scraping_browser_wait_for
Wait for a specific element to become visible on a webpage during web scraping or browser automation, using CSS selectors with configurable timeout options.
Instructions
Wait for an element to be visible on the page
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| selector | Yes | CSS selector to wait for | |
| timeout | No | Maximum time to wait in milliseconds (default: 30000) |
Implementation Reference
- browser_tools.js:185-193 (handler)The execute function implementing the tool logic: retrieves the current browser page and waits for the specified CSS selector to be visible using page.waitForSelector with an optional timeout.
execute: async({selector, timeout})=>{ const page = await (await require_browser()).get_page(); try { await page.waitForSelector(selector, {timeout: timeout||30000}); return `Successfully waited for element: ${selector}`; } catch(e){ throw new UserError(`Error waiting for element ${selector}: ${e}`); } }, - browser_tools.js:180-184 (schema)Zod schema for input parameters: 'selector' (string, CSS selector) and optional 'timeout' (number, milliseconds).
parameters: z.object({ selector: z.string().describe('CSS selector to wait for'), timeout: z.number().optional() .describe('Maximum time to wait in milliseconds (default: 30000)'), }), - browser_tools.js:307-320 (registration)The tool is registered in the exported 'tools' array, conditionally if API_TOKEN is set.
export const tools = process.env.API_TOKEN ? [ scraping_browser_navigate, scraping_browser_go_back, scraping_browser_go_forward, scraping_browser_links, scraping_browser_click, scraping_browser_type, scraping_browser_wait_for, scraping_browser_screenshot, scraping_browser_get_text, scraping_browser_get_html, scraping_browser_scroll, scraping_browser_scroll_to, ] : [scraping_browser_activation_instructions];