playwright_get_html_content
Extract HTML content from web pages using CSS selectors for web automation and data retrieval tasks.
Instructions
Get the HTML content of the page
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| selector | Yes | CSS selector for the element |
Implementation Reference
- src/playwright_server/server.py:323-332 (handler)The handler class that implements the core logic for the 'playwright_get_html_content' tool. It retrieves the inner HTML content of the specified CSS selector from the current Playwright page session.
class GetHtmlContentToolHandler(ToolHandler): async def handle(self, name: str, arguments: dict | None) -> list[types.TextContent | types.ImageContent | types.EmbeddedResource]: if not self._sessions: return [types.TextContent(type="text", text="No active session. Please create a new session first.")] session_id = list(self._sessions.keys())[-1] page = self._sessions[session_id]["page"] selector = arguments.get("selector") html_content = await page.locator(selector).inner_html() return [types.TextContent(type="text", text=f"HTML content of element with selector {selector}: {html_content}")] - JSON Schema definition for the tool's input parameters, specifying a required 'selector' field.
types.Tool( name="playwright_get_html_content", description="Get the HTML content of the page", inputSchema={ "type": "object", "properties": { "selector": {"type": "string", "description": "CSS selector for the element"} }, "required": ["selector"] } ) - src/playwright_server/server.py:334-344 (registration)Registration of all tool handlers in a dictionary used by the @server.call_tool() handler to dispatch tool calls.
tool_handlers = { "playwright_navigate": NavigateToolHandler(), "playwright_screenshot": ScreenshotToolHandler(), "playwright_click": ClickToolHandler(), "playwright_fill": FillToolHandler(), "playwright_evaluate": EvaluateToolHandler(), "playwright_click_text": ClickTextToolHandler(), "playwright_get_text_content": GetTextContentToolHandler(), "playwright_get_html_content": GetHtmlContentToolHandler(), "playwright_new_session":NewSessionToolHandler(), }