Retrieve BART live trip updates on a schedule
Keep the latest available BART trip update feed within reach for workflows that can use raw GTFS real time data.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Get GTFS-RT Trip Updates
Tool to fetch real-time trip updates in gtfs-realtime format. use when you need the latest live trip information as raw protobuf.
Why this helps
Checking for changing trip information manually can interrupt focused work when a recurring feed check would help.
- Retrieves the latest live trip information in GTFS real time format.
- Supports recurring checks without requiring a manual lookup each time.
- Keeps the output in the raw protobuf format provided by the action.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Ably and Bart once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and name it.
- 3Describe in one instruction when to retrieve the latest BART GTFS real time trip updates and how to report the returned data.
- 4Choose a notis_cron trigger and select where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real run and review the returned trip update data.
Questions about this workflow
Is the result a human readable route summary?
This action returns trip updates in GTFS real time format as raw protobuf. Any interpretation should be limited to data that can be read from that result.
Does it retrieve planned schedule versions?
No. Use the available schedules or static feed actions for schedule data.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Ably to Bart. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Ably triggers
Bart 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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Get BART Stations
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Get GTFS-RT Trip Updates
Tool to fetch real-time trip updates in gtfs-realtime format. use when you need the latest live trip information as raw protobuf.
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Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Ably and Bart, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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