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conditional-logic Scenario 4 — Detect Access Denied and Handle WAF

Written by RTILA X Engineering Team

Intermediate ~6 min
Prerequisites: conditional-logic/1 conditional-logic/2

What You'll Learn

Chain multiple conditions

Real-World Use Case

Implementing complex sign-up logic

LIVE DEMO

Access Denied

Reference #18.abc123

EXPECTED OUTPUT

RTILA X PROJECT JSON 

    {
  "name": "Detect_And_Handle_WAF",
  "settings": {
    "urls": [
      "https://learn.rtila.com/scenarios/conditional-logic/4"
    ]
  },
  "datasets": {},
  "commands": [
    {
      "command": "wait_for_selector",
      "params": {
        "selector": "css=.access-denied"
      }
    },
    {
      "command": "if",
      "params": {
        "condition": {
          "type": "script",
          "expression": "document.body.innerText.includes('Access Denied')"
        },
        "then": [
          {
            "command": "comment",
            "params": {
              "text": "WAF detected, would rotate proxy"
            }
          }
        ],
        "else": [
          {
            "command": "wait_for_selector",
            "params": {
              "selector": "css=.real-content"
            }
          },
          {
            "command": "extract_data",
            "params": {
              "dataset": "page_data"
            }
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}

A script condition reads the page body text. If the WAF block text is present, the automation logs a comment and skips extraction. If not, it extracts the real content from the page.

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This scenario covers 2 RTILA X commands and is referenced in 1 learning article.

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