browser_select_all

Select all text content within an input element. Equivalent to Ctrl+A within the field. Useful before typing to replace content or for copying the entire field value.

Usage Example

CURL

POST `/api/execute/browser_select_all`

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_select_all

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.select_all(
        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.selectAll({
    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 or natural language description of the input element to select all text in.

Response

Returns a JSON object with the operation result.

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