I am attempting to download a file from a very old website that requires me to be signed in, in order to download. When I use the Download from url activity, I get the html of the login page, not the actual pdf I’m trying to retrieve. This suggests I don’t have the session cookie from the Use Browse…

@ben.smith Makes total sense - thanks for clarifying! :+1: The challenge is that UiPath’s browser automation doesn’t give you direct access to the file stream from a click-based download. Once a file is triggered for download via UI interaction, it’s saved locally by the browser, and UiPath can on…

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ben.smith (Ben Smith) March 30, 2025, 3:20pm 9

Ok this worked great! Thanks muchly for your help.

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