> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.zerowork.io/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.zerowork.io/using-zerowork/using-building-blocks/select-web-dropdown.md). # Select Web Dropdown
The **Select Web Dropdown** block picks an option in a dropdown list by its visible text, such as a country, a quantity, or a category. {% hint style="warning" %} This block only works on **native dropdowns**, the kind a page builds with the `` element. See [Using Selectors](https://docs.zerowork.io/using-zerowork/using-selectors). If it matches more than one dropdown, the first match is used. #### Timeout How long to wait for the dropdown to appear, and then for the option to be available in it, before giving up, in seconds. The default is **3 seconds**. #### Block-level Delays **Min sec** and **Max sec** represent a pause after the option is selected, before the next block runs. The wait is randomized between the two values, and setting both to the same number makes it fixed. This block defaults to **1 second**. {% hint style="info" %} See the [Delay](https://docs.zerowork.io/using-zerowork/using-building-blocks/delay) block for how these two fields behave, including decimals, references, and what happens when a field is left empty. See [Delay Times between the Building Blocks](https://docs.zerowork.io/using-zerowork/using-building-blocks/building-block-options/delay-times-between-the-building-blocks) for how block-level delays fit into a TaskBot's run. {% endhint %} ## Native vs Custom Dropdown The two kinds can look identical on the page, so check before you build. Right-click the dropdown in the web page and choose **Inspect**. The browser opens a panel showing the page's code, with the line for the dropdown highlighted. The word right after the opening `<` on that line is the element's **tag**, and the tag is what tells the two kinds apart. ### Native Dropdowns
The tag is `select`, so this block works. Each `option` line inside it is one choice in the list. The text between the tags (`Germany`) is what goes in **Dropdown option**; the `value` beside it (`de`) is the hidden value, which this block doesn't use. ### Custom Dropdowns
The tag is `button`, and the choices beneath it are plain `div` lines; there's no `select` or `option` anywhere. This block won't work here, even though the dropdown looks the same on the page. Other custom dropdowns can be built from a `div` or a `span` instead; anything other than `select` counts. Use one [Click Web Element](https://docs.zerowork.io/using-zerowork/using-building-blocks/click-web-element) block to open the menu and a second one to click the option. ## Things To Know * **Pick the option from your data.** Drive the choice from a variable or a table column, for example selecting a different country for each row in a [Start Repeat](https://docs.zerowork.io/using-zerowork/using-building-blocks/start-repeat) loop. * **Dropdowns that depend on each other work in sequence.** When choosing from one dropdown subsequently fills in another (for example, a country, then its states), use one block per dropdown, in order. The page reacts to each choice just as it would to a person's, and the block waits for its option to show up. If the second list loads slowly, raise its **Timeout**. * **A custom menu can hide a real `` in the page but hide it and show their own styled menu on top. Inspecting the page can turn up that hidden ``** the block fails right away with an error saying it doesn't target a select field, and stops the run. A selector that points to a `