# How to Get an Element's Attribute in Playwright

Playwright provides a native `getAttribute()` method on a locator for retrieving
the attribute of any element:

```javascript
const dataActionValue = await page.getByRole('button').getAttribute('data-action');
```

To make assertions on the value of an attribute, use `toHaveAttribute()` as
follows:

```javascript
await expect(page.getByRole('button')).toHaveAttribute('data-action', 'cancel');
```

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