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# Check Load Time

Check Load Time asserts a browser timing metric stays within the seconds you set. Use it to guard navigation performance without leaving the Flow Builder.

![Check load time Test Step](https://app.does.qa/screenshots/node/check_loadTime.png)

## When to use it

* Confirm total load time after opening a key landing page.
* Watch a specific phase such as DOM Content Loaded or Time to First Byte.
* Run after [Open](/test-steps/starter/open.md) or another navigation step that loads a new page.

## Configure

### Basics

| Field      | What to set                                                                                                                                                                        |
| ---------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Timing** | Metric to measure: `Total Load Time` (default), `Time to First Byte`, `DNS Lookup Time`, `TCP Connect Time`, `Response Time`, `DOM Interactive Time`, or `DOM Content Loaded Time` |
| **Time**   | Maximum seconds allowed: 1 to 60                                                                                                                                                   |

### 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 API Response Time](/test-steps/check/check-api-response-time.md)
* [Open](/test-steps/starter/open.md)
* [Check](/test-steps/check.md)

**Tags:** `check`, `loadTime`, `test`, `expect`, `assert`, `response`, `time`, `browser`, `page`, `navigation`