25 File Upload

How to upload files to a web site with Selenium scripts.

Learning Objectives

• Upload file with Selenium WebDriver

• Absolute Path vs Relative Path

Test 25: File Upload

The file upload means a user uploads one file (or many files) to a web app. It typically looks like the following:

Let’s see how to upload files manually.

After clicking the file upload button on a web page, choose a file to upload.

Basically, three steps:

1. Click the “Choose File” button on the web page.

2. In the pop-up window, navigate to the file you had prepared.

3. Click the upload button.

In Test Automation, of course, there are no human operations.