Button click download file

Kevin worked in the web scraping industry for 10 years before co-founding ScrapingBee. He is also the author of the Java Web Scraping Handbook. In this article, we will discuss how to efficiently download files with Puppeteer.

Automating file downloads can sometimes be complicated. You perhaps need to explicitly specify a download location, download multiple files at the same time, and so on. Unfortunately, all these use cases are not well documented. In the first example, we will take a look at a simple scenario where we automate a button click to download an image.

We will open up a URL in a new browser tab. Then we will find the download button on the page. Finally, we will click on the download button. Sounds simple right? I set the headless option to be false in line 4. This will allow us to observe the automation in real-time. The script itself is pretty self-explanatory.

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Tips and Warnings. Related Articles. Author Info Last Updated: November 25, Method 1. Create the button in a code editor. A simple text editor such as Notepad or TextEdit will work perfectly. Enter the following code into the editor:. Upload the file to your server. If you want to offer a file to download, you will either need to host it on your own server or point the button to the file somewhere else on the web.

Make sure that you have the permission of the webmaster if you want to link to a file that you are not hosting yourself. JPG or. Label the button. Make sure to keep the double quotes around the text. Place the code in your page.

You can insert the button code anywhere into the body of your webpage, and the button will appear at that location. Upload your changed webpage code, and test your new button. Method 2. Design your download button. Use your preferred image editor, and create a button that matches the style of your website.