Collect structured research across a vendor site
Start with a few relevant pages and gather structured information across the site for a focused review.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Start Crawl Job
Tool to spider a site for links and process them with the extract api into a single collection. use when you have seed urls and want to collect structured data across a site. requires a plus plan for crawl api access.
Why this helps
Vendor information is spread across many pages, making it hard to build a complete picture without repetitive browsing.
- Spider a site from supplied seed URLs.
- Process linked pages with an extraction API into a collection.
- Reduce manual page-by-page browsing for vendor research.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect 21risk and Diffbot once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a name.
- 3Tell Notis to start a crawl from the submitted seed URLs and report the returned job details for vendor research.
- 4Choose a webhook trigger and specify where run reports should go.
- 5Test with a small real set of seed URLs and confirm your Diffbot plan supports Crawl API access.
Questions about this workflow
Does the crawl action require a particular plan?
Crawl API access requires a Diffbot Plus plan.
Does the crawl return every page on a site?
It spiders from seed URLs and processes site links. Coverage depends on the site's structure and job behavior.
When this happens · Trigger
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link 21risk to Diffbot. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
21risk triggers
Diffbot actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
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Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
21risk and Diffbot, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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