webdriver command
Set Timeouts
The Set Timeouts command of the WebDriver API sets the timeouts associated with the current session. The session timeout durations control such behavior as timeouts on script injection, document navigation, and element retrieval.
Syntax
| Method | URI template |
|---|---|
POST | /session/{session id}/timeouts |
URL parameters
session id- : Identifier of the session.
Payload
The input is a Timeouts object:
implicit- : Time in milliseconds to retry the element location strategy when finding an element. This defaults to 0, meaning the strategy is run only once.
pageLoad- : Time in milliseconds to wait for the document to finish loading. By default, WebDriver will wait five minutes (or 300,000 ms).
script- : Scripts injected with Execute Script or Execute Async Script will run until they hit the script timeout duration, which is also given in milliseconds. The scripts will then be interrupted and a
script timeout errorwill be returned. Defaults to 30 seconds (or 30,000 ms).
- : Scripts injected with Execute Script or Execute Async Script will run until they hit the script timeout duration, which is also given in milliseconds. The scripts will then be interrupted and a
Errors
invalid session id- : Session does not exist.
Specifications
SpecificationsStandards references are available on the canonical MDN page.
Browser compatibility
Browser compatibilityCompatibility data is available on the canonical MDN page.