Using Alfred workflow to Search a database

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Apologies in advance for what may be a basic question. I’d like to create a workflow that takes me to the results of a search query from an online database.

Doing the task manually (without Alfred), I would enter the database web address and go to the page. Once landing on the page, there is a search icon. If I type “/”, then the search bar will activate, and then I can type in the name of the person I am searching for.

I’d love to set up a workflow where all the above is automated … where I could type the keyword to reference the web page, then hit space and type in the name of the person I am searching for … hit enter … I am taken to that person’s exact record.

Hoping that makes sense! Any advice?

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It depends on the site you’re searching.

You can see here that this functionality exists if the search effects the url.

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What does the url look like after you pressed search? For example youtube search looks like this: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=automation so all we need to do is switch out the keyword to https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query={query}.

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@VictorBjorklund AHHHH. Based on your comment, I was able to figure it out! The query info was buried in the URL, but I got it. THANK YOU!

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