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Wait For Download Node

Automation/Browser/Files

Wait For Download

Waits for a file to appear in the download directory

browser_wait_for_downloadautomationLocal only
Inputs5
Outputs4
Security exposure5/10
Packageautomation

Ratings

Scores range from 0 to 10. Higher values mean more impact, exposure, or operational weight.

SecurityAttack surface and exposure impact.
5/10Medium
PrivacyPotential sensitivity of processed data.
5/10Medium
PerformanceRuntime or resource pressure.
6/10Medium
GovernancePolicy, audit, or compliance impact.
4/10Medium
ReliabilityOperational stability considerations.
4/10Medium
CostExternal or compute cost impact.
2/10High

Input Pins

5

Execution
exec_in

Trigger

Session

Struct
session

Automation session

AutomationSessionAutomationSession10 fields
session_refstringrequired
platformPlatformrequired
enum "Windows", "MacOS", "Linux"
default_delay_msinteger:uint64required
format uint64min 0
click_delay_msinteger:uint64required
format uint64min 0
debug_modebooleanrequired
browser_typeanyOf (2)

Browser context info if browser is attached

variant 1BrowserTypevariant
enum "Chrome", "Firefox", "Edge", "Safari"
variant 2nullvariant
browser_headlessboolean | null
browser_user_data_dirstring | null
current_page_refstring | null

Current page info if a page is open

current_window_handlestring | null

Download Directory

Struct
download_dir

Directory to watch for downloads

FlowPathFlowPath3 fields
pathstringrequired
store_refstringrequired
cache_store_refstring | null

File Pattern

String
file_pattern

File name pattern to match (e.g., '*.pdf', leave empty for any)

Timeout (ms)

Integer
timeout_ms

Maximum time to wait for download

Default 30000

Output Pins

4

Execution
exec_out

Success

Timeout

Execution
exec_timeout

Download timed out

Session

Struct
session_out

Automation session (pass-through)

AutomationSessionAutomationSession10 fields
session_refstringrequired
platformPlatformrequired
enum "Windows", "MacOS", "Linux"
default_delay_msinteger:uint64required
format uint64min 0
click_delay_msinteger:uint64required
format uint64min 0
debug_modebooleanrequired
browser_typeanyOf (2)

Browser context info if browser is attached

variant 1BrowserTypevariant
enum "Chrome", "Firefox", "Edge", "Safari"
variant 2nullvariant
browser_headlessboolean | null
browser_user_data_dirstring | null
current_page_refstring | null

Current page info if a page is open

current_window_handlestring | null

Downloaded File

Struct
downloaded_file

Path to the downloaded file

FlowPathFlowPath3 fields
pathstringrequired
store_refstringrequired
cache_store_refstring | null

Node Info

Internal name
browser_wait_for_download
Category
Automation/Browser/Files