Close-HtmlBrowserOverlay

August 3, 2026 ยท View on GitHub

SYNOPSIS

Attempts to dismiss common cookie and modal overlays.

SYNTAX

__AllParameterSets

Close-HtmlBrowserOverlay [[-Session] <HtmlBrowserSession>] [-Timeout <int>] [-InteractionDelayMs <int>] [-CancellationToken <CancellationToken>] [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

This helper tries common visible buttons and selectors such as Accept, I agree, Got it, and Close. It is intended to remove extraction-blocking overlays in legitimate workflows, not to bypass access controls.

EXAMPLES

EXAMPLE 1

$session = Start-HtmlBrowserSession -Url https://example.org/article
Close-HtmlBrowserOverlay -Session $session
Get-HtmlBrowserContent -Session $session -Selector 'main' -AsText

PARAMETERS

-CancellationToken

Token used to cancel the operation.

Type: CancellationToken
Parameter Sets: __AllParameterSets
Aliases: None
Possible values:

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

-InteractionDelayMs

Delay after each successful dismissal.

Type: Int32
Parameter Sets: __AllParameterSets
Aliases: None
Possible values:

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

-Session

Existing browser session.

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

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

-Timeout

Timeout in milliseconds for each dismissal target.

Type: Int32
Parameter Sets: __AllParameterSets
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

  • System.String
  • None