Get-HtmlBrowserLoginForm

August 3, 2026 ยท View on GitHub

SYNOPSIS

Cmdlet that detects a login form and returns the selectors needed for form authentication.

SYNTAX

Session (Default)

Get-HtmlBrowserLoginForm [[-Session] <HtmlBrowserSession>] [-SlowMo <int>] [-Timeout <int>] [-CancellationToken <CancellationToken>] [<CommonParameters>]

Url

Get-HtmlBrowserLoginForm [-Url] <string> [-Browser <HtmlBrowserEngine>] [-ProfilePath <string>] [-Scenario <HtmlBrowserScenario>] [-UserDataDirectory <string>] [-StatePath <string>] [-BrowserChannel <string>] [-Clean] [-Visible] [-Proxy <string>] [-ProxyCredential <pscredential>] [-SlowMo <int>] [-Timeout <int>] [-LoadState <HtmlBrowserLoadState>] [-BlockResourceType <HtmlNetworkResourceType[]>] [-BlockResourcePattern <string[]>] [-CancellationToken <CancellationToken>] [<CommonParameters>]

File

Get-HtmlBrowserLoginForm [-Path] <string> [-Browser <HtmlBrowserEngine>] [-ProfilePath <string>] [-Scenario <HtmlBrowserScenario>] [-UserDataDirectory <string>] [-StatePath <string>] [-BrowserChannel <string>] [-Clean] [-Visible] [-Proxy <string>] [-ProxyCredential <pscredential>] [-SlowMo <int>] [-Timeout <int>] [-LoadState <HtmlBrowserLoadState>] [-BlockResourceType <HtmlNetworkResourceType[]>] [-BlockResourcePattern <string[]>] [-CancellationToken <CancellationToken>] [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

Cmdlet that detects a login form and returns the selectors needed for form authentication.

EXAMPLES

EXAMPLE 1

Get-HtmlBrowserLoginForm -Path 'C:\Path'

PARAMETERS

-BlockResourcePattern

Playwright URL glob patterns to abort before navigation, such as /analytics/.

Type: String[]
Parameter Sets: Url, File
Aliases: None
Possible values:

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

-BlockResourceType

Browser resource types to abort before navigation, such as Image, Media, Font, or Stylesheet.

Type: HtmlNetworkResourceType[]
Parameter Sets: Url, File
Aliases: None
Possible values: Document, Stylesheet, Image, Media, Font, Script, TextTrack, XHR, Fetch, EventSource, WebSocket, Manifest, Other

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

-Browser

Browser engine used when loading Url or Path.

Type: HtmlBrowserEngine
Parameter Sets: Url, File
Aliases: None
Possible values: Chromium, Firefox, WebKit

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

-BrowserChannel

Browser distribution channel, such as chrome, msedge, chromium, chrome-beta, or msedge-dev.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: Url, File
Aliases: None
Possible values:

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

-CancellationToken

Token used to cancel the operation.

Type: CancellationToken
Parameter Sets: Session, Url, File
Aliases: None
Possible values:

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

-Clean

Force re-download of browser runtimes.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: Url, File
Aliases: None
Possible values:

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

-LoadState

Initial browser navigation readiness state.

Type: HtmlBrowserLoadState
Parameter Sets: Url, File
Aliases: None
Possible values: Commit, DomContentLoaded, Load, NetworkIdle

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

-Path

Path to a local HTML file.

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

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

-ProfilePath

Optional browser profile JSON file used as launch defaults.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: Url, File
Aliases: None
Possible values:

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

-Proxy

Proxy server address.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: Url, File
Aliases: None
Possible values:

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

-ProxyCredential

Proxy credentials.

Type: PSCredential
Parameter Sets: Url, File
Aliases: None
Possible values:

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

-Scenario

Intent-focused browser automation defaults to apply before explicit parameter values.

Type: HtmlBrowserScenario
Parameter Sets: Url, File
Aliases: None
Possible values: Custom, AuditProof, MailboxProof, LoginProtected, SinglePageApp, LowBandwidth, NetworkCapture, DownloadEvidence

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

-Session

Existing browser session.

Type: HtmlBrowserSession
Parameter Sets: Session
Aliases: None
Possible values:

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

-SlowMo

Delay in milliseconds between actions.

Type: Int32
Parameter Sets: Session, Url, File
Aliases: None
Possible values:

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

-StatePath

Playwright storage-state JSON file for cookies and local storage.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: Url, File
Aliases: StorageStatePath
Possible values:

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

-Timeout

Timeout in milliseconds for browser operations.

Type: Int32
Parameter Sets: Session, Url, File
Aliases: None
Possible values:

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

-Url

URL to inspect.

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

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

-UserDataDirectory

Persistent browser user-data directory for cookies, storage, cache, and permissions.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: Url, File
Aliases: None
Possible values:

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

-Visible

Show the browser instead of running headless.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: Url, File
Aliases: None
Possible values:

Required: False
Position: named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
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.HtmlBrowserSession

OUTPUTS

  • HtmlTinkerX.HtmlFormLogin
  • None