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Reach for the deep nested element using Selenium WebDriver (Java)

I looked through a lot of topics on Stackoverflow and tried several recommendations but could hardly succeed in resolving my particular case. I’m trying to automate Google Cloud Pricing Calculator using Selenium WebDriver + Java. I need insert the Number of instances (the first input area on the page) using Java code.

My Java code is following:

WebDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();
    driver.get("https://cloud.google.com/products/calculator");

    new WebDriverWait(driver, 10)
            .until(ExpectedConditions.presenceOfElementLocated(By.xpath("//iframe[contains (@name, 'goog_')]")));

    WebElement document = driver.findElement(By.xpath("//iframe[contains (@name, 'goog_')]"));
    var iframe = document.findElement(By.xpath("//iframe[@id='myFrame']"));
    var input = iframe.findElement(By.xpath("//input[@id='input_66']"));
    input.click();
    input.sendKeys("4");

But NoSuchElementException is thrown when I launch the code: “no such element: Unable to locate element: {“method”:”xpath”,”selector”:”//iframe[@id=’myFrame’]”}.

Xpath is correct but this element is hidden deep into html tree. How can I reach for the element (Number of instances) in this particular case? Thank you in advance!

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Answer

You first need to switch to the parent iframe element, then switch into the inner iframe and only after that try accessing the input element.
I see you tried to locate the iframe elements but you do not switch into them.
Try this:

WebDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();
driver.get("https://cloud.google.com/products/calculator");

//Find and switch to outer iframe
new WebDriverWait(driver, 10).until(ExpectedConditions.presenceOfElementLocated(By.xpath("//iframe[contains(@src,'product')]")));
driver.switchTo().frame(driver.findElement(By.xpath("//iframe[contains(@src,'product')]")));

driver.switchTo().frame(driver.findElement(By.xpath("//iframe[@id='myFrame']")));

WebElement input = driver.findElement(By.xpath("//input[@id='input_66']"));
input.click();
input.sendKeys("4");
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