scrollIntoView

Scroll an element into view.

Syntax

.scrollIntoView()
.scrollIntoView(options)

Usage

Correct Usage

cy.get('footer').scrollIntoView() // Scrolls 'footer' into view

Incorrect Usage

cy.scrollIntoView('footer') // Errors, cannot be chained off 'cy'
cy.window().scrollIntoView() // Errors, 'window' does not yield DOM element

Arguments

options (Object)

Pass in an options object to change the default behavior of .scrollIntoView().

Option	Default	Description
`duration`	`0`	Scrolls over the duration (in ms)
`easing`	`swing`	Will scroll with the easing animation
`log`	`true`	Displays the command in the Command log
`offset`	`{top: 0, left: 0}`	Amount to scroll after the element has been scrolled into view
`timeout`	`defaultCommandTimeout`	Time to wait for `.scrollIntoView()` to resolve before timing out

Yields

.scrollIntoView() yields the same subject it was given from the previous command.

Examples

Scrolling

cy.get('button#checkout').scrollIntoView().should('be.visible')

Options

Use linear easing animation to scroll

cy.get('.next-page').scrollIntoView({ easing: 'linear' })

Scroll to element over 2000ms

cy.get('footer').scrollIntoView({ duration: 2000 })

Scroll 150px below an element

cy.get('#nav').scrollIntoView({ offset: { top: 150, left: 0 } })

Notes

Snapshots

Snapshots do not reflect scroll behavior

Cypress does not reflect the accurate scroll positions of any elements within snapshots. If you want to see the actual scrolling behavior in action, we recommend using .pause() to walk through each command or watching the video of the test run.

Rules

Requirements

.scrollIntoView() requires being chained off a command that yields DOM element(s).

Assertions

.scrollIntoView() will automatically wait for assertions you have chained to pass

Timeouts

.scrollIntoView() can time out waiting for assertions you've added to pass.

Command Log

Assert element is visible after scrolling it into view

cy.get('#scroll-horizontal button').scrollIntoView().should('be.visible')

The commands above will display in the Command Log as:

When clicking on the scrollintoview command within the command log, the console outputs the following: