Type Text

Type Text

Type: page-type  ·  Package: Browser v1.0.9

Writes text character by character, simulating real key presses. It’s slower than Fill Field, but it generates an event for each key — needed when the page reacts to typing: autocomplete that shows suggestions, masked fields, search boxes that filter live.

How it works

It waits for the field given by the selector to exist on the page, focuses it and types the text letter by letter, with a pause (delay) between keys. Unlike Fill Field, it doesn’t clear the content first: it types from wherever the cursor is. If you need the field empty, use Fill Field with value = "" first.

• Approximate duration: number of characters × delay (with the default value, 20 characters take 1 s).
• Accepts a credential in text: it types it without it appearing in the playbook or the log.

Required parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
selector	selector	—	The field to type into.
text	string | credential	—	The text to type. Supports expressions and credentials.

Optional parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
page	ZoanPageSession	—	The page session. Omit it inside a body; outside, pass the session variable (e.g. page = page).
delay	number	50	Pause between keys in ms. Higher = more “human” and more reliable on sensitive pages; 0 types with no pause.
timeout	number	30000	Maximum time in ms to wait for the element. Empty, 0 or negative: the project settings value or, if none, 30000.

Output

This activity does not return a value.

Example

Type into a search box with autocomplete and then choose the suggestion:

Page Type    selector = (#busquedaCiudad)   text = "Bogotá"   delay = 80
Page Wait For   selector = (.sugerencia)    state = visible
Page Click   selector = (.sugerencia)

Which one to use?

Start with Fill Field (fast). Switch to Type Text only if the field doesn’t react as you expect — a sign that the page needs the events of each key.

Common errors

Message	Cause and fix
Type failed: Timeout 30000ms exceeded. … | matches: 0 (…)	It didn’t find the field. Check the selector or wait first with Wait For.
Type failed: … | matches: 2 (the selector is ambiguous: …)	The selector matches several elements. Make it more specific or add an index.
'page' must be a ZoanPageSession.	page is empty outside a body.

Related activities

• Fill Field — write quickly, all at once.
• Key Press — send special keys (Enter, Tab, shortcuts).