Is it possible to open a browser from Pipedream using either node js or python. I’ve tried using the webbrowser import in python, which tests correctly but doesn’t actually open.
First off, welcome to the Pipedream community. Happy to have you!
Can you tell us more about what you’re trying to achieve with a new browser window?
Sending an HTTP request with axios is the equivalent of opening a webpage (we have extensive docs on how to do this here: Make HTTP Requests with Node.js) , it just returns the data of the webpage in HTML or JSON, depending on the link you’re opening.
Are you trying to scrape some specific data from a website?
Thanks for responding pierce, No, i’d like it to open the website, not scrape data from it.
Of course @wayne-de809e , happy to help.
This is a perfect use case for using the pre-built Make HTTP Request action in the right hand menu in a brand new code step:
This will allow you to open the website, without necessarily caring about reading or scraping the content.
Hello,
Searching for the same issue, I found this thread. I tried using the pre-built Make HTTP Request action but it only gets the source code of the webpage. I want to open the “real” page in the browser I’m using for Pipedream (or any other). I also tried many different Python and Node.js packages but they all do not open the page but return a success code. I also used some of these solutions in a Python IDE (PyCharm) and the page was opened in the browser. For example:
import webbrowser
get_url= webbrowser.open(‘https://linuxhint.com/’)
Is this maybe a Pipedream restriction?
Background: I want top inform the user about an error in the workflow (the user is anybody calling the trigger URL). I do n not find any popup or message function in Pipedream so I wanted to create webpages for all potential errors.
Do you have suggestions how to do this? Thanks.