Download data from URL with user id and password

[raghusrealm]

I am looking for help with creating an atleryx workflow to download data from a website with user id and password.

Step 1: open the URL

Step 2: enter user name and password 

Step 3: click on login and we go to a new page

Step 4: on the new page, select relevant box

Step 5: check the acknowledgement box

Step 6: Click on "Download zip file" to download the file to specific location

thanks a lot

Regards,

Raghu

[Emil_Kos]

Hi @raghusrealm,

I saw that you tried to solve a similar issue during the last year.
This the solution proposed by @RishiK didn't help you this time?

https://www.theinformationlab.co.uk/2018/07/03/scraping-a-password-protected-webpage-in-alteryx-with...

I don't have experience in this area, but this sounds quite interesting, and I wanted to understand why this solution doesn't work for you.

[MattBSlalom]

As you've described several hurdles to actually get to the download location, this may be a scenario where an RPA tool (like UiPath an Alteryx partner) comes into play to simulate a user interacting with the browser.

[SeanAdams]

Hey @raghusrealm ,

This is is best managed through screen-click emulation using something like Selenium.

There's a great article on this here: https://community.alteryx.com/t5/Alteryx-Designer-Discussions/Python-Code-Tool-Web-Scraping-Dynamic-...