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Find elements by text, identifier, role or a plain description, best match first.

REST operation findElements (POST /v1/devices/{deviceId}/elements/find)
Needs a device yes
Read only yes
Profiles full
Name Required Type Goes to What it is
device_id yes string path deviceId Stable device id such as ios:00008120-001A2B3C4D5E6F70 or android:R58M123ABC.
lease no string header Silan-Lease Lease token when the device is claimed.
text no string body text
identifier no string body identifier
role no application, window, button, link, text, textField, secureTextField, searchField, image, icon, cell, list, switchControl, slider, picker, tab, tabBar, navigationBar, toolbar, alert, sheet, keyboard, keyboardKey, webView, notificationBanner, other body role
description no string body description Free text like “the red Checkout button”; tree first, then vision.
match no exact, contains, regex, caseInsensitive body match
find_elements({ device_id: "ios:00008120-001A2B3C4D5E6F70" })