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Cypress · Function

cy.get

cy.get() finds DOM elements with a selector or retrieves an aliased value. It retries until the query and chained assertions succeed or the timeout expires.

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Since
5.2.0 for the `includeShadowDom` option; 12.0.0 for aliases

Syntax

cy.get(selector)
cy.get(alias)
cy.get(selector, options)
cy.get(alias, options)

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  • .as()
  • cy.contains()
  • .find()
  • .within()
  • .first()
  • .eq()

Source: cy.get() | Cypress API Documentation. Checked 2026-11-03.