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# Get element attribute
This action helps you "extract" hidden information within an element on the web page and store it in a variable for later use.
* Purpose: For example, you can get the image path from the `src` attribute, or get the link from the `href` attribute of an anchor tag, or get the input value in the `value` field.
* Simple understanding: Each component on the web has accompanying "attributes" (like information labels). This command helps you read and "copy" information from that label to save it.
#### Explanation of configuration parameters:
* Element XPath: The XPath identifier path of the element containing the attribute to be retrieved on the web interface.
* Attribute name: The name of the attribute from which you want to extract data.
* *Example structure*: `Text` ➔ You just need to fill in `attribute_name` in this field to retrieve `attribute_value`.
* Output variable: The variable name to store the string value of the attribute after successful retrieval.
#### Practical example: Scraping product image links based on actual images (Figure 5)
Based on the interface of the mobile phone store you are working on in the image, you want to scrape the image path of the Samsung Galaxy S6 phone for data storage or automatic posting to your shop.
Looking at the HTML source code table (red frame on the right of the image):
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To get the image path string `imgs/galaxy_s6.jpg`, you will configure the action as follows:
* Element XPath: Enter the exact XPath pointing to that image tag, for example: `//div[@class="card h-100"]/a/img` (or use the syntax as in your image: `//div[@class='card h-100']//img`).
* Attribute name: Enter the word `src` *(This is the name of the attribute containing the file path of the image)*.
* Output variable: Name the output variable `imgUrl`.
Result: The system will find the image tag of the Samsung Galaxy S6, extract the string value in the `src` attribute, and directly load the value `imgs/galaxy_s6.jpg` into the variable `$imgUrl`. You can use this variable for actions like downloading the image or storing it in the backend.
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To get the image path string `imgs/galaxy_s6.jpg`, you will configure the action as follows:
* Element XPath: Enter the exact XPath pointing to that image tag, for example: `//div[@class="card h-100"]/a/img` (or use the syntax as in your image: `//div[@class='card h-100']//img`).
* Attribute name: Enter the word `src` *(This is the name of the attribute containing the file path of the image)*.
* Output variable: Name the output variable `imgUrl`.
Result: The system will find the image tag of the Samsung Galaxy S6, extract the string value in the `src` attribute, and directly load the value `imgs/galaxy_s6.jpg` into the variable `$imgUrl`. You can use this variable for actions like downloading the image or storing it in the backend.