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Key Press Node

Automation/Computer/Keyboard

Presses a keyboard key or key combination

computer_key_pressautomationLocal 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.
8/10High
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

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

Key

String
key

Key to press (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

Modifiers

String
modifiers

Modifier keys to hold (comma-separated: ctrl,shift,alt,meta)

Output Pins

2

▶

Execution
exec_out

Continue

Session

Struct
session_out

Computer session handle (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

Node Info

Internal name
computer_key_press
Category
Automation/Computer/Keyboard
Version
1