How to get the value from a browser address bar

Fernando Sabatini

Description

In this How to article we going to make an example of how to obtain the Browser address value.

Here's a step-by-step guide to get the value from the browser address bar:

1. Start using the Open URL activity to open the website “google.com”.

2. Choose the Click on element activity to click on the “I'm Feeling Lucky“ button.

3. Choose the Get Element Value activity from Desktop (Gui Automation).

4. Select the address bar element using the picker tool.

PS: It is important to unselect all the specific values (any value that can change after time).

The Complete Project looks like that:

Alternatively, you may prefer to use the Get element property activity. In this case your workflow should look like this:

After you run the workflow, the result is this: