AI Data Extraction with Scrapfly API on New Row (Custom Query) from MySQL API

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Getting Started#

This integration creates a workflow with a MySQL trigger and Scrapfly action. When you configure and deploy the workflow, it will run on Pipedream's servers 24x7 for free.

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Configure the New Row (Custom Query) trigger
1. Connect your MySQL account
2. Configure timer
3. Select a Table
4. Optional- Select a De-duplication Key
5. Configure Where condition
6. Configure Values
Configure the AI Data Extraction action
1. Connect your Scrapfly account
2. Configure Body
3. Select a Content Type
4. Configure URL
5. Optional- Configure Charset
6. Optional- Configure Extraction Template
7. Optional- Configure Extraction Prompt
8. Optional- Configure Extraction Model
9. Optional- Configure Webhook Name
Deploy the workflow
Send a test event to validate your setup
Turn on the trigger

Details#

This integration uses pre-built, source-available components from Pipedream's GitHub repo. These components are developed by Pipedream and the community, and verified and maintained by Pipedream.

To contribute an update to an existing component or create a new component, create a PR on GitHub. If you're new to Pipedream component development, you can start with quickstarts for trigger span and action development, and then review the component API reference.

Trigger#

New Row (Custom Query) on MySQL

Description:Emit new event when new rows are returned from a custom query. [See the docs here](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/select.html)

Version:2.0.5

Key:mysql-new-row-custom-query

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MySQL Overview#

The MySQL application on Pipedream enables direct interaction with your MySQL databases, allowing you to perform CRUD operations—create, read, update, delete—on your data with ease. You can leverage these capabilities to automate data synchronization, report generation, and event-based triggers that kick off workflows in other apps. With Pipedream's serverless platform, you can connect MySQL to hundreds of other services without managing infrastructure, crafting complex code, or handling authentication.

Trigger Code#

import common from "../common/table.mjs";
import { v4 as uuidv4 } from "uuid";

const { mysql } = common.props;

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "mysql-new-row-custom-query",
  name: "New Row (Custom Query)",
  description: "Emit new event when new rows are returned from a custom query. [See the docs here](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/select.html)",
  version: "2.0.5",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    ...common.props,
    column: {
      propDefinition: [
        mysql,
        "column",
        (c) => ({
          table: c.table,
        }),
      ],
      label: "De-duplication Key",
      description:
        "The name of a column in the table to use for de-duplication",
      optional: true,
    },
    condition: {
      propDefinition: [
        mysql,
        "whereCondition",
      ],
    },
    values: {
      propDefinition: [
        mysql,
        "whereValues",
      ],
    },
  },
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    async listResults() {
      const {
        table,
        condition,
        values,
      } = this;

      const numberOfQuestionMarks = condition?.match(/\?/g)?.length;

      if (!numberOfQuestionMarks) {
        throw new Error("No valid condition provided. At least one question mark character ? must be provided.");
      }

      if (!Array.isArray(values)) {
        throw new Error("No valid values provided. The values property must be an array.");
      }

      if (values.length !== numberOfQuestionMarks) {
        throw new Error("The number of values provided does not match the number of question marks ? in the condition.");
      }

      const rows = await this.mysql.findRows({
        table,
        condition,
        values,
      });
      this.iterateAndEmitEvents(rows);
    },
    generateMeta(row) {
      const id = this.column
        ? row[this.column]
        : uuidv4();
      return {
        id,
        summary: `New Row ${id}`,
        ts: Date.now(),
      };
    },
  },
};

Trigger Configuration#

This component may be configured based on the props defined in the component code. Pipedream automatically prompts for input values in the UI and CLI.

Label	Prop	Type	Description
MySQL	`mysql`	`app`	This component uses the MySQL app.
	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`
Table	`table`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
De-duplication Key	`column`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Where condition	`condition`	`string`	In this expression you can write your own conditions (eg. `column1 = ? or column2 = ?`). Depending on the number of `?` symbols likewise you need to add the same number of values.
Values	`values`	`string[]`	This is the list of values that will match every `?` symbol in the where expression. If you want to build yourself the values (eg. `{{["string1", "string2"]}}`)

Trigger Authentication#

MySQL uses API keys for authentication. When you connect your MySQL account, Pipedream securely stores the keys so you can easily authenticate to MySQL APIs in both code and no-code steps.

Connecting to Restricted Databases

Either enable the shared static IP for this account below, or configure a VPC to deploy any workflow in your workspace to a private network with a dedicated static IP. Learn more in our docs.

SSL Setup

Configure SSL on your MySQL database by providing the CA (Certificate Authority), and choosing between Full Verification, Verify Certificate Authority (CA), or Skip Verification. Skipping verification is not recommended as this has serious security implications.

About MySQL#

MySQL is an open-source relational database management system.

