The embodiment of the invention provides a method and a device for identifying an automated test element, the method comprising the steps of: obtaining an element in a sequence of operation steps, wherein the element is operable and has a service meaning; if a first object having an association relationship with the element is detected in a preset object library, an identification attribute of thefirst object being used as an identification attribute of the element to identify the element. As the embodiment of the invention automatically identifies the corresponding object in the preset object library of the element in the operation step sequence of the test case compiled by the tester, testers only need to pay attention to the elements in the sequence of test case operation steps in thetest process, which reduces the requirements of automated test tools for testers' operation skills.