HTTP Download

Download a file to your computer via the HTTP protocol.

HTTP Download is an advanced action used to directly download a file (such as an image, video, document, zip file, etc.) from an online link (URL) to store it on your computer without needing to open a browser to click the Download button manually.

Configuration parameters:

• URL: The online address that leads directly to the file you want to download (For example: https://example.com/images/avatar.jpg).
• Save Path: The absolute path on your computer where you want to save the file after downloading, including the file name and format extension (For example: D:\GPM_Data\downloads\avatar.jpg).
• Headers: Additional information sent with the request to authenticate access or simulate a browser if the server requires it (For example: User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0... or Authorization: Bearer $token). If downloading a public file, you can leave this field blank.
• Output variable: The name of the variable that stores the result returned by the action (usually returns a logical value True if the file download is successful or the log content from the system).

Practical example: Automatically download a video from an available link to your computer

Suppose you are running a web scraping script, and the system has extracted an online video link stored in the variable $videoUrl. You want to download this video to a fixed directory on drive D to prepare for further processing steps:

• Configuration:

  • URL: Pass the variable $videoUrl into the input field.
  • Save Path: Enter the specific file save path, for example: D:\GPM_Data\Videos\downloaded_video.mp4.
  • Headers: Leave blank (if the download link is public and does not require an account).
  • Output variable: Name the variable that stores the result as downloadStatus.

Result: The system will automatically connect to the network, download the video file from the link $videoUrl, and output it as a physical file named downloaded_video.mp4 neatly located in the directory D:\GPM_Data\Videos\. The variable $downloadStatus will receive a value so you can use an If block to check whether the file has been successfully downloaded before proceeding to the next actions.