puppeteer/website/versioned_docs/version-16.1.0/api/puppeteer.mouse.down.md

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sidebar_label: Mouse.down
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# Mouse.down() method

Dispatches a `mousedown` event.

**Signature:**

```typescript
class Mouse {
  down(options?: MouseOptions): Promise<void>;
}
```

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type                                        | Description                                           |
| --------- | ------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- |
| options   | [MouseOptions](./puppeteer.mouseoptions.md) | <i>(Optional)</i> Optional <code>MouseOptions</code>. |

**Returns:**

Promise&lt;void&gt;