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# Type text

> Directly inputs text content without triggering physical key events (keydown, etc.), ideal for quickly filling large amounts of text when intermediate input events aren't needed.



## OpenAPI

````yaml post /boxes/{boxId}/actions/type
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  title: GBOX Open API
  description: GBOX Open API Documentation
  version: '1.0'
  contact: {}
servers:
  - url: https://gbox.ai/api/v1
    description: Production Server
security: []
tags: []
paths:
  /boxes/{boxId}/actions/type:
    post:
      tags:
        - UI Action
      summary: Type text
      description: >-
        Directly inputs text content without triggering physical key events
        (keydown, etc.), ideal for quickly filling large amounts of text when
        intermediate input events aren't needed.
      operationId: UIActionController_type
      parameters:
        - name: boxId
          required: true
          in: path
          description: Box ID
          schema:
            example: c9bdc193-b54b-4ddb-a035-5ac0c598d32d
            type: string
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/Type'
            examples:
              Basic:
                summary: Type text
                value:
                  text: Hello World
      responses:
        '200':
          description: ''
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ActionResult'
      security:
        - bearer: []
      x-codeSamples:
        - lang: JavaScript
          source: |-
            import GboxSDK from "gbox-sdk";

            const gboxSDK = new GboxSDK({
              apiKey: process.env["GBOX_API_KEY"] // This is the default and can be omitted
            });

            async function main() {
              const box = await gboxSDK.create({ type: "android" });

              await box.action.type({
                text: "Hello, World!"
              });

              // Type and press Enter
              await box.action.type({
                text: "search gbox",
                pressEnter: true
              });
            }

            main();
        - lang: Python
          source: |-
            import os
            from gbox_sdk import GboxSDK


            def main():
                gbox_sdk = GboxSDK(api_key=os.environ["GBOX_API_KEY"])  # This is the default and can be omitted

                # Create Android box
                box = gbox_sdk.create(type="android")

                # Type text
                box.action.type(text="Hello, World!")

                # Type and press Enter
                box.action.type(text="search gbox", press_enter=True)


            if __name__ == "__main__":
                main()
        - lang: Go
          source: "package main\n\nimport (\n\t\"context\"\n\t\"fmt\"\n\t\"log\"\n\t\"os\"\n\n\t\"github.com/gbox/gbox-sdk-go\"\n)\n\nfunc main() {\n\tgboxSDK := gbox.NewGboxSDK(os.Getenv(\"GBOX_API_KEY\"))\n\n\tbox, err := gboxSDK.Create(context.Background(), gbox.CreateBoxRequest{\n\t\tType: \"android\",\n\t})\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\tlog.Fatalf(\"Failed to create box: %v\", err)\n\t}\n\n\n    err = box.Action.Type(context.Background(), gbox.TypeRequest{\n        Text: \"Hello, World!\",\n    })\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\tlog.Fatalf(\"Failed to perform type action: %v\", err)\n\t}\n\n    // Type and press Enter\n    err = box.Action.Type(context.Background(), gbox.TypeRequest{\n        Text:       \"search gbox\",\n        PressEnter: true,\n    })\n    if err != nil {\n        log.Fatalf(\"Failed to perform type action with Enter: %v\", err)\n    }\n}"
components:
  schemas:
    Type:
      type: object
      properties:
        text:
          type: string
          description: Text to type
          example: Hello, World!
        mode:
          type: string
          enum:
            - append
            - replace
          description: >-
            Text input mode: 'append' to add text to existing content, 'replace'
            to replace all existing text
          default: append
          example: append
        pressEnter:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether to press Enter after typing the text
          default: false
          example: false
        options:
          description: >-
            Action options. When `options.screenshot` is provided, ALL
            deprecated screenshot fields (outputFormat, presignedExpiresIn,
            screenshotDelay, screenshotRange, includeScreenshot) will be
            completely ignored.
          example:
            screenshot:
              outputFormat: base64
              presignedExpiresIn: 30m
              delay: 500ms
              phases:
                - before
                - after
          allOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ActionCommonOptions'
      title: Type Action
      description: Text typing action configuration
      required:
        - text
    ActionResult:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
          description: message
          example: Action executed successfully
        actionId:
          type: string
          description: >-
            Unique identifier for each action. Use this ID to locate the action
            and report issues.
          example: c9bdc193-b54b-4ddb-a035-5ac0c598d32d
        screenshot:
          description: >-
            Optional screenshot data. Only present when screenshots are
            requested via options.screenshot.phases or deprecated fields
          example:
            trace:
              uri: data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAUA...
            before:
              uri: data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAUA...
            after:
              uri: data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAUA...
          allOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ActionResultScreenshot'
      title: Action Result
      description: Result of an UI action execution with optional screenshots
      required:
