# extract_text

Reads text (or an attribute) from an element and saves it into a variable.

• selector, selector_type, selector_index, frame_selector, timeout_ms - see steps/index.md.
• attribute (string, optional) - attribute name (if not set, uses textContent).
• strip (bool, optional) - trim whitespace (default true).
• to_var / var / name (string, optional) - target variable name (default last_value).

{
  "action": "extract_text",
  "tag": "ReadTitle",
  "selector": "css=h1",
  "to_var": "title"
}