playwright_fill
Fill input fields on web pages using CSS selectors to automate form completion during browser automation tasks.
Instructions
Fill out an input field
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| selector | Yes | CSS selector for input field | |
| value | Yes | Value to fill |
Implementation Reference
- src/playwright_server/server.py:249-259 (handler)The FillToolHandler class that implements the core logic for the 'playwright_fill' tool. It fills an input field specified by a CSS selector with the provided value using Playwright's page.locator().fill() method.
class FillToolHandler(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") value = arguments.get("value") await page.locator(selector).fill(value) return [types.TextContent(type="text", text=f"Filled element with selector {selector} with value {value}")] - The JSON schema definition for the 'playwright_fill' tool, defining required 'selector' and 'value' string parameters.
types.Tool( name="playwright_fill", description="Fill out an input field", inputSchema={ "type": "object", "properties": { "selector": {"type": "string", "description": "CSS selector for input field"}, "value": {"type": "string", "description": "Value to fill"} }, "required": ["selector", "value"] } ), - src/playwright_server/server.py:334-344 (registration)The tool_handlers dictionary registers an instance of FillToolHandler for the 'playwright_fill' tool name, which is used by the @server.call_tool() handler to dispatch 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(), }