Download File from Website retrieves a remote file from a website, API endpoint, or online service. Its download settings define the source address, the destination file path, and the Internet & Web Profile used to make the connection.
Specify a fixed download URL, an API endpoint, or a dynamically built address that includes variables from files, Triggers, previous Actions, dates, times, or other workflow data. The download result can then be used by later Actions through Variable Wizard.
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| Download URL | Enter the webpage URL or API endpoint from which the file will be downloaded. The address can point to a public website, an internal web application, a REST API, a local service, or any other HTTP or HTTPS resource. Use this field to download reports, exports, documents, images, archives, installers, logs, backups, or other files from websites, APIs, cloud services, portals, or internal systems. The URL may include variables when the source depends on dates, file names, identifiers, customer records, or previous workflow results. Examples:
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| Save to | Specify where the downloaded file will be saved. The destination can be a local path, network share, or dynamically built file name that uses variables from the workflow. Use this field to save downloaded reports, exports, documents, images, archives, logs, backups, or other remote files for later processing, delivery, review, or storage. |
| Use web internet profile | The Internet & Web Profiles Manager provides centralized management for reusable web connection settings. Each profile can include connection, authentication, security, header, cookie, parameter, cache, and limit settings that can be shared across multiple Actions. Choose an existing profile from the list of available profiles, or create a dedicated profile when this request needs its own credentials, TLS behavior, redirects, proxy settings, DNS options, cookies, throttling, or connection limits. For Download File from Website, the selected profile controls how Automation Workshop connects to the remote source before downloading the file. Use it to keep authentication, cookies, shared headers, security rules, connection reuse, throttling, and request limits consistent across repeated file download tasks. |
| Browse |  Use Browse to select a particular file or folder on a local disk, network share, or LAN location. |
| Variable Wizard |  Use dynamic data input—substitute a parameter from a file, web, connected Trigger, other Actions, date and time presets, etc. |
Interconnect
- Download File from Website integration and auditing—Variables (dynamic data) and Events (recorded activity). Retrieve the saved file path of the downloaded file, along with the status code, response headers, final URL, and file size.
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