# Using a searchset on sites which require login does not work - any workaround possible

**URL:** <https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/using-a-searchset-on-sites-which-require-login-does-not-work-any-workaround-possible/54486>\
**Category:** Automation\
**Created:** [March 26, 2020, 7:58am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/using-a-searchset-on-sites-which-require-login-does-not-work-any-workaround-possible/54486 "2020-03-26T07:58:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![renekoch](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/71c47a/32.png) [@renekoch](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/renekoch)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 7:58am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/using-a-searchset-on-sites-which-require-login-does-not-work-any-workaround-possible/54486/1 "2020-03-26T07:58:22Z")

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Hello team,

i’ve been trying to fetch data from a website which is updated daily several times to keep informed about changes which match to my search criteria.

In order to automate this i created a search-set with my login credentials.

For some reason it does not deliver any result. I assume the login does not work.

Is there any workaround to use the login? For example use the built-in webbrowser inside DevonAgent to manually login once a day and then perform the searchset inside it, so that no additional login is required?

The website of interest is some group inside [xing.com](http://xing.com).

Any help is appreciated.

Regards  
René

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**Author:** ![cgrunenberg](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/user_avatar/discourse.devontechnologies.com/cgrunenberg/32/7172_2.png) [@cgrunenberg](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/cgrunenberg)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 9:19am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/using-a-searchset-on-sites-which-require-login-does-not-work-any-workaround-possible/54486/2 "2020-03-26T09:19:40Z")

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> [@renekoch](#):
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> In order to automate this i created a search-set with my login credentials. For some reason it does not deliver any result. I assume the login does not work.

Only HTTP logins are supported as that’s actually the only standard that can be automated. If the website doesn’t support this (anymore) then a dedicated plugin would be necessary.

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**Author:** ![renekoch](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/71c47a/32.png) [@renekoch](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/renekoch)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 9:31am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/using-a-searchset-on-sites-which-require-login-does-not-work-any-workaround-possible/54486/3 "2020-03-26T09:31:42Z")

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When i manually login into the website in the built-in webbrowser - can this be used by the searchset?

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**Author:** ![cgrunenberg](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/user_avatar/discourse.devontechnologies.com/cgrunenberg/32/7172_2.png) [@cgrunenberg](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/cgrunenberg)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 9:45am UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/using-a-searchset-on-sites-which-require-login-does-not-work-any-workaround-possible/54486/4 "2020-03-26T09:45:35Z")

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This might work if private browsing is disabled.

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**Author:** ![renekoch](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/71c47a/32.png) [@renekoch](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/renekoch)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 2:17pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/using-a-searchset-on-sites-which-require-login-does-not-work-any-workaround-possible/54486/5 "2020-03-26T14:17:49Z")

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Is there any documentation available how to implement a custom plugin for this use case - i won’t hesitate to try this out

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**Author:** ![cgrunenberg](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/user_avatar/discourse.devontechnologies.com/cgrunenberg/32/7172_2.png) [@cgrunenberg](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/u/cgrunenberg)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 2:20pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/using-a-searchset-on-sites-which-require-login-does-not-work-any-workaround-possible/54486/6 "2020-03-26T14:20:08Z")

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See Help \> Documentation \> Plugin Development.