Start Automation Session Node

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Automation

Starts a unified automation session for desktop, browser, and RPA automation

automation_start_sessionautomationLocal only

Inputs4

Outputs2

Security exposure3/10

Packageautomation

Ratings

Scores range from 0 to 10. Higher values mean more impact, exposure, or operational weight.

SecurityAttack surface and exposure impact.

3/10Low

PrivacyPotential sensitivity of processed data.

2/10Low

PerformanceRuntime or resource pressure.

8/10High

GovernancePolicy, audit, or compliance impact.

5/10Medium

ReliabilityOperational stability considerations.

8/10High

CostExternal or compute cost impact.

10/10High

Input Pins

4

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Execution

exec_in

Trigger

Default Delay (ms)

Integer

default_delay_ms

Default delay between actions in milliseconds

Default 50

Click Delay (ms)

Integer

click_delay_ms

Delay between mouse move and click to ensure registration

Default 10

Debug Mode

Boolean

debug_mode

Enable debug mode for verbose logging

Default false

Output Pins

2

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Execution

exec_out

Continue

Session

Struct

session

Unified automation session for all operations

SchemaAutomationSessionAutomationSessionAutomationSession11 fields

session_refstringrequired

platformPlatformrequired

enum "Windows", "MacOS", "Linux"

default_delay_msinteger:uint64required

format uint64min 0

click_delay_msinteger:uint64required

format uint64min 0

debug_modebooleanrequired

browser_typeanyOf (2)

Browser context info if browser is attached

variant 1BrowserTypevariant

enum "Chrome", "Firefox", "Edge", "Safari"

variant 2nullvariant

browser_headlessboolean | null

browser_user_data_dirstring | null

current_page_refstring | null

Current page info if a page is open

current_window_handlestring | null

browser_frame_selectorsArray<Selector>

default []

itemsSelectorarray item

kindSelectorKindrequired

variant 1enumvariant

enum "Css", "Xpath", "TextExact", "TestId"...

variant 2constvariant

Visible text contained in the element; script, style and head content is ignored.

const "Text"

variant 3constvariant

ARIA role, optionally filtered by accessible name: `button`, `button|Sign in` (case-insensitive substring), `button|=Sign in` (exact) or `button|/^sign/i` (regex).

const "Role"

variant 4constvariant

Element ref from the latest Browser Snapshot, such as `e12`.

const "Ref"

valuestringrequired

confidencenumber | null

format double

scopestring | null

Node Info

Internal name

automation_start_session

Category

Automation

Version

1