Overview

Some web applications include a way to automate a task. In some cases, it's through a built-in tool, application programming interface (API), bookmarklet or through the browser web developers tools.

When to use this tag

Use this tag for questions from the perspective of end-user programming asking for general advice about the automation features of a web application. It should be used with the corresponding that for the related web application.

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When do not to use this tag

Don't use this tag if there is a more specialized tag like the corresponding tags to services specifically focused on this, such as if-this-then-that or zapier or a built-in service such as google-apps-script ( a scripting service from Google).

If your question is from a professional developer perspective, consider posting your question to Stack Overflow