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title: "insertText(text) | Grafana k6 documentation"
description: "Dispatches only an `input` event."
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# insertText(text)

Dispatches only an `input` event. This is useful for simulating typing text into an input field.

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| Parameter | Type   | Description                              |
|-----------|--------|------------------------------------------|
| text      | string | The text to insert into the input field. |

### Returns

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| Type            | Description                                                                   |
|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `Promise<void>` | A Promise that fulfills when the text has been inserted into the input field. |