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Wait For Download Node

Automation/Browser/Files

Waits for the next download started after Set Download Directory or Trigger Download to finish, using browser download events. Downloads from popup windows count, except when attached to your everyday Chrome.

browser_wait_for_downloadautomationLocal only
Inputs5
Outputs4
Security exposure5/10
Packageautomation

Ratings

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

SecurityAttack surface and exposure impact.
5/10Medium
PrivacyPotential sensitivity of processed data.
5/10Medium
PerformanceRuntime or resource pressure.
4/10Medium
GovernancePolicy, audit, or compliance impact.
6/10Medium
ReliabilityOperational stability considerations.
6/10Medium
CostExternal or compute cost impact.
8/10High

Input Pins

5

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Execution
exec_in

Trigger

Session

Struct
session

Automation session

AutomationSessionAutomationSession11 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

Download Directory

Struct
download_dir

Directory to watch for downloads

FlowPathFlowPath3 fields
pathstringrequired
store_refstringrequired
cache_store_refstring | null

File Pattern

String
file_pattern

File name pattern to match (e.g., '*.pdf', leave empty for any)

Timeout (ms)

Integer
timeout_ms

Maximum time to wait for download

Default 30000

Output Pins

4

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Execution
exec_out

Success

Timeout

Execution
exec_timeout

Download timed out

Session

Struct
session_out

Automation session (pass-through)

AutomationSessionAutomationSession11 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

Downloaded File

Struct
downloaded_file

Path to the downloaded file

FlowPathFlowPath3 fields
pathstringrequired
store_refstringrequired
cache_store_refstring | null

Node Info

Internal name
browser_wait_for_download
Category
Automation/Browser/Files