How Do Profiles/Cookies Work in TaskMagic?
How Do Profiles/Cookies Work in TaskMagic?
Understanding Profiles and Cookies in TaskMagic Automations
Have you ever wondered how automations work when it comes to saving cookies to Chrome profiles in TaskMagic? Let's dive into the intricate details of how profiles and cookies function within TaskMagic automations.
Customization and Functionality in TaskMagic
TaskMagic offers a wide range of customization options for automations involving cookies and Chrome profiles. From the initial setup to the execution of tasks, TaskMagic streamlines the process to make automation easier and more efficient.
Adding and Managing Cookies
When setting up an automation in TaskMagic, users have the choice to include or exclude cookies. Cookies play a crucial role in identifying users and facilitating seamless logins on websites. By pasting cookies into the automation, users can ensure that the browser loads the necessary information to maintain user sessions.
Individual Chrome Profiles for Every Automation
One of the key features of TaskMagic is the creation of individual Chrome profiles for each automation. This means that every automation operates in its own isolated environment, with separate cookies, local storage data, and session information. By maintaining this separation, TaskMagic ensures that each automation functions independently with its unique set of data.
Shared Profiles for Consistent Data
In cases where multiple automations need to access the same set of data, TaskMagic allows users to connect them to a shared Chrome profile. This feature is particularly useful when managing multiple tasks that require access to the same information. By using a shared profile, users can ensure that all automations using it have consistent data and cookies readily available.
Handling Login Sessions and Workarounds
TaskMagic simplifies the handling of login sessions by automatically maintaining user sessions within the Chrome profile. In scenarios where cookies cannot be used for login, TaskMagic provides workarounds such as recording specific login steps. By adapting to different use cases, TaskMagic ensures that users can navigate through login processes seamlessly, regardless of cookie limitations.
Conclusion
Understanding how profiles and cookies function in TaskMagic automations is essential for maximizing efficiency and productivity. By leveraging the customization options, individual Chrome profiles, and shared profile features, users can streamline their automation processes and enhance their workflow.
By delving into the mechanics of profiles and cookies in TaskMagic, users can unlock the full potential of automations and simplify complex tasks with ease. TaskMagic's innovative approach to automation empowers users to achieve more with greater flexibility and control.
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Steps
Step 1- Click on + Button- Click on Templates Verification- Then click on New Automation
Step 2-Click on Web option
Step 3-Here we can go ahead with three different option, Click here to paste cookies, Continue without cookies and also Use a shared chrome profile as optional
VIDEO TRANSCRIPT
So the way the automations in general are working when it comes to saving cookies to chrome profiles, creating chrome profiles, et cetera, um, there's a couple different things. Customization wise there that are available. And then there's also a lot that task magic does from the beginning, um, to make it easier.
So to go over how things work from the beginning, if we were to add an automation into our account, And record a web automation. We have the option to either add cookies, not add cookies. Oops, I got that backwards. Not add cookies. Add cookies. Or we can connect a shared chrome profile, and I'll go into what this means a little bit later.
So if we were to paste cookies, what this means is when the automation starts and the browser launches, we are going to load those cookies into the browser to help identify who you are. That means that if you go to something like Facebook, after adding Facebook cookies. Facebook knows who you are and can automatically log you in.
Now, the reason this matters is when you build that web automation and whether or not you use cookies, every single automation is its own Chrome profile. So what that looks like here is if I open the task magic app, even though I'm using our dev version here, this is showing an automation ID. For every, there's a folder for every automation ID.
And then inside here is its own details for its Chrome profile. You don't need to get into any of these things. It's just showing you how this exists a little bit so that you understand why things may work the way they do. When this automation runs, let's say this zero V four, two, whatever, which might be this automation.
It's going to store all of the cookies and local storage data, session data, et cetera. In this Chrome profile. So the next time this automation runs, it can resume with that detail and any other automation resumes with a different profiles information. This way you're completely separated from another automation.
Um, yeah, that's really what it does completely separates you. Now, if we wanted to make two automations, use the same profile, which is useful. If we have like. One, we have multiple Facebook automations, but on one Facebook account, we may want one Facebook profile, which we'll call it something like main profile that all of these automations use so that all of the cookies and all of the information always goes to the same profile.
So any of these automations that use the same profile here are already going to have all of that data ready to go for it. So if you're having issues with cookies, if you can't Can't export cookies. If it's not, whatever it is for your use case, we are automatically going to be maintaining that login session for you.
As long as the website allows it to do so in this Chrome profile. So if, again, if you can't use cookies, there are some work. And that most common workaround is going to be something like where you just record the email, password, and clicking login step. Again, it's going to be related to your automation specifically.
If you can't use cookies to log in, you're probably going to want to record some steps to handle the login process.