---
id: api/commands/siblings
title: siblings | Cypress Documentation
description: Get sibling DOM elements in Cypress.
section: api
source_path: docs/api/commands/siblings.mdx
version: e6988a974973e9090ce70406c38cb2b9e0eac9fa
updated_at: '2026-05-15T15:50:22.536Z'
---
# siblings

Get sibling DOM elements.

## Syntax

```
.siblings().siblings(selector).siblings(options).siblings(selector, options)
```

### Usage

**Correct Usage**

```
cy.get('td').siblings() // Yield all td's siblingscy.get('li').siblings('.active') // Yield all li's siblings with class '.active'
```

**Incorrect Usage**

```
cy.siblings('.error') // Errors, cannot be chained off 'cy'cy.clock().siblings() // Errors, 'clock' does not yield DOM elements
```

### Arguments

**selector _(String selector)_**

A selector used to filter matching DOM elements.

**options _(Object)_**

Pass in an options object to change the default behavior of `.siblings()`.

| Option | Default | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `log` | `true` | Displays the command in the [Command log](/llm/markdown/app/core-concepts/open-mode.md#Command-Log) |
| `timeout` | [`defaultCommandTimeout`](/llm/markdown/app/references/configuration.md#Timeouts) | Time to wait for `.siblings()` to resolve before [timing out](#Timeouts) |

### Yields [Learn about subject management](/llm/markdown/app/core-concepts/introduction-to-cypress.md#Subject-Management)

*   `.siblings()` yields the new DOM element(s) it found.
*   `.siblings()` is a query, and it is _safe_ to chain further commands.

## Examples

### No Args

#### Get the siblings of each `li`

```
<ul>  <li>Home</li>  <li>Contact</li>  <li class="active">Services</li>  <li>Price</li></ul>
```

```
// yields all other li's in listcy.get('.active').siblings()
```

### Selector

#### Get siblings of element with class `active`

```
// yields <li class="active">Services</li>cy.get('li').siblings('.active')
```

## Rules

### Requirements [Learn about chaining commands](/llm/markdown/app/core-concepts/introduction-to-cypress.md#Chains-of-Commands)

*   `.siblings()` requires being chained off a command that yields DOM element(s).

### Assertions [Learn about assertions](/llm/markdown/app/core-concepts/introduction-to-cypress.md#Assertions)

*   `.siblings()` will automatically [retry](/llm/markdown/app/core-concepts/retry-ability.md) until the element(s) [exist in the DOM](/llm/markdown/app/core-concepts/introduction-to-cypress.md#Implicit-Assertions).
*   `.siblings()` will automatically [retry](/llm/markdown/app/core-concepts/retry-ability.md) until all chained assertions have passed.

### Timeouts [Learn about timeouts](/llm/markdown/app/core-concepts/introduction-to-cypress.md#Timeouts)

*   `.siblings()` can time out waiting for the element(s) to [exist in the DOM](/llm/markdown/app/core-concepts/introduction-to-cypress.md#Implicit-Assertions).
*   `.siblings()` can time out waiting for assertions you've added to pass.

## Command Log

**_Get the siblings of element with class `active`_**

```
cy.get('.left-nav').find('li.active').siblings()
```

The commands above will display in the Command Log as:

When clicking on `siblings` within the command log, the console outputs the following:

## History

| Version | Changes |
| --- | --- |
| [< 0.3.3](/llm/markdown/app/references/changelog.md#0-3-3) | `.siblings()` command added |

## See also

*   [`.prev()`](/llm/markdown/api/commands/prev.md)
*   [`.next()`](/llm/markdown/api/commands/next.md)