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findByPlaceholderText

Use getByPlaceholderText to find an input by its placeholder value. Prefer a label query when the control has a label.

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Syntax

getByPlaceholderText(container: HTMLElement, text: TextMatch, options?: { exact?: boolean; normalizer?: NormalizerFn }): HTMLElement

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  • queryByPlaceholderText
  • getAllByPlaceholderText
  • queryAllByPlaceholderText
  • findByPlaceholderText
  • findAllByPlaceholderText
  • getByLabelText
  • screen

Source: ByPlaceholderText | Testing Library. Checked 2026-11-03.