---
name: Find Element
short_description: Search for an element on the page
description:
  >
     Get the first element that matches a [locator strategy](/docs/en/commands/element/find-elements.md#selector-strategies)

example_usage:
  java:
    |
      MobileElement elementOne = (MobileElement) driver.findElementByAccessibilityId("SomeAccessibilityID");
      MobileElement elementTwo = (MobileElement) driver.findElementByClassName("SomeClassName");
  python:
    |
      el = self.driver.find_element_by_accessibility_id('SomeAccessibilityID')
  javascript_wd:
    |
      let elementOne = await driver.elementByAccessibilityId("SomeAccessibilityID");
      let elementTwo = await driver.element("id", "SomeID");
  javascript_wdio:
    |
      driver.element("~SomeAccessibilityId");
  ruby:
    |
      @driver.find_element(:accessibility_id, 'SomeAccessibilityID')
  php:
    |
      $el = $this->byAccessibilityId('SomeAccessibilityID');
  csharp:
    |
      // TODO C# sample

client_docs:
  java: "https://seleniumhq.github.io/selenium/docs/api/java/org/openqa/selenium/WebElement.html#findElement-org.openqa.selenium.By-"
  python: "http://selenium-python.readthedocs.io/api.html#selenium.webdriver.remote.webdriver.WebDriver.find_element"
  javascript_wdio: "http://webdriver.io/api/protocol/element.html#Usage"
  javascript_wd: "https://github.com/admc/wd/blob/master/lib/commands.js#L745"
  ruby: "http://www.rubydoc.info/gems/selenium-webdriver/Selenium/WebDriver/SearchContext:find_element"
  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
  method: 'POST'
  url_parameters:
    - name: session_id
      description: ID of the session to route the command to
  json_parameters:
    - name: using
      type: string
      description: The locator strategy to use
    - name: value
      type: string
      description: The search target
  response:
    - name: ELEMENT
      type: object
      description: A JSON object for the located element

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