grafana/k6 · error

getting attribute %q of %q: %w

Error message

getting attribute %q of %q: %w

What it means

Error "getting attribute %q of %q: %w" thrown in grafana/k6.

Source

Thrown at internal/js/modules/k6/browser/common/frame.go:1002

// FrameElement returns the element handle for the frame.
func (f *Frame) FrameElement() (*ElementHandle, error) {
	f.log.Debugf("Frame:FrameElement", "fid:%s furl:%q", f.ID(), f.URL())

	element, err := f.page.getFrameElement(f)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("getting frame element: %w", err)
	}
	return element, nil
}

// GetAttribute of the first element found that matches the selector.
// The second return value is true if the attribute exists, and false otherwise.
func (f *Frame) GetAttribute(selector, name string, popts *FrameBaseOptions) (string, bool, error) {
	f.log.Debugf("Frame:GetAttribute", "fid:%s furl:%q sel:%q name:%s", f.ID(), f.URL(), selector, name)

	s, ok, err := f.getAttribute(selector, name, popts)
	if err != nil {
		return "", false, fmt.Errorf("getting attribute %q of %q: %w", name, selector, err)
	}

	return s, ok, nil
}

func (f *Frame) getAttribute(selector, name string, opts *FrameBaseOptions) (string, bool, error) {
	getAttribute := func(apiCtx context.Context, handle *ElementHandle) (any, error) {
		return handle.getAttribute(apiCtx, name)
	}
	act := f.newAction(
		selector, DOMElementStateAttached, opts.Strict, getAttribute,
		[]string{}, false, withRetry, true, opts.Timeout,
	)
	v, err := call(f.ctx, act, opts.Timeout)
	if err != nil {
		return "", false, errorFromDOMError(err)
	}
	if v == nil {

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at internal/js/modules/k6/browser/common/frame.go:1002 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of grafana/k6@93accf6570 (2026-08-15). Data as JSON: /api/errors/6adaee97695bea93. Report an issue: GitHub.