Action#

AI Data Extraction on Scrapfly

Description:Automate content extraction from any text-based source using AI, LLM, and custom parsing. [See the documentation](https://scrapfly.io/docs/extraction-api/getting-started)

Version:0.0.1

Key:scrapfly-ai-data-extraction

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Action Code#

import { ConfigurationError } from "@pipedream/platform";
import fs from "fs";
import { checkTmp } from "../../common/utils.mjs";
import scrapfly from "../../scrapfly.app.mjs";

export default {
  key: "scrapfly-ai-data-extraction",
  name: "AI Data Extraction",
  description: "Automate content extraction from any text-based source using AI, LLM, and custom parsing. [See the documentation](https://scrapfly.io/docs/extraction-api/getting-started)",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    scrapfly,
    body: {
      propDefinition: [
        scrapfly,
        "body",
      ],
    },
    contentType: {
      propDefinition: [
        scrapfly,
        "contentType",
      ],
    },
    url: {
      propDefinition: [
        scrapfly,
        "url",
      ],
    },
    charset: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Charset",
      description: "Charset of the document pass in the body. If you are not sure, you can use the `auto` value and we will try to detect it. Bad charset can lead to bad extraction, so it's important to set it correctly. **The most common charset is `utf-8` for text document and `ascii` for binary**. The symptom of a bad charset is that the text is not correctly displayed (accent, special characters, etc).",
      default: "auto",
      optional: true,
    },
    extractionTemplate: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Extraction Template",
      description: "Define an extraction template to get structured data. Use an ephemeral template (declared on the fly on the API call) or a stored template (declared in the dashboard) by using the template name.",
      optional: true,
    },
    extractionPrompt: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Extraction Prompt",
      description: "Instruction to extract data or ask a question on the scraped content with an LLM (Large Language Model). [Must be url encoded](https://scrapfly.io/web-scraping-tools/urlencode).",
      optional: true,
    },
    extractionModel: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Extraction Model",
      description: "AI Extraction to auto parse document to get structured data. E.g., `product`, `review`, `real-estate`, `article`.",
      optional: true,
    },
    webhookName: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Webhook Name",
      description: "Queue you scrape request and redirect API response to a provided webhook endpoint. You can create a webhook endpoint from your `dashboard`, it takes the name of the webhook. Webhooks are scoped to the given project/env.",
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    if (!this.extractionTemplate && !this.extractionPrompt && !this.extractionModel) {
      throw new ConfigurationError("You must provide at least **Extraction Template**, **Extraction Prompt** or **Extraction Model**");
    }
    const response = await this.scrapfly.automateContentExtraction({
      $,
      headers: {
        "content-type": this.contentType,
      },
      maxBodyLength: Infinity,
      params: {
        url: this.url,
        charset: this.charset,
        extraction_template: this.extractionTemplate,
        extraction_prompt: this.extractionPrompt,
        extraction_model: this.extractionModel,
        webhook_name: this.webhookName,
      },
      data: fs.readFileSync(checkTmp(this.body)).toString(),
    });

    $.export("$summary", "Successfully extracted content");
    return response;
  },
};

Action Configuration#

This component may be configured based on the props defined in the component code. Pipedream automatically prompts for input values in the UI.

Label	Prop	Type	Description
Scrapfly	`scrapfly`	`app`	This component uses the Scrapfly app.
Body	`body`	`string`	The request body must contain the content of the page you want to extract data from. The content must be in the format specified by the `content-type` header or via the `content_type` HTTP parameter. Provide a file from `/tmp`. To upload a file to `/tmp` folder, please follow the doc here
Content Type	`contentType`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`application/jsonapplication/jsonldapplication/xmltext/plaintext/htmltext/markdowntext/csvapplication/xhtml+xml`
URL	`url`	`string`	This URL is used to transform any relative URLs in the document into absolute URLs automatically. It can be either the base URL or the exact URL of the document. Must be url encoded.
Charset	`charset`	`string`	Charset of the document pass in the body. If you are not sure, you can use the `auto` value and we will try to detect it. Bad charset can lead to bad extraction, so it's important to set it correctly. The most common charset is `utf-8` for text document and `ascii` for binary. The symptom of a bad charset is that the text is not correctly displayed (accent, special characters, etc).
Extraction Template	`extractionTemplate`	`string`	Define an extraction template to get structured data. Use an ephemeral template (declared on the fly on the API call) or a stored template (declared in the dashboard) by using the template name.
Extraction Prompt	`extractionPrompt`	`string`	Instruction to extract data or ask a question on the scraped content with an LLM (Large Language Model). Must be url encoded.
Extraction Model	`extractionModel`	`string`	AI Extraction to auto parse document to get structured data. E.g., `product`, `review`, `real-estate`, `article`.
Webhook Name	`webhookName`	`string`	Queue you scrape request and redirect API response to a provided webhook endpoint. You can create a webhook endpoint from your `dashboard`, it takes the name of the webhook. Webhooks are scoped to the given project/env.