New Window

Limited availability

This feature is not Baseline because it does not work in some of the most widely-used browsers.

The New Window command of the WebDriver API opens a new top-level browsing context of type window or tab, and returns with a dictionary containing the handle of the new WebWindow and its created type. If the requested type cannot be created by the browser, the alternative type will be tried to create.

Syntax

Method	URI template
`POST`	`/session/{session id}/window/new`

URL parameters

session id: Identifier of the session.

Payload

The input is an object:

type: Requested type of top-level browsing context.

Response

The response payload is an object:

handle: The handle of the new WebWindow.
type: The created type of top-level browsing context.

Errors

Invalid session ID: Session does not exist.
No such window: If the window has been closed.
Unexpected alert open: A user prompt, such as window.alert, blocks execution of command until it is dealt with.
Unsupported Operation: The driver or browser doesn't support the command for some reason (e.g., when it is not possible to create a new tab or window).

Example

Specifications

Specification
WebDriver # new-window

Browser compatibility

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