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Get an element's attribute

Get an element's attribute

Reads and returns the value of an element's HTML attribute on the browser's page. It can give you the inner text, the inner HTML, or any other attribute such as href, class or src.


Options​

Select the action​

Where the element comes from.

By browser​

Reads the element's attribute using a CSS selector.

Browser or page ID​

The browser, tab or iframe opening action the element is in.

Element selector​

The CSS selector identifying the element on the page, a#downloadLink for example.

By element​

Reads the attribute of an element captured earlier by a Get element action.

Element ID​

The action that captured the element whose attribute is read.

By element list​

Reads the attribute of an element from a list captured by a Get elements action.

Element list ID​

The action that captured the source list.

The list index​

The element's position in the list. The index starts at 0.

Attribute​

Which attribute to read:

  • Common value — a list of the frequent ones (InnerHTML and InnerText)
  • Manual value — type any HTML attribute's name

Attribute name​

The exact name of the HTML attribute to read. It appears when Attribute is Manual value — href, class or data-id, for example.

Returns​

Javascript code​

js
actions["action-id"].value // the value of the HTML attribute read (Text)

Field selection​

  • value — the value of the HTML attribute read from the element (Text)

Rules and conditions​

  • Select the action has to be set before the other fields.
  • In By browser mode, Browser or page ID and Element selector are both required.
  • InnerHTML returns the element's inner HTML. InnerText returns only the visible text, with no markup.
  • If the attribute does not exist on the element, the return is empty.