Get Element Attribute

The Get Element Attribute command of the WebDriver API returns the value associated with the attribute of the given name of the referenced web element. For boolean attributes, the associated value is "true" if present. Absent attributes return null. It is equivalent to calling getAttribute() on the element in JavaScript.

Syntax

Method	URI template
GET	/session/{session id}/element/{element id}/attribute/{name}

URL parameters

• session id
  • : Identifier of the session.
• element id
  • : Identifier of the web element to get the tag name of.
• name
  • : Identifier of the attribute of web element to get.

Errors

• session not created
  • : Session does not exist.
• no such window
  • : The window object has been discarded, indicating that the tab or window has been closed.
• unexpected alert open
  • : A user prompt, such as window.alert, blocks execution of command until it is dealt with.

Examples

Python:

from selenium import webdriver

session = webdriver.Firefox()
session.get("https://google.com/?hl=en")
search_box = session.find_element_by_id("q")

print(search_box.get_attribute("id"))

Output:

q

Specifications

Browser compatibility