`Input.dispatchKeyEvent`

Dispatches a key event to the page.

Domain: Input stable

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`type`	`string`	Type of the key event.
`modifiers` (optional)	`integer`	Bit field representing pressed modifier keys. Alt=1, Ctrl=2, Meta/Command=4, Shift=8 (default: 0).
`timestamp` (optional)	`TimeSinceEpoch`	Time at which the event occurred.
`text` (optional)	`string`	Text as generated by processing a virtual key code with a keyboard layout. Not needed for for `keyUp` and `rawKeyDown` events (default: "")
`unmodifiedText` (optional)	`string`	Text that would have been generated by the keyboard if no modifiers were pressed (except for shift). Useful for shortcut (accelerator) key handling (default: "").
`keyIdentifier` (optional)	`string`	Unique key identifier (e.g., 'U+0041') (default: "").
`code` (optional)	`string`	Unique DOM defined string value for each physical key (e.g., 'KeyA') (default: "").
`key` (optional)	`string`	Unique DOM defined string value describing the meaning of the key in the context of active modifiers, keyboard layout, etc (e.g., 'AltGr') (default: "").
`windowsVirtualKeyCode` (optional)	`integer`	Windows virtual key code (default: 0).
`nativeVirtualKeyCode` (optional)	`integer`	Native virtual key code (default: 0).
`autoRepeat` (optional)	`boolean`	Whether the event was generated from auto repeat (default: false).
`isKeypad` (optional)	`boolean`	Whether the event was generated from the keypad (default: false).
`isSystemKey` (optional)	`boolean`	Whether the event was a system key event (default: false).
`location` (optional)	`integer`	Whether the event was from the left or right side of the keyboard. 1=Left, 2=Right (default: 0).
`commands` (optional)	`array`	Editing commands to send with the key event (e.g., 'selectAll') (default: []). These are related to but not equal the command names used in `document.execCommand` and NSStandardKeyBindingResponding. See https://source.chromium.org/chromium/chromium/src/+/main:third_party/blink/renderer/core/editing/commands/editor_command_names.h for valid command names.

Example Request

{
  "id": 1,
  "method": "Input.dispatchKeyEvent",
  "params": {
    "type": "type-value"
  }
}

Example Response

{
  "id": 1,
  "result": {}
}

Usage in Node.js

const result = await send('Input.dispatchKeyEvent', {"type": "type-value"});
console.log(result);