# Getting "element not interactable" error while I try to upload a file

**URL:** <https://forum.robotframework.org/t/getting-element-not-interactable-error-while-i-try-to-upload-a-file/3504>\
**Category:** Robot Framework\
**Created:** [28 March 2022 14:11 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/getting-element-not-interactable-error-while-i-try-to-upload-a-file/3504 "2022-03-28T14:11:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rajniresh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c68b51/32.png) [@Rajniresh](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/Rajniresh)\
**Post date:** [28 March 2022 14:11 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/getting-element-not-interactable-error-while-i-try-to-upload-a-file/3504/1 "2022-03-28T14:11:26Z")

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Getting “element not interactable” error while I try to upload a file

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**Author:** ![Rajniresh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c68b51/32.png) [@Rajniresh](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/Rajniresh)\
**Post date:** [28 March 2022 14:14 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/getting-element-not-interactable-error-while-i-try-to-upload-a-file/3504/2 "2022-03-28T14:14:39Z")

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Hi Friends, Can you please help to resolve this issue.

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**Author:** ![zastress](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.robotframework.org/zastress/32/1259_2.png) [@zastress](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/zastress)\
**Post date:** [28 March 2022 14:55 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/getting-element-not-interactable-error-while-i-try-to-upload-a-file/3504/3 "2022-03-28T14:55:02Z")

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Choose file expects an element of type input to be passed, not label. Try that.

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**Author:** ![Rajniresh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c68b51/32.png) [@Rajniresh](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/Rajniresh)\
**Post date:** [29 March 2022 03:28 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/getting-element-not-interactable-error-while-i-try-to-upload-a-file/3504/4 "2022-03-29T03:28:22Z")

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Hi @zastress - Thanks Bro, It worked with input tag.