Browser Automation

Perform interactive tasks on websites like logging in, filling out forms, or navigating complex flows.

Trigger

The user wants to:

• •Log into a website
• •Fill out and submit a form
• •Click buttons or specific elements
• •Hover, focus, or drag-and-drop elements
• •Perform multi-step navigation while keeping the browser open

Workflow

1. •

   Initial Navigation: Start with webscraper goto to open the URL.

   bash

   webscraper goto "https://example.com/login"
   

2. •

   Wait for State: Ensure the page is ready with --wait-for or wait selector.

   bash

   webscraper wait selector "input[name=email]"
   

3. •

   Recon: Discover form fields before interacting.

   bash

   webscraper extract forms
   

4. •

   Interactions: Use interact type-text, click, or interact fill-form.

   bash

   webscraper interact type-text "input[name=email]" "user@example.com"
   webscraper interact type-text "input[name=password]" "password123"
   webscraper click "button[type=submit]"
   

5. •

   Verify and Capture: Check the result and optionally take a screenshot.

   bash

   webscraper extract text ".dashboard"
   webscraper capture dashboard.png
   

6. •

   Proxy/Auth: Use global options for restricted sites.

   bash

   webscraper --proxy "http://proxy:8080" --user-agent "Mozilla/5.0 ..." goto "URL"
   

Output

• •Interaction status (stdout)
• •Saved files (if using capture or record)