import requests
url = "https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=..."
headers = {
 "User-Agent": "Mozilla/5.0",
 "Referer": "https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/"
}
response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
print(response.status_code) # Always 403

from seleniumbase import SB
with SB(headless=False) as sb:
 sb.open(url)
 sb.wait(5)
 try:
 embed = sb.find_element("embed")
 print(embed.get_attribute("src"))
 except Exception as e:
 print("❌ No embed tag found", e)

from seleniumbase import SB
import requests
import os
import time
def download_pdf_with_selenium_and_requests():
 # Target document URL
 doc_url = "https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=cdHe_PLUS_DaUdFKcTLzBtSo6zw=="
 # Setup download directory
 download_dir = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "downloads")
 os.makedirs(download_dir, exist_ok=True)
 filename = os.path.join(download_dir, "NYSCEF_Document.pdf")
 with SB(headless=True) as sb:
 # Step 1: Navigate to the document page (using browser session)
 sb.open(doc_url)
 time.sleep(5) # Wait for any redirects/cookies to be set
 # Step 2: Grab the actual PDF <embed src>
 try:
 embed = sb.find_element("embed")
 pdf_url = embed.get_attribute("src")
 print(f"Found PDF URL: {pdf_url}")
 except Exception as e:
 print(f"No <embed> tag found: {e}")
 return
 # Step 3: Extract cookies from Selenium session
 selenium_cookies = sb.driver.get_cookies()
 session = requests.Session()
 for cookie in selenium_cookies:
 session.cookies.set(cookie['name'], cookie['value'])
 # Step 4: Download PDF using requests with cookies
 headers = {
 "User-Agent": "Mozilla/5.0",
 "Referer": doc_url
 }
 response = session.get(pdf_url, headers=headers)
 if response.status_code == 200 and "application/pdf" in response.headers.get("Content-Type", ""):
 with open(filename, "wb") as f:
 f.write(response.content)
 print(f"PDF saved as: {filename}")
 else:
 print(f"PDF download failed. Status: {response.status_code}")
 print(f"Content-Type: {response.headers.get('Content-Type')}")
 print(f"Final URL: {response.url}")
if __name__ == "__main__":
 download_pdf_with_selenium_and_requests()

No <embed> tag found: Message: 
 Element {embed} was not present after 10 seconds!