Refresh Page

Reload whichever page this tab is on. Optional Bypass cache lives on this step only. A timer is Refresh Page plus Repeat, not this step by itself.

Use Refresh Page when the current page needs to reload before the next step or cycle. It reloads whichever page this tab is on and does not open a different URL.

How to add it

Add Step → Refresh Page. Optional Bypass cache is on this step only. Leave it off when a normal reload is enough. Turn it on when a dashboard keeps serving a cached shell.

A timer-style “refresh this tab every N seconds” is Refresh Page plus Repeat. Repeat is the End block. It never reloads. Default new automation: Repeat on, 30-second Fixed wait.

Not this step

Does not open a different URL — that is Go To Web Page. Is not the Repeat End wait. Does not inspect the page. For a check after reload, add If / Else or Wait / Delay Until.

Chrome UI pages, extension pages, and the Chrome Web Store cannot be reloaded.

How to auto refresh a tab in Chrome is the pillar. Then a dashboard, a background tab, or more than one tab.

Repeat

Run the graph again after an optional End wait. It never reloads.

Go To Web Page

Open a saved http(s) URL in the same tab.

Wait / Delay

Pause for a duration or wait Until a page condition is true.

If / Else

Choose which steps run from a page, URL, text, or saved-value check.

Tab Automation is not on the Chrome Web Store yet. See how an automation is built, then come back when a listing exists.

See how it works
How-to · Updated How to auto refresh a tab in ChromeChrome has no built-in repeating reload. Set up Refresh Page plus Repeat, understand cache options, or try a short-lived console script.How-to · Updated How to auto refresh a dashboard in ChromeKeep a Chrome dashboard current with a recurring reload. Set a wait longer than its load time, and bypass cache only when normal reload is stale.How-to · Updated How to auto refresh a background tab in ChromeAuto refresh a background Chrome tab with an extension timer outside the page. Learn why console scripts and Memory Saver behave differently.How-to · Updated How to auto refresh multiple tabs in ChromeAuto refresh multiple Chrome tabs with one recurring automation per tab. Give each page its own wait, pause controls, and cache choice.