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title: locator.textContent
description: Read the raw textContent of the matched element.
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`locator.textContent` is a browser runtime capability in the `locator` namespace.

## Availability

* Runtime: `browser`
* Kind: `raw`
* Category: `extraction`
* Supported drivers: Playwright, Puppeteer

## SDK Surface

* SDK path: `runtime.page.locator(...).textContent`
* Async: Yes

## HTTP Surface

* Transport: `workspace.execute(...)`
* Call: `locator.textContent`
* Long-running: No

## Reference Semantics

* Requires refs: `locator`

## Arguments

This capability does not take explicit arguments.

## Result

* Type: `string | null`
* Description: Raw textContent value of the matched element.

## SDK Example

```ts
await runtime.page.locator('button[type=submit]').textContent();
```

## HTTP Example

```json
{
  "runtime": "crm",
  "steps": [
    {
      "call": "locator.textContent"
    }
  ]
}
```

## Related Capabilities

* [`locator.innerText`](../extraction/locator-inner-text)
* [`page.content`](../extraction/page-content)