---
name: Send Keys
short_description: Send a sequence of key strokes to an element
description:
  >
    Any UTF-8 character may be specified, however, if the server does not support native key events, it should simulate key strokes for a standard US keyboard layout. The Unicode Private Use Area code points, 0xE000-0xF8FF, are used to represent pressable, non-text keys (see table below).

    (See [Unicode document](/docs/en/writing-running-appium/other/unicode.md) for information on Unicode characters)

example_usage:
  java:
    |
      MobileElement element = (MobileElement) driver.findElementByAccessibilityId("SomeAccessibilityID");
      element.sendKeys("Hello world!");
  python:
    |
      self.driver.find_element_by_accessibility_id('SomeAccessibilityID').send_keys('Hello world!')
  javascript_wd:
    |
      let element = await driver.elementByAccessibilityId("SomeAccessibilityID");
      await element.type("Hello world!")
  javascript_wdio:
    |
      driver.setValue("~SomeAccessibilityId");
  ruby:
    |
      @driver.find_element(:accessibility_id, "SomeAccessibilityID").send_keys("Hello World!")
  php:
    |
      $el = $this->byAccessibilityId('SomeAccessibilityID');
      $el->setText('Hello world!');
  csharp:
    |
      // TODO C# sample

client_docs:
  java: "https://seleniumhq.github.io/selenium/docs/api/java/org/openqa/selenium/WebElement.html#sendKeys-java.lang.CharSequence...-"
  python: "http://selenium-python.readthedocs.io/api.html?highlight=active_element#selenium.webdriver.common.action_chains.ActionChains.send_keys"
  javascript_wdio: "http://webdriver.io/api/action/setValue.html"
  javascript_wd: "https://github.com/admc/wd/blob/master/lib/commands.js#L1700"
  ruby: "http://www.rubydoc.info/gems/selenium-webdriver/Selenium/WebDriver/Element#send_keys-instance_method"
  php: "https://github.com/appium/php-client/" # TODO PHP documentation link
  csharp: "https://github.com/appium/appium-dotnet-driver/" # TODO Dotnet documentation link

# Driver support by platform
driver_support:
  ios:
    xcuitest: true
    uiautomation: true
  android:
    uiautomator2: true
    uiautomator: true
  mac:
    mac: true
  windows:
    windows: true
client_support:
  java: true
  python: true
  ruby: true
  php: true
  csharp: true
  javascript_wd: true
  javascript_wdio: true


# Information about the HTTP endpoints
endpoint:
  url: /wd/hub/session/:session_id/element/value
  method: 'POST'
  url_parameters:
    - name: session_id
      description: ID of the session to route the command to
    - name: element_id
      description: ID of the element to send keys to.
  json_parameters:
    - name: value
      type: array<string>
      description: The sequence of keys to type. An array must be provided. The server should flatten the array items to a single string to be typed.

# Links to specifications. Should link to at least one specification
specifications:
  w3c: https://www.w3.org/TR/webdriver/#dfn-element-send-keys
  jsonwp: https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/wiki/JsonWireProtocol#sessionsessionidelementidvalue