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

> For a curated documentation index, see [llms.txt](/llms.txt). For the complete documentation index, see [llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt).

# waitFor(\[options])

Wait for the element to be in a particular state e.g. `visible`.

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| Parameter       | Type   | Default   | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|-----------------|--------|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| options         | object | `null`    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| options.state   | string | `visible` | Can be `attached`, `detached`, `visible` or `hidden`.                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 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<void>` | A Promise that fulfills once the element is in the desired state. |

### 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 text = page.locator('#input-text-hidden');
  await text.waitFor({
    state: 'hidden',
  });
}
```