puppeteer/docs/api/puppeteer.page.type.md

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Page.type

Page.type() method

Sends a keydown, keypress/input, and keyup event for each character in the text.

To press a special key, like Control or ArrowDown, use Keyboard.press().

Signature

class Page {
  type(
    selector: string,
    text: string,
    options?: Readonly<KeyboardTypeOptions>,
  ): Promise<void>;
}

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
selector	string	selector to query the page for. CSS selectors can be passed as-is and a Puppeteer-specific selector syntax allows querying by text, a11y role and name, and xpath and combining these queries across shadow roots. Alternatively, you can specify the selector type using a prefix.
text	string	A text to type into a focused element.
options	Readonly<KeyboardTypeOptions>	(Optional) have property delay which is the Time to wait between key presses in milliseconds. Defaults to 0.

Returns:

Promise<void>

Example

await page.type('#mytextarea', 'Hello');
// Types instantly
await page.type('#mytextarea', 'World', {delay: 100});
// Types slower, like a user