What is a profile?
A profile is a snapshot of a browser session that includes cookies, local storage, browser history and other data that is encrypted. This data persists between executions.How do I create a profile?
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Go to the Keys page
Head to the Keys page in packages.
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Add a new key
Click the green plus button to add a new key.
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Choose Chrome and Give your key a name
Your Profile “pretty name” should be something that helps you associate who or what the key is for.This could be a project name, a client name, or anything else that helps you remember.
Nice — you just created a browser profile!
Logging into sites
After you create a profile, you need to login to the site(s) you want to automate against. This will save your login information to the profile.1
Go to the Keys page
Head to the Keys page in packages.
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Press the green eye next to your profile
Find the profile you wish to use and press the green eye to open the browser.
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When the browser opens, go to the site(s) and login
Login and navigate to any site like you would normally. Once you login, it will save your login information to the profile.In the example below, we’re logging into Quora.
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Once logged in, click Save Cookies at the top right
Clicking “Save Cookies” is the fastest and most reliable way to make sure your cookies are saved to the profile.
Okay rockstar — you created a profile, and logged into a few sites. Now it’s time to use the profile!
Setting up a proxy
Proxies are recommended when using cloud profiles. You can add a proxy by clicking the “Settings Cogwheel” icon on your browser profile.
How do I use a profile?
So you’ve added a profile, logged into to all your sites — now what? Using a profile is as simple as selecting it from the dropdown before you run any package. It will automatically use that profile for any Cloud Browser it encounters during a package run.