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# Check Exists

Check Exists confirms the [Element](/elements/creating-elements.md) is in the DOM. The Element may still be hidden. Use it when presence in the page structure is enough.

See [Element states](/test-step-options/element-states.md) for how Exists differs from Displayed and Visible.

![Check exists Test Step](https://app.does.qa/screenshots/node/check_is_exist.png)

## When to use it

* Confirm a row or list item was added to the page after a create action.
* Verify markup is present before a later step reads from it.
* Prefer [Check Displayed](/test-steps/check/check-displayed.md) when the Element must be shown to the user.

## Configure

### Basics

| Field       | What to set                                            |
| ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Element** | The [Element](/elements/creating-elements.md) to check |

### Advanced

| Field                                 | What to set                                          |
| ------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
| **Status on fail**                    | [Failed Status](/test-step-options/failed-status.md) |
| **When should screenshots be taken?** | `Always` or `On Failures` (default)                  |

## Related

* [Check Does Not Exist](/test-steps/check/check-does-not-exist.md)
* [Element states](/test-step-options/element-states.md)
* [Check](/test-steps/check.md)

**Tags:** `check`, `is`, `exist`, `test`, `expect`, `assert`, `element`, `state`