Hold Key Node

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Automation/Computer/Keyboard

Holds a key down for a duration and then releases it. The key is released even when the run fails or is cancelled

computer_hold_keyautomationLocal only

Inputs4

Outputs2

Security exposure3/10

Packageautomation

Ratings

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

SecurityAttack surface and exposure impact.

3/10Low

PrivacyPotential sensitivity of processed data.

2/10Low

PerformanceRuntime or resource pressure.

7/10High

GovernancePolicy, audit, or compliance impact.

5/10Medium

ReliabilityOperational stability considerations.

8/10High

CostExternal or compute cost impact.

10/10High

Input Pins

4

▶

Execution

exec_in

Trigger

Session

Struct

session

Computer session handle

SchemaAutomationSessionAutomationSessionAutomationSession11 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

Key

String

key

Key to hold (case-insensitive): a single character or a named key: Enter, Tab, Escape, Backspace, Delete, Space, arrows (Up/Down/Left/Right), Home, End, PageUp, PageDown, Insert, CapsLock, NumLock, ScrollLock, PrintScreen, Pause, Help, F1–F24, Shift, Ctrl, Alt, Cmd/Meta/Super/Win, Numpad0–Numpad9, NumpadAdd, NumpadSubtract, NumpadMultiply, NumpadDivide, NumpadDecimal, VolumeUp, VolumeDown, VolumeMute, MediaPlayPause, MediaNext, MediaPrev. Keys the operating system cannot send fail with an error

Default shift

Duration (ms)

Integer

duration_ms

How long to hold the key (0-60000 ms)

Default 500

Output Pins

2

▶

Execution

exec_out

Continue

Session

Struct

session_out

Computer session handle (pass-through)

SchemaAutomationSessionAutomationSessionAutomationSession11 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

Node Info

Internal name

computer_hold_key

Category

Automation/Computer/Keyboard

Version

1