Definition and Usage
Start recording network requests on a specified web page. This command begins capturing network traffic that can later be retrieved using the "Get network request results" command. You can filter the requests by URL pattern and request type to focus on specific network activities.
Parameter Values
Input parameters
Parameter | Description | Possible Values | Required | Options / Notes |
Web page | Select a variable that contains the web page to work with | - | Yes | Must contain a valid browser page object |
Request URL | Please enter the request URL to filter web monitor results | - | No | Leave empty to capture all requests |
Use RegEx | Filter URLs based on regular expression | - | No | When checked, the Request URL will be interpreted as a regular expression pattern |
Filter request types | Select the web request type to retrieve | All, Fetch/XHR, JS, CSS, Image, Media, Font, Document, WebSocket, Other | No | Default is "All" |
Error handling
Parameter Name | Description |
Throw error & stop | When an error occurs, the action will trigger an error and stop the execution of the entire app. |
Retry command | If an error occurs, the action will retry the command in an attempt to resolve the issue and continue the process. |
Ignore error & continue | When an error occurs, the action will be ignored, and the workflow will continue without interruption. |
Variables produced
This action doesn't produce any variables.
Using Variables in Conditions
You can use variables in the "Web page" parameter by clicking the {x} icon to insert a previously created variable that contains a browser page object. For the "Request URL" field, you can use variables that contain string values representing the URL pattern you want to filter.
Notes
This command only starts the recording process. You must use the "Get network request results" command later in your workflow to retrieve the captured data.
Recording network requests may consume significant memory for pages with heavy traffic.
Filters are applied during recording, not afterward, so configure them correctly before starting the recording.
The "Use RegEx" option provides more flexible URL filtering capabilities but requires knowledge of regular expression syntax.
For optimal performance, use specific filters to limit the amount of data being captured.