Input Operations

type

Type a string via keyboard emulation.

- type: "Hello, world!"

# Use a variable
- type: "{{ username }}"

# Read from environment variable (secrets)
- type:
    secret_env: MY_PASSWORD

press

Press a single key.

- press: Enter
- press: Tab
- press: Escape
- press: F5
- press: Delete
- press: BackSpace

Common key names: Enter, Tab, Escape, Space, BackSpace, Delete, Up, Down, Left, Right, Home, End, PageUp, PageDown, F1–F12, Insert.

key_combo

Press a key combination.

- key_combo:
    keys: [ctrl, c]       # Ctrl+C

- key_combo:
    keys: [ctrl, shift, s]  # Ctrl+Shift+S

- key_combo:
    keys: [alt, F4]

Modifier names: ctrl, shift, alt, meta (Win/Cmd).

click_in_window

Click at a position relative to a window's top-left corner.

- click_in_window:
    window: "Notepad"     # title_contains match
    x: 100
    y: 50
    action: left          # left | right | middle | double (default: left)