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# Wait For Element Text

Wait For Element Text waits until the visible text on an [Element](/elements/creating-elements.md) matches what you expect. Use it when copy updates asynchronously after an action.

![Wait for element text Test Step](https://app.does.qa/screenshots/node/runner_wait_forElementText.png)

## When to use it

* Wait for a status label to change after submit or save.
* Let a counter or badge update before the next [Check Text](/test-steps/check/check-text.md) step.
* Prefer [Wait For Element To Be Displayed](/test-steps/runner/wait-for-element-to-be-displayed.md) when you only need the Element to appear, not a specific string.

## Configure

### Basics

| Field               | What to set                                              |
| ------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Element**         | The [Element](/elements/creating-elements.md) to read    |
| **Comparison Type** | [Comparison Type](/test-step-options/comparison-type.md) |
| **Value**           | Expected text and/or [Values](/values/value-store.md)    |

### Advanced

| Field                                 | What to set                                                          |
| ------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **How fast is this typically?**       | [Timeout Override](/test-step-options/timeout-override.md)           |
| **Status on fail**                    | [Failed Status](/test-step-options/failed-status.md)                 |
| **When should screenshots be taken?** | `Always` or `On Failures` (default)                                  |
| **Value Standardization**             | [Value Standardization](/test-step-options/value-standardization.md) |

## Related

* [Check Text](/test-steps/check/check-text.md)
* [Wait For Element To Be Displayed](/test-steps/runner/wait-for-element-to-be-displayed.md)
* [Comparison Type](/test-step-options/comparison-type.md)
* [Runner](/test-steps/runner.md)

**Tags:** `runner`, `wait`, `forElementText`, `wait`, `time`, `sleep`, `pause`, `element`, `delay`, `text`