Perform enter in textfield in playwright

To simulate pressing the Enter key in a Playwright text field, you can use the locator.press('Enter') method after entering text into the field. This will trigger a submit event, if the Enter key is configured to do so on the page.

Press Enter in any locator in playwright

If you're automating a web form or search input using Playwright, you might need to simulate pressing the Enter key in a text field. Whether you're triggering a search, submitting a form, or just navigating through fields, here's how to do it using Playwright's simple and powerful API.

# Locate the text field and enter text
await page.locator('#my-text-field').fill('hello world')

# Press the Enter key to submit the form
await page.locator('#my-text-field').press('Enter')

 

✅ When Should You Use This?

1. Submitting forms without a submit button.
2. Triggering dynamic searches or filters.
3. Navigating through inputs or triggering keyboard-based workflows