Read an action's outcome#

When you select an action, the inspector shows what your script asked the browser to do, and what came back. The header names the method, marks it as a success or an error, and shows how long it took.

Read the Overview tab#

The Overview tab reads from top to bottom, from the summary to the fine detail:

• Basic Properties are the plain facts of the action, such as its class, method, and timing.
• Parameters are the arguments the call used.
• Result is what the action returned.
• Error appears only when the action failed, and it holds the failure detail. The inspector flags it, so a failed action is hard to miss.
• Additional Properties gathers anything else the action carried, as JSON.

Read the Stack Trace tab#

When an action recorded a stack trace, a Stack Trace tab appears next to Overview and shows it. You can see the line in your script that drove the call. An action without a stack does not show the tab.

Open the Elements tab#

If you select an element from the page in DOM mode, an Elements tab appears with its locator, attributes, and markup. See Inspecting elements.

Related screenshots#

The action inspector also appears in context on other pages:

• Snapshot and playback: the inspector open on an action beside the page it produced.
• Overview: the whole workspace with an action selected.