You can search for elements in Fullstory based on either the display text (i.e. Clicked text is) or by using a CSS selector to pinpoint a specific element.

When searching using a CSS selector in Fullstory, the following formats are supported: 

Any descendant: a b
Attribute equals: [a=b]
Attribute contains word (space delimited): [a~=b]
Attribute contains: [a*=b]
Attribute starts with word (hyphen delimited): [a|=b]
Attribute starts with: [a^=b]
Attribute ends with: [a$=b]

An example of searching for a data-component attribute that ends with line:

This session was returned in the search as it has a Click on a data-component called Timeline:

ID Selectors: #a
ID starts with word (hyphen delimited): [id|=a]
ID starts with: [id^=a]

An example of searching for an id that begins with gats:

This returns a session with a click on an element with id #gatsby-focus-wrapper:

Class Selectors: .a
Class starts with word (hyphen delimited): [class|=a]
Class starts with: [class^=a]

An example of searching for clicks on elements with a class of xToClose:

Which returns this session:

Type (element) Selectors: a

An example of searching for clicks on elements of type a (hyperlinks):

FAQ

Does Fullstory support nth-child selectors?

No, not at this time. Try using Page Insights > Inspect Mode or Data Studio to identify selector types you can use in the CSS selector, such as an id, class or attribute.

Does Fullstory support direct descendent expressions?

Fullstory does not support direct descendent expressions such as > for Search.