# Problem with element BY.ID for autologin to kibana using python selenium webdriver
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/problem-with-element-by-id-for-autologin-to-kibana-using-python-selenium-webdriver/322355
**Category:** Kibana
**Created:** [January 3, 2023, 8:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/problem-with-element-by-id-for-autologin-to-kibana-using-python-selenium-webdriver/322355 "2023-01-03T08:47:32Z")
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### Author:  [@Reka\_Novana](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Reka_Novana)
#### Post date: [January 3, 2023, 8:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/problem-with-element-by-id-for-autologin-to-kibana-using-python-selenium-webdriver/322355/1 "2023-01-03T08:47:32Z")
I want to make an auto screenshot script using selenium python but I can't find element id of the username and password that I found is only random element id for username and password. Could you please inform me if I can do auto login to elastic kibana using selenium python? If it's possible, what parameter should I use for the username and password element id?
Thank you.
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### Author:  [@Wolfram\_Haussig](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Wolfram_Haussig)
#### Post date: [January 3, 2023, 11:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/problem-with-element-by-id-for-autologin-to-kibana-using-python-selenium-webdriver/322355/2 "2023-01-03T11:52:02Z")
Hi,
As there are no Ids there are 2 ways to do that:
1. Use the name instead of the id: [Docs](https://selenium-python.readthedocs.io/locating-elements.html#locating-by-name)
2. Instead of using the User Interface to Login you can also send the authentication as part of a Basic Auth Header. As Kibana does not allow user/password in the Url you need to use the browsers DevTools to do that. Here is a [Java example](https://medium.com/automationmaster/handling-basic-authentication-window-with-selenium-webdriver-and-devtools-api-ec716965fdb6) to do that with Selenium.
Best regards
Wolfram
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### Author:  [@Reka\_Novana](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Reka_Novana)
#### Post date: [January 19, 2023, 3:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/problem-with-element-by-id-for-autologin-to-kibana-using-python-selenium-webdriver/322355/3 "2023-01-19T03:43:14Z")
Thank you for helping me, i use "Name" for element and it works
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2023, 3:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/problem-with-element-by-id-for-autologin-to-kibana-using-python-selenium-webdriver/322355/4 "2023-02-16T03:43:18Z")
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