get_text
Extract text content from a specific web element using a selector, enabling precise data retrieval for browser automation tasks in the Playwright MCP environment.
Instructions
Get text content from an element
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| page_id | No | ||
| selector | Yes |
Input Schema (JSON Schema)
{
"properties": {
"page_id": {
"type": "string"
},
"selector": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"selector"
],
"type": "object"
}
Implementation Reference
- src/playwright_mcp/server.py:256-264 (handler)The main handler for the 'get_text' tool within the handle_call_tool function. Retrieves text content from the element specified by selector on the active page using Playwright's text_content method.elif name == "get_text": selector = arguments.get("selector") if not selector: raise ValueError("Selector is required") page = get_active_page(arguments.get("page_id")) text = await page.text_content(selector) return [types.TextContent(type="text", text=text or "")]
- src/playwright_mcp/server.py:122-134 (registration)Registers the 'get_text' tool in the list_tools handler, defining its name, description, and input schema (requires 'selector', optional 'page_id').types.Tool( name="get_text", description="Get text content from an element", inputSchema={ "type": "object", "properties": { "selector": {"type": "string"}, "page_id": {"type": "string"}, }, "required": ["selector"], }, ), types.Tool(
- src/playwright_mcp/server.py:200-211 (helper)Helper function used by the get_text handler (and others) to obtain the Page instance for the specified or current page_id.def get_active_page(page_id: Optional[str] = None) -> Page: """Get the active page based on page_id or current default.""" global current_page_id if page_id is None: page_id = current_page_id if page_id not in pages: raise ValueError(f"Page not found: {page_id}") return pages[page_id]