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Wait For Selector Node

Automation/Browser/Wait

Waits for an element matching the selector to appear in the DOM

browser_wait_forautomationLocal only
Inputs5
Outputs3
Security exposure5/10
Packageautomation

Ratings

Scores range from 0 to 10. Higher values mean more impact, exposure, or operational weight.

SecurityAttack surface and exposure impact.
5/10Medium
PrivacyPotential sensitivity of processed data.
4/10Medium
PerformanceRuntime or resource pressure.
7/10High
GovernancePolicy, audit, or compliance impact.
6/10Medium
ReliabilityOperational stability considerations.
8/10High
CostExternal or compute cost impact.
10/10High

Input Pins

5

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Execution
exec_in

Trigger

Session

Struct
session

Automation session

AutomationSessionAutomationSession11 fields
session_refstringrequired
platformPlatformrequired
enum "Windows", "MacOS", "Linux"
default_delay_msinteger:uint64required
format uint64min 0
click_delay_msinteger:uint64required
format uint64min 0
debug_modebooleanrequired
browser_typeanyOf (2)

Browser context info if browser is attached

variant 1BrowserTypevariant
enum "Chrome", "Firefox", "Edge", "Safari"
variant 2nullvariant
browser_headlessboolean | null
browser_user_data_dirstring | null
current_page_refstring | null

Current page info if a page is open

current_window_handlestring | null
browser_frame_selectorsArray<Selector>
default []
itemsSelectorarray item
kindSelectorKindrequired
variant 1enumvariant
enum "Css", "Xpath", "TextExact", "TestId"...
variant 2constvariant

Visible text contained in the element; script, style and head content is ignored.

const "Text"
variant 3constvariant

ARIA role, optionally filtered by accessible name: `button`, `button|Sign in` (case-insensitive substring), `button|=Sign in` (exact) or `button|/^sign/i` (regex).

const "Role"
variant 4constvariant

Element ref from the latest Browser Snapshot, such as `e12`.

const "Ref"
valuestringrequired
confidencenumber | null
format double
scopestring | null

Selector

String
selector

CSS selector to wait for

Timeout (ms)

Integer
timeout_ms

Maximum time to wait

Default 30000

Locator

Struct
locator

Typed selector, including its kind and optional CSS scope. Overrides the legacy CSS selector when connected.

SelectorSelector4 fields
kindSelectorKindrequired
variant 1enumvariant
enum "Css", "Xpath", "TextExact", "TestId"...
variant 2constvariant

Visible text contained in the element; script, style and head content is ignored.

const "Text"
variant 3constvariant

ARIA role, optionally filtered by accessible name: `button`, `button|Sign in` (case-insensitive substring), `button|=Sign in` (exact) or `button|/^sign/i` (regex).

const "Role"
variant 4constvariant

Element ref from the latest Browser Snapshot, such as `e12`.

const "Ref"
valuestringrequired
confidencenumber | null
format double
scopestring | null

Output Pins

3

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Execution
exec_out

Continue

Session

Struct
session_out

Automation session (pass-through)

AutomationSessionAutomationSession11 fields
session_refstringrequired
platformPlatformrequired
enum "Windows", "MacOS", "Linux"
default_delay_msinteger:uint64required
format uint64min 0
click_delay_msinteger:uint64required
format uint64min 0
debug_modebooleanrequired
browser_typeanyOf (2)

Browser context info if browser is attached

variant 1BrowserTypevariant
enum "Chrome", "Firefox", "Edge", "Safari"
variant 2nullvariant
browser_headlessboolean | null
browser_user_data_dirstring | null
current_page_refstring | null

Current page info if a page is open

current_window_handlestring | null
browser_frame_selectorsArray<Selector>
default []
itemsSelectorarray item
kindSelectorKindrequired
variant 1enumvariant
enum "Css", "Xpath", "TextExact", "TestId"...
variant 2constvariant

Visible text contained in the element; script, style and head content is ignored.

const "Text"
variant 3constvariant

ARIA role, optionally filtered by accessible name: `button`, `button|Sign in` (case-insensitive substring), `button|=Sign in` (exact) or `button|/^sign/i` (regex).

const "Role"
variant 4constvariant

Element ref from the latest Browser Snapshot, such as `e12`.

const "Ref"
valuestringrequired
confidencenumber | null
format double
scopestring | null

Found

Boolean
found

Whether the element was found within timeout

Node Info

Internal name
browser_wait_for
Category
Automation/Browser/Wait
Version
1