submit files
title, is there a straightforward way to submit files to a button that would trigger a file dialog?
LHi, thanks for asking!
It depends if you are using playwright or puppeteer, but it should be pretty similar.
Playwright
https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-filechooser
Puppeteer
https://pptr.dev/api/puppeteer.page.waitforfilechooser
There is also this apify blog about uploading with puppeteer, you might also find some additional info here
https://blog.apify.com/how-to-download-and-upload-files-in-puppeteer/#:~:text=Uploading%20files%20with%20Puppeteer,-To%20perform%20an&text=uploadFile(...,with%20the%20file%20input%20element.
It depends if you are using playwright or puppeteer, but it should be pretty similar.
Playwright
https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-filechooser
Puppeteer
https://pptr.dev/api/puppeteer.page.waitforfilechooser
There is also this apify blog about uploading with puppeteer, you might also find some additional info here
https://blog.apify.com/how-to-download-and-upload-files-in-puppeteer/#:~:text=Uploading%20files%20with%20Puppeteer,-To%20perform%20an&text=uploadFile(...,with%20the%20file%20input%20element.
FileChooser] objects are dispatched by the page in the [page.on('filechooser') event.
This method is typically coupled with an action that triggers file choosing.
Apify Blog
Learn to automate file downloads and uploads with Node.js