Scrape URL List with Browserless API on Custom Interval from Schedule API

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Getting Started#

This integration creates a workflow with a Schedule trigger and Browserless 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 Scrape URL List action
1. Connect your Browserless account
2. Configure URLs
3. Configure Selectors
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#

Scrape URL List on Browserless

Description:Scrape content from a list of pages. [See the documentation](https://www.browserless.io/docs/scrape).

Version:0.0.2

Key:browserless-scrape-url-list

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Browserless Overview#

The Browserless API on Pipedream allows you to automate browser actions without the overhead of managing your own browser infrastructure. This service provides a way to run Chrome browser sessions programmatically, making it ideal for web scraping, automated testing, and screenshot capture. Leveraging this on Pipedream, you can create serverless workflows that interact with web pages, extract data, and perform actions as a human would, all in a scalable and efficient manner.

Action Code#

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

export default {
  key: "browserless-scrape-url-list",
  name: "Scrape URL List",
  description: "Scrape content from a list of pages. [See the documentation](https://www.browserless.io/docs/scrape).",
  version: "0.0.2",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    browserless,
    urls: {
      type: "string[]",
      label: "URLs",
      description: "The list of URLs to scrape content from.",
    },
    selectors: {
      type: "string[]",
      label: "Selectors",
      description: "The HTML tag selectors to extract.",
      default: [
        "body",
      ],
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    if (typeof this.urls === "string") {
      this.urls = JSON.parse(this.urls);
    }

    const result = {};
    const promises = [];

    for (const url of this.urls) {
      promises.push(this.browserless.scrape({
        $,
        data: {
          url,
          elements: this.selectors?.map((selector) => ({
            selector,
          })),
        },
      }));
    }

    const responses = await Promise.all(promises);
    for (let i = 0; i < promises.length; i++) {
      result[this.urls[i]] = responses[i].data[0].results[0].text;
    }

    return result;
  },
};

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
Browserless	`browserless`	`app`	This component uses the Browserless app.
URLs	`urls`	`string[]`	The list of URLs to scrape content from.
Selectors	`selectors`	`string[]`	The HTML tag selectors to extract.