Delay

The Delay block allows you to pause your TaskBot for a specified duration (in seconds) before moving to the next block.

By default, the pause time is randomized between the minimum and maximum values you set. This makes your TaskBot’s actions appear more natural to websites that might use anti-bot detection measures.

Setting the same value for both minimum and maximum values allows you to use a fixed delay instead of a random one.

How To Use It

The Delay block has two fields:

1. Minimum (seconds): The shortest possible pause duration.

2. Maximum (seconds): The longest possible pause duration.

Things To Know

• The default value for both fields is 1 second.

• You can enter decimal values (for example, 1.50 for 1.5 seconds.)

• Both fields accept variable and table references.

If a variable or table reference contains an invalid value for the Delay block (for example, text instead of a number), the Delay block will be skipped, and your TaskBot will move to the next block immediately without any delay.

Block Behavior

• If you enter the same number in both fields, the pause time will always be that exact duration. For example, when specifying 4 seconds for both minimum and maximum durations, your TaskBot will pause for exactly 4 seconds.

• If the maximum is less than the minimum, your TaskBot will pause for the minimum duration instead. For example, if maximum duration is 4 seconds but the minimum duration is 10 seconds, your TaskBot will pause for exactly 10 seconds.

• If you leave either field empty, the delay block will be skipped.

• Setting both values to 0 means your TaskBot will move to the next step without pausing.

Examples & Use Cases

Throttling sequential API requests with a Delay block