Browser: Download file

Click a download link/button and wait for the file to appear.

Help Centre › Building Processes

Click a download link/button and wait for the file to appear.

Add it to a process

In the process designer, open the Add step tab. Find Download file under Browser › Read & Extract, or type its name in the search box, and drag it onto the canvas.

Fields

FieldRequiredWhat it does
ByNoHow the bot finds the element you put in the Element field. XPath (the default) and CSS selector suit most pages; ID, Name, Class name and Tag name match that one attribute; Exact text and Partial text match the words shown on the element, e.g. Submit; the link text options do the same for links only. Default: XPath.
ElementYesThe download link or button to click
Download folderNoDestination folder where the file will be downloaded Default: /tmp.
VariableNoVariable name to store the downloaded file path Default: download.

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