Set custom Chromium profile

By default, Axiom.ai will make use of the default profile from Chromium. There are instances where you may wish to choose your own profile, this can be set within your automation settings.

Good to know

  • Chromium should be fully closed before running your automation - Chromium may crash if it attempts to load a profile that is already in use in another window.
  • If you run an automation without a profile, and then attempt to run it with a profile, the custom profile will be deleted. To prevent this, ensure that you restart the Axiom.ai desktop application before running any automation that uses this feature. We believe this is due to a bug in Chromium.
  • This feature is only available when using the Axiom.ai desktop application.
  • Profiles should be created using Chromium, not Chrome.

# How to set a custom Chromium profile

To set a custom Chromium profile, navigate to your automation → "Settings" → "Set custom Chrome Profile"

set a chromium profile - axiom.ai settings

# How to use a custom Chromium profile

This requires a few steps, but it allows you to have custom settings when running Axiom. This feature is only available when using the axiom desktop application.

Reminder

If you run an automation without a profile, and then attempt to run it with a profile, the custom profile will be deleted. To prevent this, ensure that you restart the Axiom.ai desktop application before running any automation that uses this feature.

Using a custom Chromium profile allows you to carry over browser settings to your automation runs. This feature is only available when using the Axiom.ai desktop application. To get started:

  1. Download and install Chromium - you will need this in addition to Chrome installed. (opens new window)
  2. Open your automation in the Axiom.ai extension → Settings → Set profile
  3. In Chromium, navigate to chrome://version, copy the "Profile path" and paste it into the input in your automation.

If the "Profile path" is blank, Chromium may be installed in the sae location as the profiles. In this instance, the profiles are likely stored in one of the following locations, depending on your operation system:

  • Windows 7, 8.1, and 10: C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default
  • Mac OS X El Capitan: Users/<USER>/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/Default
  • Linux: /home/<USER>/.config/google-chrome/default

To modify your settings within the profile, open Chromium and modify your settings. These settings will be used when your automation runs. Examples of settings that can be changed:

  • The behaviour of downloaded PDF files - if they're downloaded or opened
  • The location of downloaded files

Reminder

Chromium should be fully closed before running your automation - Chromium may crash if it attempts to load a profile that is already in use in another window.

# Troubleshooting

about:black: If Chromium navigates to the 'about:blank' page and your automation does not execute, you will need to close Chromium before beginning your automation.

User prompt: If Chromium prompts you to select a user, please check the path of your profile within your automation against the path of the profile found in chrome://version. Tip: ensure that there are no trailing slashes, i.e '/Profile' would work, '/Profile/' would not.

Profile removed: Ensure you have restarted the Axiom.ai desktop application before using this feature in the future.

Profile corrupt: Try setting the executable path to your downloaded version of Chromium.

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