Browser action

Go To URL Block

Go To URL navigates the browser to a page. It is usually the first browser action after Start and creates page context for Blocks that need an open page.

At a glance

Best for

Opening pages

Required setting

URL

Variables

URL accepts {{variableName}}

Error handle

Yes

What it does

Go To URL tells Scrapeer which page the browser should visit. Later Blocks such as Click Element, Extract Text, and Extract Data operate on the page opened by this Block.

The URL field can use variables, so a Flow can open a static page or a page assembled from earlier values.

Use it when

Open the first page in a Flow after Start.
Navigate to a page whose URL comes from a variable.
Refresh browser context before extracting or clicking.

Do not use it when

You need to go back in browser history; use Go Back.
You already have the correct page open and only need to wait for content.
You need to click a link on the current page; use Click Element.

Settings

The URL setting is required. Scrapeer interpolates variables before navigation and supports values such as {{pageUrl}} when that variable exists.

URL

Required: Yes

Variables: Yes
Description: The page to open. The runtime normalizes common bare-domain input before navigating.

Wait for element

Required: No

Variables: Selector accepts variables
Description: Optional UI section for waiting until a selector is present after navigation.

Timeout

Required: No

Variables: No
Description: Maximum wait time for the optional wait-for-element behavior.

Setting	Required	Variables	Description
URL	Yes	Yes	The page to open. The runtime normalizes common bare-domain input before navigating.
Wait for element	No	Selector accepts variables	Optional UI section for waiting until a selector is present after navigation.
Timeout	No	No	Maximum wait time for the optional wait-for-element behavior.

Outputs

Go To URL exposes the current page URL for later Blocks and records navigation result details in the run output.

pageUrlstring

The page URL available to later Blocks from the output variable chip.

urlstring

The final URL reported by the runtime after navigation.

titlestring

The page title returned by the browser runtime after the page opens.

Example Flow

Use Go To URL early in a Flow so every page-dependent Block has a browser page to work with.

Start the Flow.
Use Go To URL with a fixed URL or {{variableName}} URL.
Run extraction or interaction Blocks against the opened page.

Errors and fixes

Start with symptoms visible in the editor or Inspector, then check the earliest Block that produced the wrong page state, variable, or output.

The page does not open.

Check: Check that the URL field is not empty and that any variables resolve to a valid URL.
Fix: Use a full URL or a valid variable value before running the Flow again.

Later Blocks act on the wrong page.

Check: Inspect the Go To URL output and verify the final URL.
Fix: Update the URL or add a wait step before the next Block.

Symptom	Check	Fix
The page does not open.	Check that the URL field is not empty and that any variables resolve to a valid URL.	Use a full URL or a valid variable value before running the Flow again.
Later Blocks act on the wrong page.	Inspect the Go To URL output and verify the final URL.	Update the URL or add a wait step before the next Block.

Local and cloud runs

Both local and cloud runtimes interpolate the URL before navigation. Cloud navigation also applies cloud-side browser safety checks before opening the page.

Local run output can include status code details from Electron. Cloud run output returns the final URL and title.

Wait For Element Block

Wait for page content after navigation.

Blocks

Understand how Blocks connect and pass state through a Flow.