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Cypress · Method

cy.parent

cy.parent() gets the direct parent of the current DOM element set. It moves up one level and can filter the result with a selector.

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Syntax

.parent()\n.parent(selector)\n.parent(options)\n.parent(selector, options)

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  • .children()
  • .parents()
  • .parentsUntil()

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