Get HTML of webpage

Function: Get HTML of webpage

This action allows your application to visit any public webpage, retrieve its entire HTML content, and store it for further use within your application. It's perfect for gathering information from external websites without needing to write any code.

Input

• Webpage URL
  • Description: The complete web address of the page you want to get the HTML from. Make sure to include the protocol, like https://www.example.com.
  • Type: Text (URL)
  • Required: Yes
• Query parameters
  • Description: Additional key-value pairs that you want to add to the end of your Webpage URL. These are often used to filter or specify data when requesting information from a website. For example, ?search=term&page=2.
  • Type: Key-Value Pairs (Object)

Output

• Response
  • Description: The name of the variable where the retrieved HTML content of the webpage will be stored.
  • Type: Text
  • Default Value: HTML
• Status
  • Description: The name of the variable that will hold the outcome of this action. Possible values include:
    • SUCCESS: The HTML was retrieved successfully.
    • BAD_REQUEST: The request sent to the webpage was invalid.
    • UNAUTHORIZED: Your application was not authorized to access the webpage.
    • NOT_FOUND: The specified webpage could not be located.
    • READ_TIMEOUT: The connection timed out while waiting for the webpage's response.
    • CONNECT_TIMEOUT: The connection timed out while trying to establish a link to the webpage.
  • Type: Status Indicator
  • Default Value: STATUS

Execution Flow

Real-Life Examples

Example 1: Retrieving a Company's Homepage Content

Imagine you want to automatically get the latest content from your company's "About Us" page to display a snippet on your internal dashboard.

• Inputs:
  • Webpage URL: https://www.yourcompany.com/about-us
  • Query parameters: (Leave empty)
• Result: The action successfully fetches the HTML of the "About Us" page. The HTML variable will contain the full HTML code of that page, and the STATUS variable will be set to "SUCCESS".

Example 2: Fetching Search Results with Specific Filters

You need to scrape product listings from an e-commerce site based on a specific search term and page number.

• Inputs:
  • Webpage URL: https://www.example-shop.com/search
  • Query parameters:
    • q: wireless headphones
    • page: 2
• Result: The action constructs the URL https://www.example-shop.com/search?q=wireless+headphones&page=2, fetches the HTML for the second page of search results for "wireless headphones". The HTML variable will hold this content, and STATUS will be "SUCCESS".

Example 3: Handling a Non-Existent Webpage

You try to access a webpage that has been moved or deleted.

• Inputs:
  • Webpage URL: https://www.example.com/old-product-page
  • Query parameters: (Leave empty)
• Result: The action attempts to visit the URL. Since the page no longer exists, the STATUS variable will be set to "NOT_FOUND". The HTML variable will likely be empty or contain an error message from the server.

Example 4: Providing an Invalid Web Address

You accidentally type an incomplete or malformed web address.

• Inputs:
  • Webpage URL: example.com/contact
  • Query parameters: (Leave empty)
• Result: The action immediately detects that "example.com/contact" is not a valid, complete URL (it's missing http:// or https://). The action will stop execution and display an error message, and no output variables (HTML, STATUS) will be set.