Type Text

Type Text

Type: page-type  ·  Package: Browser v1.0.0

Write text character by character, simulating real keystrokes. It is slower than Fill Field, but generates an event per key — necessary when the page reacts to typing: autocompletes that show suggestions, masked fields, search engines that filter live.

How it works

Focuses on the field indicated by the selector and types the text letter by letter, with an optional pause (delay) between keys. Unlike Fill Field, it does not delete the content first: it writes from where the cursor is.

Required parameters

Parameter	Editor	Description
selector	selector	The field where to type.
text	expression	The text to type. Supports expressions.

Optional parameters

Parameter	Editor	Description
page	session	The page session. Omit it inside a body; outside, pass = page.
delay	number	Pause between keys in ms (e.g. 50). Higher = more “human” and reliable on sensitive pages.
timeout	number	Maximum ms to wait for the element. By default 30000.

Example

Write in a search engine 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 each key’s events.

Related activities

• Fill Field — write quickly, in one go.
• Key Press — enviar teclas especiales (Enter, Tab, atajos).