Download File

In this section, we will guide you on how to use the Download File block.

Use Cases

This is a highly useful block for downloading images, videos, PDFs, Excel, CSV, and other files from web pages.

How It Works

You need to specify the file link, which is usually extracted from the page using Set Variables or Extract Data. You can also specify a custom file name; if left blank, the name from the URL will be applied.

Custom File Names

You can customize the file name format using Template Syntax. Tapicker parses the file URL and exposes the file name and extension as the runtime fields $runtime.filename and $runtime.extension, respectively. If these fields are included in the new file name, they will automatically be replaced with the corresponding values.

Examples

Assume the file URL is as follows:

https://www.example.com/image.png

The runtime fields resolved from the URL would be $runtime.filename = image and $runtime.extension = png.

Example 1: Use a random ID for the name

{{getRandomId(8)}}.{{$runtime.extension}} // a3201620.png

Example 2: Add a uniform prefix

test.{{$runtime.filename}}.{{$runtime.extension}} // test.image.png

Example 3: Create a new folder

This is relative to the browser’s download location.

./folder/{{$runtime.filename}}.{{$runtime.extension}} // ./folder/image.png

Example 4: Create a folder based on the date

./{{getDate()|format("YYYY-MM-DD")}}/{{$runtime.filename}}.{{$runtime.extension}} // ./2024-10-28/image.png

Batch Download

To enable batch downloading, you should use this block with the Loop block, like so: