appium/docs/en/commands/element/find-element.md

Find Element

Search for an element on the page

Example Usage

// Java
MobileElement elementOne = (MobileElement) driver.findElementByAccessibilityId("SomeAccessibilityID");
MobileElement elementTwo = (MobileElement) driver.findElementByClassName("SomeClassName");

# Python
el = self.driver.find_element_by_accessibility_id('SomeAccessibilityID')

// Javascript
// webdriver.io example
driver.element("~SomeAccessibilityId");



// wd example
let elementOne = await driver.elementByAccessibilityId("SomeAccessibilityID");
let elementTwo = await driver.element("id", "SomeID");

# Ruby
@driver.find_element(:accessibility_id, 'SomeAccessibilityID')

# PHP
// TODO PHP sample

// C#
// TODO C# sample

Description

Get the first element that matches a locator strategy

Support

Appium Server

Platform	Driver	Platform Versions	Appium Version	Driver Version
iOS	XCUITest	9.3+	1.6.0+	All
	UIAutomation	8.0 to 9.3	All	All
Android	UiAutomator2	?+	1.6.0+	All
	UiAutomator	4.2+	All	All
Mac	Mac	?+	1.6.4+	All
Windows	Windows	10+	1.6.0+	All

Appium Clients

Language	Support	Documentation
Java	All	seleniumhq.github.io
Python	All	selenium-python.readthedocs.io
Javascript (WebdriverIO)	All	webdriver.io
Javascript (WD)	All	github.com
Ruby	All	www.rubydoc.info
PHP	All	github.com
C#	All	github.com

HTTP API Specifications

Endpoint

POST /wd/hub/session/:session_id/element

URL Parameters

name	description
session_id	ID of the session to route the command to

JSON Parameters

name	type	description
using	string	The locator strategy to use
value	string	The search target

Response

A JSON object for the located element (object)

See Also

• W3C Specification
• JSONWP Specification