Get Text (Designer API v2) — Webflow API Documentation

`element.getText()`

Retrieves the text value from a String element.

Syntax

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

Returns

Promise<string>

A Promise that always resolves to a String value, which is the text content of the string element.

Example

1 // Get Selected Element
2 const selectedElement = await webflow.getSelectedElement();
3 
4 if (selectedElement?.textContent && selectedElement?.children) {
5 
6   // Get Child Elements
7   const children = await selectedElement.getChildren();
8 
9   // Filter string elements from children
10   const strings = children.filter(child => child.type === "String");
11 
12   // Initialize an array to hold text content
13   let textContent = [];
14 
15   // Loop over string elements to get text
16   for (const myString of strings) {
17     if (myString.type === "String") {
18       const text = await myString.getText();
19       textContent.push(text);
20     }
21   }
22 
23   // Print text
24   console.log(textContent);
25 }

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?.textContent && selectedElement?.children) {
5
6	// Get Child Elements
7	const children = await selectedElement.getChildren();
8
9	// Filter string elements from children
10	const strings = children.filter(child => child.type === "String");
11
12	// Initialize an array to hold text content
13	let textContent = [];
14
15	// Loop over string elements to get text
16	for (const myString of strings) {
17	if (myString.type === "String") {
18	const text = await myString.getText();
19	textContent.push(text);
20	}
21	}
22
23	// Print text
24	console.log(textContent);
25	}