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download in browser from an excel file with urls

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I am pretty new and have a basic question. I have an excel file with URLs - one column 50 rows.
I want power automate to go to a web browser and, one by one, fill in the link and download the file for the whole column. I have this, it works for the first URL link, but it doesn't proceed.

 

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  • risible Profile Picture
    2 on at

    Have you tried using the "download from web" action under the HTTP section instead of using web browser? Assuming that the URL is a direct link that does not require authentication, this will download the file and store into a variable.  Additionally, you do not need to increment the variable currentitem by 1, the for each loop will go through all values from exceldata without manual incrementation.

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    1,527 Super User 2024 Season 1 on at

    Hi @Newbeeme 

    As  @risible wrote - Remove the last action in the loop - you do not need to increment "for each" loop; it does it automatically. On each iteration, it grabs the next item on the list.

     

    The rest seem ok assuming your links are correct.

     

    What exactly does not work/what happens?

     

    Also, to make your flow faster - do not open and close the browser in each iteration, instead:

    1. Open browser before loop

    2. In the loop use navigate to URL action

    3. Close browser outside of the loop

     

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