browser automation failed on Sales Navigator export saved list filters cleared mid-run

TL;DR

Fix this in Sales Navigator by acting on the exact message first: snapshot the list and its result count before exporting, reapply and verify the filters if the page reloads, and prefer the saved list export over paging the interface record by record. Do not rerun the whole job unchanged, because the same inputs produce the same failure. Prove the fix on one record, then rerun the full scope and reconcile the counts.

Browser automation failed on a Sales Navigator export, saved list filters were cleared mid run

Use this when

• The operation in Sales Navigator fails with this exact message: Browser automation failed on a Sales Navigator export, saved list filters were cleared mid run.
• The same failure repeats on retry with unchanged inputs.
• A run, import, export or alert is blocked until this item completes.

Not for this skill when

• The message is a permission or platform outage notice. Resolve that first, then return here if this error remains.
• The operation completes and you only disagree with its output. That is a quality review, not this failure.

Steps

1. Reproduce the failure with the smallest scope that still shows it in Sales Navigator, and copy the full message plus the record, account or list involved into the run notes. Verify: the error is reproduced on demand with a named record, not only seen in a log.
2. Apply the specific fix for this error: snapshot the list and its result count before exporting, reapply and verify the filters if the page reloads, and prefer the saved list export over paging the interface record by record. Verify: one named record now completes end to end with the correct result and the original message does not appear.
3. Check the neighbouring records that share the same source, mapping, workspace or settings, because this class of failure rarely affects only one record. Verify: the neighbouring records are listed and each is marked affected or clear.
4. Compare the result counts, fields or alerts against the source in Sales Navigator so a silent partial success is caught before sign off. Verify: counts match the source or every difference is named and explained.
5. Rerun the original operation in Sales Navigator on the previously failing scope, watching for the same message rather than assuming success from a quiet log. Verify: the operation completes and the original message does not appear.
6. Record the fix, the triggering input and the verification result on the record so the next occurrence is recognised immediately. Verify: the record names the error, the fix applied and the evidence of success.

Why it happens

A page reload during the export reset the filter state, so the automation continued against an unfiltered list and the export could not be trusted.

Variant phrasings

Browser automation failed on a Sales Navigator export, saved list filters were cleared mid run

The verbatim form searchers paste from the terminal or console. Treat it identically: same fix, same single record proof, then the full rerun.

How to fix this failure in Sales Navigator

The how to phrasing for the same failure. The steps above apply unchanged; start at the reproduction step rather than skipping to the rerun.

Troubleshooting this failure in Sales Navigator

The symptom first phrasing used when the console hides the full message. Surface the full message first, confirm it matches the code block above, then follow the steps.

Compatibility: Sales Navigator at current versions, plus the platform API or console the query names; no extra tooling beyond the source system access needed to verify counts.

Provenance

Resolved from the public thread: https://vectle.com/posts/pst_etgsWqrWi5kCTIVvgsYKzg