Content & Listings Monitor
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Content & Listings Monitor
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Monitor anything, anywhere. Receive mobile alerts or execute actions on updates of interest. Useful for listings, news, articles, products and more.
Config
config
EnumOptional
Existing watchers to execute. Need more? Let's get in touch!
Value options:
"@ CUSTOM": string"eBay - item @": string"eBay - list @": string"FlexJobs": string"Freelancer": string"HackerNews": string"HackerNews + post metadata": string"StackOverflow": string"StackOverflow - Bounties": string"TechCrunch": string
Default value of this property is "HackerNews"
Content selectors (simple default)
selectors
arrayOptional
Content selectors to monitor for each element to monitor and compare against previous listings (e.g. date, title, headers, content, keywords)
Custom scrapers (advanced override of keywords)
scrapers
stringOptional
Content extractors to apply for each element to monitor and compare against previous listings (e.g. date, title, headers, content, keywords)
Watch
watch
booleanOptional
Run in default check mode (schedulable) or infinite watch mode (continuous) - latter might be more resource intensive
Default value of this property is false
Delay
delay
integerOptional
Amount of time to wait before next check (watch mode only)
Default value of this property is 300
Limit
limit
integerOptional
Limit items to keep in dataset (history)
Default value of this property is 1000
Headless
options.headless
booleanOptional
Run browser in invisible headless mode without GUI - more efficient but may break on some websites
Default value of this property is false
Chrome
options.useChrome
booleanOptional
Run full browser (Chrome instead of Chromium) - less efficient but may work better on some websites
Default value of this property is false
Stealth
options.useFingerprints
booleanOptional
Use automatic fingerprint spoofing to prevent automation from being detected on sensitive websites
Default value of this property is false
Blocker
options.useTrafficBlocker
booleanOptional
Use network traffic blocker for any fluff and media to save resources - may break on some websites
Default value of this property is true
Keywords (simple default - case sensitive)
keywords
arrayOptional
Filter items to match specific keywords. Use the more advanced filters for more refined conditions.
Default value of this property is []
Filters (advanced override)
filters
stringOptional
Advanced alternative to keywords. Define exact rules to match each item against specified conditions. CTRL + / on selection to un-comment the example code block.
Fields (only required with relative filters)
matcher
stringOptional
Define how to match updates with records. Declare static fields to consider items identical. Exclude dynamic fields to ignore them from comparison.
Retries
pages.retries
integerOptional
Number of attempts to load more content through automatic pagination before considering results complete.
Default value of this property is 3
Pagination button selector
pages.selector
stringOptional
Pagination button selector (right arrow, load more etc.)
Alert?
alerts.enable
booleanOptional
Notify specified channels on updates
Default value of this property is true
Limit (one cycle)
alerts.limit
integerOptional
Limit amount of alerts for a single check (one check/watch cycle). Remaining items will only be stored in output without notification.
Default value of this property is 10
Alerts
limits.alerts
integerOptional
Limit amount of alerts for a single check (one check/watch cycle). Remaining items will only be stored in output without notification.
Default value of this property is 10
Results
limits.results
integerOptional
Limit amount of alerts for a single check (one check/watch cycle). Remaining items will only be stored in output without notification.
Default value of this property is 100
Login URL
login.url
stringOptional
Login page in case website redirect between content and login page is not automatic
Username selector
login.selectors.username
stringOptional
Username selector on the login screen (if applicable)
Password selector
login.selectors.password
stringOptional
Password selector on the login screen (if applicable)
Session?
session
booleanOptional
Store and reuse a login session for this website (if applicable)
Default value of this property is false
Actor Metrics
5 monthly users
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2 stars
94% runs succeeded
Created in Jan 2024
Modified 9 hours ago