The “Open Browser” activity in UiPath is a powerful tool that allows automation developers to interact with web browsers and perform various tasks. It serves as starting point for automating web-based processes and provides a seamless connection between the UiPath platform and the browser. In UiPath, the “Open Browser” activity launches a web browser and navigates to a specified URL. It allows you to automate interactions with web-based applications or websites. To know more about using Open Browser in UiPath, as an example, we use Google.com. Also, we will type something in the Google browser.

How to use Open Browser in UiPath

As a prerequisite, keep the Google browser open.

Step 1. Click on Activities, search for browser, and drag and drop Use Application/Browser.

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Step 2. Click on Indicate application to automate this will prompt you to Google browser.

Step 3. Click on a blank space in the browser. A dialogue box will appear asking to install/enable UiPath Extension for Chrome. Click on Install.

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Step 4. Now in the UiPath studio, you will get a prompt saying if you want to continue installing UiPath Extension for Chrome, please close all your Chrome processes and then click ok.

Step 5. Click ok on the prompt for installation complete. Next, you need to enable the browser extension by navigating to Chrome extensions and then restart the browser.

Step 6. Click on Indicate application to automate this will prompt you to Chrome. Then click on any blank space. Now, this automatically says Chrome new tab.

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Step 7. Remove the Browser URL and type “www.google.com” or the URL you want to open.

Step 8. Hit on Run.

Note: Close the browser before you run.

Step 9. To type something, drag and drop Type Into from the Activities to Do section.

Note: Keep the browser open.

Step 10. Click on Indicate application to automate. On the Chrome page, double-click on the area where you want to type. Hit Confirm.

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Step 11. You will get navigated to the studio. There, type whatever you want in the box under Type this.

Step 12. The browser will automatically close. So to avoid these go to Properties, and check the Close is Never Close for all sequences.

Step 13. Hit Enter in the Type this drop-down list.

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Step 14. Run again after closing the browser.

Now the automation will start and open the browser window. You can type whatever you want. And you can see the result.

Conclusion

We had a deep understanding of using Open Browser in UiPath. The “Open Browser” activity in UiPath streamlines web automation by providing a seamless connection between the UiPath platform and web browsers. It empowers automation developers to interact with web-based systems and perform a wide range of tasks, ultimately enhancing productivity, accuracy, and efficiency in automating web processes.

We the team of Metclouds Technologies help you to automate the repeating tasks in web processes with UiPath.