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browser_press_key

Browser Press Key

Press a keyboard key. Supports special keys (Enter, Tab, Escape, arrow keys, etc.) and single characters (a-z, A-Z, 0-9). The key is sent to the currently focused element. Common uses: Enter to submit forms, Tab to move between fields, Escape to close modals, Arrow keys for navigation in menus or sliders, or single characters for keyboard shortcuts.

Usage Example

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import asyncio

from owl_browser import OwlBrowser, RemoteConfig

# Async usage

async with OwlBrowser(config) as browser:

context = await browser.create_context()

context_id = context["context_id"]

await browser.press_key(

context_id=context_id,

key="value"

)

Parameters

Required

context_idstringrequired

The unique identifier of the browser context (e.g., 'ctx_000001')

keystringrequired

Key to press. Supports special keys: 'Enter', 'Tab', 'Escape', 'Backspace', 'Delete', 'ArrowUp', 'ArrowDown', 'ArrowLeft', 'ArrowRight', 'Space', 'Home', 'End', 'PageUp', 'PageDown'. Also supports single characters: 'a'-'z', 'A'-'Z', '0'-'9'. The key is sent to the currently focused element

Response

Returns a JSON object with the operation result.

{
  "success": true,
  "result": <value>
}