CatchAll Early Results — get partial results before completion

CatchAll Early Results polls a running CatchAll job and retrieves whatever records have been extracted so far, even if the job has not completed all processing steps. This lets you preview data without waiting for the full 10–15 minute run.

When to use this Actor

• Preview results early. Check whether the extracted data matches your expectations without waiting for the full job to finish.
• Validate query quality. If early results look off, you can adjust your query or enrichments for the next job instead of waiting.
• Build responsive pipelines. Start downstream processing on partial data while the job continues.

Input

Field	Type	Required	Description
apiKey	String	Yes	Your CatchAll API key
jobId	String	Yes	Job ID to poll and fetch early results for
pollIntervalSeconds	Integer	No	How often to check status, in seconds (default: 60, minimum: 5)
pageSize	Integer	No	Records per page when pulling results (default: 100, minimum: 10)

Input example

{
  "apiKey": "YOUR_CATCHALL_API_KEY",
  "jobId": "5f0c9087-85cb-4917-b3c7-e5a5eff73a0c",
  "pollIntervalSeconds": 30,
  "pageSize": 50
}

Output

The Actor saves available records to the default Dataset. The output format is identical to CatchAll Pull Results, but the record count may be lower since the job is still processing.

If the job has not yet reached the extraction stage, the output may contain zero records.

Tips

• Use with CatchAll Get Job Status. Check the progress_validated field to estimate how many records might be available before calling this Actor.
• Results are not final. Records returned by early results may change or be supplemented in the final output. Always use CatchAll Pull Results for the definitive dataset.
• Lower the poll interval for faster preview. Set pollIntervalSeconds to 15–30 for quicker feedback, but keep in mind this increases the number of API calls.

Other CatchAll Actors

Actor	Description
CatchAll	End-to-end job: submit, poll, and retrieve results
CatchAll Get Job Status	Check job progress
CatchAll Pull Results	Retrieve all records from a completed job

For the full list, visit the Newscatcher organization page.

Resources

• CatchAll documentation
• Jobs guide