Webflow Designer API: Get Custom Attribute

`element.getCustomAttribute(name)`

Get custom HTML attributes for an element by name.

Syntax

1 element.getCustomAttribute(name: string):Promise<null | string>

Parameters

name : String - The name of the custom attribute.

Returns

Promise<String>

A Promise that resolves to the value of the named custom attribute.

Example

1 // Get Selected Element
2 const selectedElement = await webflow.getSelectedElement()
3 
4 if (selectedElement?.customAttributes) {
5 
6   // Get Custom Attribute by Name
7   const customAttribute = await selectedElement.getCustomAttribute('tooltip')
8   console.log(customAttribute)
9 
10 }

Designer Ability

Checks for authorization only

Designer Ability	Locale	Branch	Workflow	Sitemode
canAccessCanvas	Any	Any	Any	Any

1	// Get Selected Element
2	const selectedElement = await webflow.getSelectedElement()
3
4	if (selectedElement?.customAttributes) {
5
6	// Get Custom Attribute by Name
7	const customAttribute = await selectedElement.getCustomAttribute('tooltip')
8	console.log(customAttribute)
9
10	}