---
title: "getAttribute(name, [options]) | Grafana k6 documentation"
description: "Browser module: locator.getAttribute method"
---

# getAttribute(name, \[options])

Returns the element attribute value for the given attribute name.

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| Parameter       | Type   | Default | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|-----------------|--------|---------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| name            | string | `''`    | Attribute name to get the value for.                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| options         | object | `null`  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| options.timeout | number | `30000` | Maximum time in milliseconds. Pass `0` to disable the timeout. Default is overridden by the `setDefaultTimeout` option on [BrowserContext](/docs/k6/latest/javascript-api/k6-browser/browsercontext/) or [Page](/docs/k6/latest/javascript-api/k6-browser/page/). |

### Returns

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| Type                | Description |
|---------------------|-------------|
| \`Promise<string | null>\`  |

### Example

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```javascript
import { browser } from 'k6/browser';

export const options = {
  scenarios: {
    browser: {
      executor: 'shared-iterations',
      options: {
        browser: {
          type: 'chromium',
        },
      },
    },
  },
};

export default async function () {
  const page = await browser.newPage();
  await page.goto('https://test.k6.io/browser.php');
  const textbox = page.locator('#text1');
  const attribute = await textbox.getAttribute('onfocus');
  console.log(attribute);
}
```