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title: "Type Into Web Element Step"
url: "https://docs.robotiq.ai/en/article/type-into-web-element-step"
language: "en"
last_updated: "2026-03-27T08:49:49.210Z"
---

# Type Into Web Element Step

The Type Into Web Element step puts text into a specific field on a web page. Use this step to automatically fill out web forms or search bars.

## How to Use Type Into Web Element

This step types text into a web element.

### Step 1: Add the Step to Your Process

1.  Drag and drop the "Type Into Web Element" step into your process flow.
2.  Give the step a custom name in the **Step Name** field (optional). This helps label the step in the editor.

### Step 2: Set Up Input Parameters

Set up these parameters to tell the step where to type and what text to use.

## Parameters Explained

**Step Name** (Optional)

-   A custom name for the process step. This name shows up in the editor.

**Selector Type** (Required)

-   Tells the system how to find the web element.
-   **Options:** Class Name, CSS Selector, Name, Id, Link Text, Partial Link Text, Tag Name, XPath.
-   **Example:** If you want to type into a field with `id="username"`, pick "Id".

**Selector Value** (Required)

-   The specific value for the selector type you chose.
-   You can use an existing variable or type a direct value.
-   **Example:** If you picked "Id" for Selector Type, the Selector Value would be `username`.

**Select variable** (Optional)

-   A button to pick an existing variable from a list.

**Text to input** (Required)

-   The text you want to type into the web element.
-   You can use variables here.
-   **Example:** `John Doe` or `{{userNameVariable}}`

**IFrame Selector Type** (Optional)

-   Defines how the iframe containing the target web element is identified.
-   Options: `Class Name`, `CSS Selector`, `Name`, `Id`, `Link Text`, `Partial Link Text`, `Tag Name`, `XPath`
-   Select the option that best identifies the iframe you want to interact with.

**IFrame Selector Value** (Optional)

-   Specifies the value used to locate the iframe based on the selected **IFrame Selector Type**.
-   Example: If *IFrame Selector Type* is `Id`, the *IFrame Selector Value* could be `paymentIframe`.
-   Use this when the element you want to interact with is located inside an iframe.

**Driver Reference** (Required)

-   The existing variable that holds the reference to your web browser.

**Wait for Element until timeout \[ms\]** (Required)

-   The longest time (in milliseconds) the robot will wait for the web element to show up before stopping.
-   **Example:** `5000` (for 5 seconds)

**Addditional Selectors** (Optional)

-   List of selectors, allowing you to define multiple selectors for the same step
-   If the primary selector fails and additional selectors are defined, the step will automatically try the additional selectors in order.
-   You can add, remove, and reorder selectors at any time.
-   Any selector can be promoted to the primary selector, which will swap its position with the current primary selector.
-   Each selector is evaluated for the duration of the timeout defined on the step before moving on to the next one.
-   If you want to promote a selector to be the primary selector, first provide all required details (selector type and value), then click the swap icon next to selector type.

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 The log indicates which selector was successfully resolved. If a secondary selector from the selector list is consistently matched, you may consider setting it as the primary selector.

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## Related Articles

-   [Read Text From Web Element Step](https://docs.robotiq.ai/en/article/read-text-from-web-element-step)
-   [Input Selenium Step](https://docs.robotiq.ai/en/article/input-selenium-step)
-   [Click and Type Step](https://docs.robotiq.ai/en/article/click-and-type-step)

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