# How many seconds is "Wait until page is loaded" value? **URL:** \ **Category:** Web Testing\ **Tags:** katalon-studio\ **Created:** [December 3, 2020, 2:43am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/how-many-seconds-is-wait-until-page-is-loaded-value/49848 "2020-12-03T02:43:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![kazurayam](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/kazurayam/32/333_2.png) [@kazurayam](https://forum.katalon.com/u/kazurayam)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2020, 3:08am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/how-many-seconds-is-wait-until-page-is-loaded-value/49848/2 "2020-12-03T03:08:12Z")
Yes, Katalon seems to be waiting for page loaded somehow. But, as far as I know, it has not been well documented how Katalon behaves for “wait for page loaded”. And I do not know it either. I guess, the implementation of “Default wait for page load” is so complicated that Katalon Team is reluctant to write any description about it. When I am serious, I personally do not rely on Katalon built-in features so much for making sure page is loaded, because I can not be confident of. Rather I always prefer “WebUI.verifyElementPresent(a specific HTML node, timeout)”. I always choose HTML nodes that I expect to be loaded lately. I am always specific which HTML node in the page to look at and how long I am prepared to wait for the node to appear. See also this say: > [@waitForPageLoad not really waiting for the page to finish loading](http://forum.katalon.com/t/waitforpageload-not-really-waiting-for-the-page-to-finish-loading/30677/2): > > Annoying, right? The question is, what does page load actually mean? In effect, it’s the resources identified by the HTML document (including the HTML itself, images, JavaScript and CSS). Problem then becomes, if the page sends requests to the server for more resources (ajax calls for example) the page isn’t actually “ready” even though it is technically “loaded.” The cure: Wait for a set of things unique to the page that should be present and visible. You could also add a fixed delay after t… If you are working on a serious test and want to be 100% sure, then quote from this say: > So, there is no one-shot command/API to solve this – the solution is in the (your) approach. However often I play on easier tests, then I would relax; I too rely on the “Default wait for page load”, leave it as is, and would not mind how it works. --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.katalon.com/t/how-many-seconds-is-wait-until-page-is-loaded-value/49848)._