Hi guys,
I’ve made a scenario where I loggin on webpage with an ID an PD but when its on the video page I don’t know how to put in on play. Scenario: URL (webpage Auto log) > URL (Page video) > Play > OFF > Restart.
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I think you forgot to explain why do you need to press play on a video?
If you want to automate fake view counts, I don’t think Make is the right tool for that.
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I need to access my course website for a few hours each day. Although I’ve completed the test courses quite swiftly, there’s a requirement for daily login. To automate this process, I plan to log in, initiate video playback through a “play button”, and let it play. After two hours, I’ll terminate the session and repeat this cycle.
Since you need an automation to “click” on an interactive element on a webpage, you can try ScrapingBee’s “Extract Data” module.
Although it isn’t free, you can run custom JS and trigger clicks/scroll/etc. on the loaded web page.
For more information, see https://www.scrapingbee.com/
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Alternatively, you can set an alarm clock to remind you to open up your browser every day and press click on the video.
This is less effort compared to using Make to automate, especially it is temporary (until you complete the unit).
You can try writing a JavaScript userscript that runs on your web browser, or even use Windows desktop applications like Microsoft Power Automate or macro recorders like AutoIt.
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