puppeteer/docs/api/puppeteer.elementhandle.waitforselector_1.md

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sidebar_label: ElementHandle.waitForSelector_1
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# ElementHandle.waitForSelector() method

**Signature:**

```typescript
class ElementHandle {
  waitForSelector(
    selector: string,
    options?: Exclude<WaitForSelectorOptions, 'root'>
  ): Promise<ElementHandle | null>;
}
```

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type                                                                                   | Description       |
| --------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------- |
| selector  | string                                                                                 |                   |
| options   | Exclude&lt;[WaitForSelectorOptions](./puppeteer.waitforselectoroptions.md), 'root'&gt; | <i>(Optional)</i> |

**Returns:**

Promise&lt;[ElementHandle](./puppeteer.elementhandle.md) \| null&gt;