file_upload.en.md

title	File Upload
linkTitle	File Upload
weight	5
aliases	/documentation/webdriver/additional_features/fileupload/

Because Selenium cannot interact with the file upload dialog, it provides a way to upload files without opening the dialog. If the element is an input element with type file, you can use the send keys method to send the full path to the file that will be uploaded.

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import org.openqa.selenium.By
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriver

fun main() {
    val driver = ChromeDriver()
    driver.get("https://the-internet.herokuapp.com/upload")
    driver.findElement(By.id("file-upload")).sendKeys("selenium-snapshot.jpg")
    driver.findElement(By.id("file-submit")).submit()
    if(driver.pageSource.contains("File Uploaded!")) {
        println("file uploaded")
    }
    else{
        println("file not uploaded")
    }
}

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