid="submit-button">Go</button>.
  • filter: ElementFilterOptions - Advanced filtering options for the element.

​
ariaSnapshot

String Provides a snapshot of the ARIA (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) properties of the element. This can be useful for accessibility testing and understanding the element’s semantics. The snapshot includes the element’s role, name, and other properties.

​
attribute

String Retrieves the value of a specified attribute for the element. Returns null if the attribute does not exist. Example: attribute(name: "href") on an <a> tag, or attribute(name: "data-custom") on any element.

​
Arguments

  • name: String! - The name of the attribute to retrieve. Example: "class", "id", "value", "src".

​
attributes

JSONObject Retrieves all attributes of the element as a JSON object. Each key in the object is an attribute name, and its value is the attribute’s string value. Example: { "id": "myElement", "class": "active important", "data-value": "123" }

​
boundingBox

BoundingBox Returns the bounding box of the element in pixels, relative to the main frame’s viewport. Returns null if the element is not visible.

​
innerHTML

String Retrieves the inner HTML content of the element. This includes all HTML markup within the element. Example: For <p>Hello <b>world</b></p>, innerHTML would be "Hello <b>world</b>".

​
innerText

String Retrieves the visible text content of the element, excluding hidden text but including text from the shadow DOM. This is similar to what a user would see on the page. Example: For <p>Hello <b>world</b></p>, innerText might be "Hello world".

​
markdown

String Attempts to convert the HTML content of the element into Markdown format. Useful for extracting structured text content.

​
screenshot

Download Captures a screenshot of the element. Returns a Download object containing the URL or Base64 data of the screenshot image. Example: screenshot(options: { type: PNG, omitBackground: true })

​
Arguments

  • options: ScreenshotOptions - Options to configure the screenshot, such as image type, quality, or clipping. See ScreenshotOptions.

​
textContent

String Retrieves the text content of the element and all its descendants, including <script> and <style> tags. Example: For <p>Hello <b>world</b></p>, textContent would be "Hello world".

​
Implemented By