        - message
        - actionId
    ActionCommonOptions:
      type: object
      properties:
        screenshot:
          description: >-
            Screenshot options. Can be a boolean to enable/disable screenshots,
            or an object to configure screenshot options.
          oneOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ActionScreenshotOptions'
              example:
                outputFormat: base64
                presignedExpiresIn: 30m
                delay: 500ms
                phases:
                  - before
                  - after
            - type: boolean
              example: true
        model:
          type: string
          description: >-
            Model to use for natural-language target resolution. Defaults to
            'uitars'.
          enum:
            - gpt-5
            - gpt-4o
            - gelato
            - ui-tars
            - openai-computer-use
          default: gelato
      title: Action Common Options
      description: Action common options
    ActionResultScreenshot:
      type: object
      properties:
        trace:
          description: URI of the screenshot before the action with operation trace
          example:
            uri: data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAUA...
          allOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ActionResultOperationTrace'
        before:
          description: URI of the screenshot before the action
          example:
            uri: data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAUA...
          allOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ActionResultScreenshotBefore'
        after:
          description: URI of the screenshot after the action
          example:
            uri: data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAUA...
          allOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ActionResultScreenshotAfter'
      title: Action Result Screenshot
      description: Complete screenshot result with operation trace, before and after images
    ActionScreenshotOptions:
      type: object
      properties:
        outputFormat:
          type: string
          enum:
            - base64
            - storageKey
          description: Type of the URI. default is base64.
          default: base64
          example: base64
        presignedExpiresIn:
          type: string
          description: >-
            Presigned url expires in. Only takes effect when outputFormat is
            storageKey.


            Supported time units: ms (milliseconds), s (seconds), m (minutes), h
            (hours)

            Example formats: "500ms", "30s", "5m", "1h"

            Default: 30m
          example: 30m
          default: 30m
          title: PresignedExpiresIn
        delay:
          type: string
          description: >-
            Delay after performing the action, before taking the final
            screenshot.


            Execution flow:

            1. Take screenshot before action

            2. Perform the action

            3. Wait for screenshotDelay (this parameter)

            4. Take screenshot after action


            Example: '500ms' means wait 500ms after the action before capturing
            the final screenshot.


            Supported time units: ms (milliseconds), s (seconds), m (minutes), h
            (hours)

            Example formats: "500ms", "30s", "5m", "1h"

            Default: 500ms

            Maximum allowed: 30s
          example: 500ms
          default: 500ms
          title: Delay
        phases:
          type: array
          description: >-
            Specify which screenshot phases to capture.


            Available options:

            - before: Screenshot before the action

            - after: Screenshot after the action

            - trace: Screenshot with operation trace


            Default captures all three phases. Can specify one or multiple in an
            array.

            If empty array is provided, no screenshots will be taken.
          default:
            - before
            - after
            - trace
          example:
            - before
            - after
          items:
            type: string
            enum:
              - before
              - after
              - trace
      title: Action Screenshot Options
      description: Action screenshot options
    ActionResultOperationTrace:
      type: object
      properties:
        uri:
          type: string
          description: URI of the screenshot with operation trace
          example: data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAUA...
      title: Action Result Screenshot Operation Trace
      description: Screenshot with action operation trace
      required:
        - uri
    ActionResultScreenshotBefore:
      type: object
      properties:
        uri:
          type: string
          description: URI of the screenshot before the action
          example: data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAUA...
        presignedUrl:
          type: string
          description: Presigned url of the screenshot before the action
          example: https://example.com/xxxxx/xxxxx/xxxxx
      title: Action Result Screenshot Before
      description: Screenshot taken before action execution
      required:
        - uri
    ActionResultScreenshotAfter:
      type: object
      properties:
        uri:
          type: string
          description: URI of the screenshot after the action
          example: data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAUA...
        presignedUrl:
          type: string
          description: Presigned url of the screenshot before the action
          example: https://example.com/xxxxx/xxxxx/xxxxx
      title: Action Result Screenshot After
      description: Screenshot taken after action execution
      required:
        - uri
  securitySchemes:
    bearer:
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
      type: http
      description: >-
        Enter your API Key in the format: Bearer <token>. Get it from
        https://gbox.ai

````