browser_hover

Browser Hover

Hover over an element without clicking. Triggers hover effects like tooltips, dropdown menus, and CSS :hover styles. Useful for revealing hidden content or previewing actions before clicking.

Usage Example

CURL

POST `/api/execute/browser_hover`

curl -X POST \
 -H "Authorization: Bearer <token>" \
 -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
 -d '{
"context_id": "ctx_000001",
"selector": "#element-id"
}' \
http://localhost:8080/api/execute/browser_hover

Python SDK

import asyncio
from owl_browser import OwlBrowser, RemoteConfig

# Async usage
async with OwlBrowser(config) as browser:
    context = await browser.create_context()
    context_id = context["context_id"]
    await browser.hover(
        context_id=context_id,
        selector="#element-id"
    )

Node.js SDK

import { OwlBrowser } from '@olib-ai/owl-browser-sdk';

// Async usage
const ctx = await browser.createContext();
const contextId = ctx.context_id;
await browser.hover({
    context_id: contextId,
    selector: '#element-id'
});

Parameters

Required

• context_id string required
  The unique identifier of the browser context (e.g., 'ctx_000001')

• selector string required
  CSS selector, position coordinates (e.g., '100x200'), or natural language description of the element to hover over

Optional

• index string
  When multiple elements match the selector, target the Nth element (0-based). Default: -1 (first match)

Response

Returns a JSON object with the operation result.

{
  "success": true,
  "result": <value>
}