Record the API call following the activation of a button

Scenario: We have a software that generates reports based on selected filters (checkboxes, radio buttons, dropdowns, text boxes) from a form. When a user clicks the "generate report" button, an API Request Header request is triggered and a downloadable pdf/csv report is generated.

I can view these requests in the browser's Network tab under:

Headers[tab] -> Request Headers - :path api/path/to/download/pdf

Headers[tab] -> Request URL: full/api/path/url/to/download/pdf

Is it possible to capture these request URLs using JavaScript or Java?

javascriptjavaseleniumautomated-tests

Answer №1

If you need to capture web requests, utilizing a proxy is recommended. Browsermob proxy is commonly used with selenium.

Take a look at this example provided on :

// initiating the proxy
proxy = new BrowserMobProxyServer();
proxy.start(0);

// acquiring the Selenium proxy object - org.openqa.selenium.Proxy;
Proxy seleniumProxy = ClientUtil.createSeleniumProxy(proxy);

// setting it as a desired capability
DesiredCapabilities capabilities = new DesiredCapabilities();
capabilities.setCapability(CapabilityType.PROXY, seleniumProxy);
    
//setting chromedriver system property
System.setProperty("webdriver.chrome.driver", driverPath+"chromedriver.exe");
driver = new ChromeDriver(capabilities);
    
// enabling more detailed HAR capture, if needed (refer to CaptureType for complete options)
proxy.enableHarCaptureTypes(CaptureType.REQUEST_CONTENT, CaptureType.RESPONSE_CONTENT);

// creating a new HAR labeled "seleniumeasy.com"
proxy.newHar("seleniumeasy.com");

// navigating to seleniumeasy.com
driver.get("https://seleniumeasy.com/");

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