Create Sitemap with WebScraper.IO API on Custom Interval from Schedule API

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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the Custom Interval trigger
1. Connect your Schedule account
2. Configure Cron Schedule
Configure the Create Sitemap action
1. Connect your WebScraper.IO account
2. Configure Sitemap Name
3. Configure Start URL
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#

Custom Interval on Schedule

Description:Trigger your workflow every N hours, minutes or seconds.

Version:0.0.2

Key:schedule-custom-interval

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Schedule Overview#

The Schedule app in Pipedream is a powerful tool that allows you to trigger workflows at regular intervals, ranging from every minute to once a year. This enables the automation of repetitive tasks and the scheduling of actions to occur without manual intervention. By leveraging this API, you can execute code, run integrations, and process data on a reliable schedule, all within Pipedream's serverless environment.

Trigger Code#

import schedule from "../../schedule.app.mjs";

export default {
  name: "Custom Interval",
  version: "0.0.2",
  key: "schedule-custom-interval",
  type: "source",
  description: "Trigger your workflow every N hours, minutes or seconds.",
  props: {
    schedule,
    cron: {
      propDefinition: [
        schedule,
        "cron",
      ],
    },
  },
};

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
Schedule	`schedule`	`app`	This component uses the Schedule app.
Cron Schedule	`cron`	`$.interface.timer`	Enter a cron expression

Trigger Authentication#

The Schedule API does not require authentication.

About Schedule#

Trigger workflows on an interval or cron schedule.

Action#

Create Sitemap on WebScraper.IO

Description:Creates a sitemap for the selected website. [See the docs here](https://webscraper.io/documentation/web-scraper-cloud/api)

Version:0.0.1

Key:webscraper_io-create-sitemap

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WebScraper.IO Overview#

The WebScraper.IO API allows you to programmatically perform web scraping tasks, extracting structured data from websites. With the API, you can automate the gathering of web content for analysis, monitoring, and integration with other data sources. In Pipedream, you can leverage this API to build workflows that process, analyze, and act on the data you scrape without writing code for backend infrastructure.

Action Code#

import webscraper from "../../webscraper_io.app.mjs";

export default {
  key: "webscraper_io-create-sitemap",
  name: "Create Sitemap",
  description: "Creates a sitemap for the selected website. [See the docs here](https://webscraper.io/documentation/web-scraper-cloud/api)",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    webscraper,
    sitemap: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Sitemap Name",
      description: "A string identifier for the sitemap, such as `webscraper-io-test-site`",
    },
    startUrl: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Start URL",
      description: "The root URL of the website to create a sitemap of",
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const response = await this.webscraper.createSitemap({
      data: {
        _id: this.sitemap,
        startUrl: [
          this.startUrl,
        ],
        selectors: [
          {
            parentSelectors: [
              "_root",
            ],
            type: "SelectorText",
            multiple: false,
            id: "title",
            selector: "h1",
            regex: "",
            delay: "",
          },
        ],
      },
      $,
    });

    if (response) {
      $.export("$summary", `Successfully created sitemap with ID: ${response.data.id}`);
    }

    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
WebScraper.IO	`webscraper`	`app`	This component uses the WebScraper.IO app.
Sitemap Name	`sitemap`	`string`	A string identifier for the sitemap, such as `webscraper-io-test-site`
Start URL	`startUrl`	`string`	The root URL of the website to create a sitemap of

Action Authentication#

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

" To retrieve your API token,