Verifying that Element Should not Exist in Cypress

Want to verify that an element should not exist in Cypress? You need to chain the should assertion off from cy.get command:

// The element should not exist
cy.get('.element').should('not.exist');

// You can also check for invisibility:
cy.get('.element').should('not.be.visible');

// Using expect:
expect(Cypress.$('.element')).not.to.exist;

You can also verify visibility using not.be.visible, and you can use and expect statement too. In this case, however, you need to wrap the selector in Cypress.$ to create a jQuery element from it.

Note that when you want to verify if an element should exist, you only need to get the element. No need for a should assertion. If Cypress fails to find it, your test will fail too.

// When the element should exist, you only need a .get
cy.get('.element');

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Resources:

• Documentation for should assertion
• BDD assertions