element
(string): Human-readable element description used to obtain permission to interact with the element
How to use it
element is exposed by the Playwright MCP MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the element tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.
Install Playwright MCP
npx wrangler deployOther tools in Playwright MCP (39)
(boolean): Whether to accept the dialog.
(boolean, optional): Whether to perform a double click instead of a single click
(string): Human-readable target element description used to obtain the permission to interact with the element
(string): Exact target element reference from the page snapshot
(string, optional): File name to save the screenshot to. Defaults to page-{timestamp}.{pngjpeg} if not specified.
(string): Name of the key to press or a character to generate, such as ArrowLeft or a
(array): The absolute paths to the files to upload. Can be a single file or multiple files.
(string, optional): The text of the prompt in case of a prompt dialog.
(boolean, optional): Whether to return without compression (in PNG format). Default is false, which returns a JPEG image.
(string): Exact target element reference from the page snapshot
(boolean, optional): Whether to type one character at a time. Useful for triggering key handlers in the page. By default entire text is filled in at once.
(string): Human-readable source element description used to obtain the permission to interact with the element
(string): Exact source element reference from the page snapshot
(boolean, optional): Whether to submit entered text (press Enter after)
(string): Text to type into the element
(string, optional): The text to wait for to disappear
(number, optional): The time to wait in seconds
(string): The URL to navigate to
(array): Array of values to select in the dropdown. This can be a single value or multiple values.