Wait For Element To Be Visible

Wait for a specific element to be visible.

Wait For Element To Be Visible waits until the Element is shown within the current viewport. Use it when the next step needs the control on screen, not only present in the DOM.

See Element states for how Visible differs from Displayed and Exists.

Wait for element to be visible Test Step

When to use it

• Wait for a button or field to scroll into view before Touch.

• Confirm a sticky header or banner is on screen before asserting it.

• Prefer Wait For Element To Be Displayed when presence on the page is enough and viewport position does not matter.

Configure

Basics

Field	What to set
Element	The Element to wait for

Advanced

Field	What to set
How fast is this typically?	Timeout Override
Status on fail	Failed Status
When should screenshots be taken?	Always or On Failures (default)

Related

• Wait For Element To Not Be Visible

• Wait For Element To Be Displayed

• Element states

• Runner

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