How to upload File in Selenium?

How to upload File in Selenium?

File upload in Selenium is very straightforward when dealing with standard HTML <input type=”file”> elements.

You simply send the file path to the input element using .sendKeys(). Selenium handles the rest (no need to interact with the OS dialog).

Sample Code:

import org.openqa.selenium.By;

import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver;

import org.openqa.selenium.WebElement;

import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriver;

public class FileUploadExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {

        System.setProperty("webdriver.chrome.driver", "/path/to/chromedriver");

        WebDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();

        try {

            driver.get("https://demoqa.com/upload-download");

            WebElement uploadInput = driver.findElement(By.id("uploadFile"));
             
            // Give your absolute file path here
            uploadInput.sendKeys("C:\\path\\to\\your\\file.txt"); 

            // Optionally, verify upload
            WebElement uploadedPath = driver.findElement(By.id("uploadedFilePath"));

            System.out.println("Uploaded file path: " + uploadedPath.getText());

        } finally {

            driver.quit();

        }

    }

}

Key Points

• The file input must not be hidden. If it is, you may need to remove the ‘hidden’ attribute with JavaScript before sending keys.
  

• No need to click on the “Browse” button.
  

• Path must be absolute (not relative).
  

• Works on all platforms (Windows: C:\\file.txt, Mac/Linux: /Users/name/file.txt).