Interaction

brow click

Click an element.

brow click -s <id> [<selector>] [--ref <n>] [--timeout <ms>] [--retry <n>] [--no-wait]

Argument/Flag	Default	Description
<selector>	—	Playwright selector (CSS, text=, role=)
--ref	—	Element ref number from snapshot
--timeout	30000	Timeout in milliseconds
--retry	0	Retry attempts (1-second delay each)
--no-wait	false	Skip waiting for element to be visible

brow click -s 1 "text=Sign In"
brow click -s 1 "button[type=submit]"
brow click -s 1 --ref 5               # use ref from snapshot

After clicking, the command returns the updated snapshot.

brow fill

Fill an input field with a value.

brow fill -s <id> [<selector>] <value> [--ref <n>] [--timeout <ms>] [--retry <n>] [--no-wait]

brow fill -s 1 "#email" "user@example.com"
brow fill -s 1 --ref 3 "search query"         # fill by ref

If only one argument is passed, it’s treated as the value (use --ref to identify the field).

brow select

Select an option in a <select> element.

brow select -s <id> [<selector>] <value> [--ref <n>] [--timeout <ms>]

brow select -s 1 "#country" "Slovakia"
brow select -s 1 --ref 8 "en"

The <value> matches the option’s value attribute or visible text.

brow type

Type text at the current cursor position (keyboard simulation).

brow type -s <id> <text>

brow type -s 1 "Hello, world"

Unlike fill, type dispatches real keyboard events — use it when a form field requires keystroke events (e.g. autocomplete inputs).

brow key

Press a keyboard key or key combination.

brow key -s <id> <key>

Common keys: Enter, Tab, Escape, Space, PageDown, PageUp, End, Home, ArrowUp, ArrowDown.

Key combos use +: Meta+a, Control+c, Shift+Enter.

brow key -s 1 Enter
brow key -s 1 Tab
brow key -s 1 Meta+a

brow hover

Hover over an element (triggers :hover CSS and mouseover events).

brow hover -s <id> <selector> [--timeout <ms>]

brow hover -s 1 "nav .dropdown"

brow scroll

Scroll the page by a number of pixels.

brow scroll -s <id> <pixels>

brow scroll -s 1 1000     # scroll down 1000px
brow scroll -s 1 -500     # scroll up 500px

!!! note “Scroll limitations” scroll only works on the outermost page. It has no effect inside iframes or fixed-height containers. For those, use keyboard navigation:

```bash
brow click -s 1 "text=Section"   # focus the container
brow key -s 1 PageDown           # scroll down
brow key -s 1 End                # jump to bottom
```

brow scroll-to

Scroll an element into view.

brow scroll-to -s <id> <selector>

brow scroll-to -s 1 "#footer"

brow drag

Drag from one element to another.

brow drag -s <id> <source-selector> <target-selector>

brow drag -s 1 ".task-card" ".done-column"

brow upload

Upload a file via a file input element.

brow upload -s <id> <selector> <filepath>

brow upload -s 1 "input[type='file']" "/path/to/document.pdf"

!!! warning “Use CSS selectors” Numeric snapshot refs ([3]) return a 500 error for upload. Always use a CSS selector like input[type='file'].