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Stop cy commands from running and allow interaction with the application under test. You can then "resume" running all commands or choose to step through the "next" commands from the Command Log.

{% note info %} This does not set a debugger in your code, unlike {% url .debug() debug %} {% endnote %}

Syntax

.pause()
.pause(options)

cy.pause()
cy.pause(options)

Usage

{% fa fa-check-circle green %} Correct Usage

cy.pause().getCookie('app') // Pause at the beginning of commands
cy.get('nav').pause()       // Pause after the 'get' commands yield

Arguments

{% fa fa-angle-right %} options (Object)

Pass in an options object to change the default behavior of .pause().

Option	Default	Description
`log`	`true`	{% usage_options log %}

Yields {% helper_icon yields %}

{% yields same_subject .pause %}

Examples

No Args

Pause after assertion

cy.get('a').should('have.attr', 'href').and('match', /dashboard/).pause()
cy.get('button').should('not.be.disabled')

Rules

Requirements {% helper_icon requirements %}

{% requirements dual .pause %}

Assertions {% helper_icon assertions %}

{% assertions utility .pause %}

Timeouts {% helper_icon timeout %}

{% timeouts none .pause %}

Command Log

Pause and step through each .click() command

cy.get('#action-canvas')
  .click(80, 75)
  .pause()
  .click(170, 75)
  .click(80, 165)
  .click(100, 185)
  .click(125, 190)
  .click(150, 185)
  .click(170, 165)