Find-HtmlDataSource

August 3, 2026 ยท View on GitHub

SYNOPSIS

Discovers static, app-state, and endpoint data sources that can be extracted without starting a browser.

SYNTAX

Workbench (Default)

Find-HtmlDataSource [-Workbench] <HtmlPageWorkbenchResult> [-DirectOnly] [-MaxSources <int>] [<CommonParameters>]

Content

Find-HtmlDataSource [-Content] <string> [-BaseUrl <uri>] [-IncludeLinkedScripts] [-IncludeExternalLinkedScripts] [-DirectOnly] [-MaxSources <int>] [-Proxy <string>] [-ProxyCredential <pscredential>] [<CommonParameters>]

Url

Find-HtmlDataSource [-Url] <uri> [-IncludeLinkedScripts] [-IncludeExternalLinkedScripts] [-DirectOnly] [-MaxSources <int>] [-Proxy <string>] [-ProxyCredential <pscredential>] [<CommonParameters>]

Path

Find-HtmlDataSource [-Path] <string> [-BaseUrl <uri>] [-IncludeLinkedScripts] [-IncludeExternalLinkedScripts] [-DirectOnly] [-MaxSources <int>] [-Proxy <string>] [-ProxyCredential <pscredential>] [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

Discovers static, app-state, and endpoint data sources that can be extracted without starting a browser.

EXAMPLES

EXAMPLE 1

Find-HtmlDataSource -Url https://example.org/products -IncludeLinkedScripts

EXAMPLE 2

Invoke-HtmlPageWorkbench -Content $html -BaseUrl https://example.org | Find-HtmlDataSource -DirectOnly

PARAMETERS

-BaseUrl

Base URL used to resolve relative endpoints when Content or Path is used.

Type: Uri
Parameter Sets: Content, Path
Aliases: None
Possible values:

Required: False
Position: named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Content

HTML content to inspect.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: Content
Aliases: None
Possible values:

Required: True
Position: 0
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters: False

-DirectOnly

Returns only sources that HtmlTinkerX can extract directly.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: Workbench, Content, Url, Path
Aliases: None
Possible values:

Required: False
Position: named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-IncludeExternalLinkedScripts

Allows linked-script inspection to download cross-origin scripts.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: Content, Url, Path
Aliases: None
Possible values:

Required: False
Position: named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-IncludeLinkedScripts

Downloads same-origin linked JavaScript files and inspects them for endpoints.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: Content, Url, Path
Aliases: None
Possible values:

Required: False
Position: named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-MaxSources

Maximum number of sources to return.

Type: Int32
Parameter Sets: Workbench, Content, Url, Path
Aliases: None
Possible values:

Required: False
Position: named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Path

Path to a local HTML file to inspect.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: Path
Aliases: File
Possible values:

Required: True
Position: 0
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Proxy

Proxy server address used when downloading by URL or inspecting linked scripts.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: Content, Url, Path
Aliases: None
Possible values:

Required: False
Position: named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-ProxyCredential

Credentials used with the proxy server.

Type: PSCredential
Parameter Sets: Content, Url, Path
Aliases: None
Possible values:

Required: False
Position: named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Url

URL of the page to download and inspect.

Type: Uri
Parameter Sets: Url
Aliases: Uri
Possible values:

Required: True
Position: 0
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Workbench

Page workbench result to inspect.

Type: HtmlPageWorkbenchResult
Parameter Sets: Workbench
Aliases: None
Possible values:

Required: True
Position: 0
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters: False

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

INPUTS

  • HtmlTinkerX.HtmlPageWorkbenchResult
  • System.String

OUTPUTS

  • HtmlTinkerX.HtmlBrowserlessDataSource
  • None