## Get a Payment Element

This method retrieves a previously created Payment Element.

`elements.getElement('payment')` returns one of the following:

* An instance of a Payment Element.
* `null`, when no Payment Element has been created.

**Syntax:** `elements.getElement(...)`

- `type` ('payment') **required**
  The type of Element being retrieved, which is `payment` in this case.

### Get a Payment Element

```js
var paymentElement = elements.getElement('payment');
```

```es_next
const paymentElement = elements.getElement('payment');
```