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Monitor ANYTHING 24/7. Content and listings. Compare results. Get mobile alerts. Trigger actions. Filter using keywords or custom conditions. Useful for listings, news, articles, products and more.
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Vasek Codey Vlcek
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You can access the Monocle: The Monitor π§ programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, youβll need an Apify account and your API token, found in Integrations settings in Apify Console.
# Set API token$API_TOKEN=<YOUR_API_TOKEN>
# Prepare Actor input$cat > input.json << 'EOF'<{< "selectors": [< "table table tr[class='athing'] td:nth-child(3) > span > a"< ],< "scrapers": "// (input) => ({\r\n// title: {\r\n// selectors: [\"table table tr[class='athing'] td:nth-child(3) > span > a\"],\r\n// extractor: node => node.innerText,\r\n// },\r\n// links: {\r\n// contents: {\r\n// selectors: [\"table table tr[class='athing'] td:nth-child(3) > span > a\"],\r\n// extractor: node => node.href,\r\n// },\r\n// comments: {\r\n// selectors: [\"table table tr td[class='subtext'] span a[href^=item]:first-child\"],\r\n// extractor: node => node.href,\r\n// },\r\n// },\r\n// })",< "limits.alerts": 10,< "limits.results": 100,< "filters": "// [\r\n// \t({title}) => title.length > 1, // absolute\r\n// \t({links}) => links.contents.includes('http'), // absolute\r\n// \t({price}, {price: oldPrice}) => price < oldPrice, // relative\r\n// ]",< "matcher": "// ({exclude, include}) => ({include}) // ignore fields in comparison with records\r\n// ({price, ...match}) => match // e.g. ignore dynamic field \"price\" from matching",< "pages.retries": 3,< "hooks.load": "// async page => {\n// \tawait page.click('button[name=\"cookie-consent\"]').catch(error => null);\n// }",< "proxy": {< "useApifyProxy": false< }<}<EOF
# Run the Actor using an HTTP API# See the full API reference at https://docs.apify.com/api/v2$curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/cyberfly~listingmonitor/runs?token=$API_TOKEN" \< -X POST \< -d @input.json \< -H 'Content-Type: application/json'Below, you can find a list of relevant HTTP API endpoints for calling the Monocle: The Monitor π§ Actor. For this, youβll need an Apify account. Replace <YOUR_API_TOKEN> in the URLs with your Apify API token, which you can find under Integrations in Apify Console. For details, see the API reference.
https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/cyberfly~listingmonitor/runs?token=<YOUR_API_TOKEN>Note: By adding the method=POST query parameter, this API endpoint can be called using a GET request and thus used in third-party webhooks. Please refer to our Run Actor API documentation.
https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/cyberfly~listingmonitor/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=<YOUR_API_TOKEN>Note: This endpoint supports both POST and GET request methods. However, only the POST method allows you to pass input data. For more information, please refer to our Run Actor synchronously and get dataset items API documentation.
https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/cyberfly~listingmonitor?token=<YOUR_API_TOKEN>For more information, please refer to our Get Actor API documentation.
Actors can be used to scrape web pages, extract data, or automate browser tasks. Use the Monocle: The Monitor π§ API programmatically via the Apify API.
You can choose from:
You can start Monocle: The Monitor π§ with the Apify API by sending an HTTP POST request to the Run Actorendpoint. An Actorβs input and its content type can be passed as a payload of the POST request, and additional options can be specified using URL query parameters. The Monocle: The Monitor π§ is identified within the API by its ID, which is the creatorβs username and the name of the Actor.
When the Monocle: The Monitor π§ run finishes you can list the data from its default dataset(storage) via the API or you can preview the data directly on Apify Console.