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Get Page Source

Retrieves the complete HTML source code of the current page.

Common Properties​

  • Name - The custom name of the node.
  • Color - The custom color of the node.
  • Delay Before (sec) - Waits in seconds before executing the node.
  • Delay After (sec) - Waits in seconds after executing the node.
  • Continue On Error - Automation will continue regardless of any error. The default value is false.
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If Continue On Error property is true, no error is caught when the project is executed, even if the Catch node is used.

Input​

  • Browser ID - The browser session identifier from the Open Browser node.

Output​

  • Page Source - The complete HTML source code of the current page, including dynamically loaded content.

Examples​

Get HTML Source​

Browser ID: {{browser_id}}
Output: {{html_source}}

Save HTML to File​

1. Get Page Source node:
   Browser ID: {{browser_id}}
   Output: {{source}}

2. Write File node:
   Path: C:\output\page.html
   Content: {{source}}

Parse HTML Content​

1. Get Page Source node:
   Browser ID: {{browser_id}}
   Output: {{html}}

2. DOM Parser nodes to extract data from {{html}}

Check for Specific Content​

1. Get Page Source node:
   Browser ID: {{browser_id}}
   Output: {{source}}

2. Condition: if {{source}} contains "<!-- Specific Comment -->"

Tips​

  • Returns the rendered HTML including JavaScript-generated content
  • Different from viewing page source (Ctrl+U) which shows original HTML
  • Useful for advanced data extraction when selectors are complex
  • Can be parsed with DOM Parser or Regular Expression nodes
  • Large pages will return large amounts of text data
  • Save to file for offline analysis

Common Errors​

  • "Browser ID cannot be empty" - Connect to an Open Browser node
  • "Browser session not found" - Ensure the Open Browser node has run successfully