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# Navigate

> For the full documentation index, see: https://docs.mulesoft.com/llms.txt

This _Web Automation_ object allows you to perform navigation operations, such as going backwards or
forward in the navigation history or refreshing the current webpage. It can also be used to call a
specific URL.

## Properties

**Navigation Command** Decide if the current webpage should be refreshed. Use this to go backwards
or forwards in the browsing history or if you want to load a specific URL.

**Navigate to this URL** If you have selected _Specify a URL to navigate to_ under _Navigation
Command_, then enter the URL to be loaded here.

## Inbound Variables

**Navigate to this URL** If you have selected _Specify a URL to navigate to_ under _Navigation
Command_, then enter the URL to be loaded here.

## Outbound Variables

The Action Step _Navigate_ possesses no outbound variables.

Please note:

When calling a specific page using the _Navigate_ Action Step, it is important to note that the
initial page build may take longer than the execution of the Action Step itself. The page request
often loads only a very small, initial HTML page. Therefore, while the page is being loaded for the
user, the NavigateTo has long been completed.

The only help here is an appropriate anchor point. This can be done in WebAutomation, using a _Check
Element_ that waits until the elements appear in the completely displayed page. A _PatternSearch_
could also be used at this juncture. You can use this anchor point as a stable starting point for
subsequent actions.

## Example

Measurement of the initial page load is particularly relevant in connection with APM/TA. This is
only possible if you can enclose the transaction in a stopwatch clause. Since this is not possible
directly in a web session, the web session is often opened with a neutral page (about:blank). Within
the block, you might now expect that a stopwatch and the NavigateTo it contains will return the
requested value from the page to be measured. This is usually not the case, however, because the
page request often only load a very small, initial HTML page. In turn, this page loads further page
content asynchronously, which then creates the actual visual page. Therefore, while the page is
being loaded for the user, the NavigateTo has long been completed, which means the measured time
does not correspond to the time actually required by the page.

The only help here is an appropriate anchor point. This can be done in WebAutomation, using a _Check
Element_ that waits until the elements appear in the completely displayed page. A _PatternSearch_
could also be used at this juncture.