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Download

The Download step in Snappit is designed to download files from the web during workflow execution. This step fetches the file from a specified URL and makes it available inside the workflow as a base64 encoded file object.

Snappit Download Step

📥 Purpose​

To download a file from a given URL and provide it as a File object within the workflow.

⚙️ Inputs​

  1. url – The URL of the file to be downloaded.

✅ Behavior​

  • Sends an HTTP GET request to the given URL
  • Waits for the response
  • Converts the response into a base64 encoded string
  • Outputs downloaded File for downstream tasks :

🔍 Use Case​

Downloading documents, images, audio, video, or any supported file types that need to be processed, stored, or uploaded later in the workflow.

The Download step is an essential part of workflows that require fetching external content, enabling users to automate file retrieval and processing within their automated browser tasks.