Start a site crawl for every new research folder
Create a research folder, add a seed URL, and let Diffbot collect the site data.
Trigger
OneDrive Folder Created Trigger
Triggers when a new folder is created in OneDrive. Uses Gmail-style state management for reliable duplicate prevention.
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
Starting a new research project often means repeating the same crawl setup.
- Launch crawls consistently
- Collect linked pages from a seed site
- Reduce repetitive research setup
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect OneDrive and Diffbot in Notis once.
- 2Create an automation telling Notis to read the new folder's seed URL note and start a crawl job.
- 3Pick the OneDrive Folder Created trigger and choose the report channel.
- 4Test by creating one folder with a public seed URL in its notes.
Questions about this workflow
Where does the seed URL come from?
Add it to the new folder's notes or a clearly named URL file for Notis to read.
Is crawling available on every Diffbot plan?
Diffbot crawl access depends on your plan, so verify entitlement before running the automation.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link One drive to Diffbot. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
One drive triggers
Diffbot actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Diffbot Search
Tool to search data extracted by crawl or bulk jobs using dql queries. use after data extraction jobs complete to retrieve search results.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Get Diffbot Account Details
Tool to retrieve account details, including plan information and usage statistics. use after authenticating to verify subscription and daily quota status.
Onedrivebasetrigger
Base trigger for OneDrive changes using Gmail-style state management. Subclasses override `filter_changes(...)` to extract only the relevant items.
Diffbot Analyze
Tool to automatically determine a page's content type and route it to the appropriate extraction api. use when you have only a url and need diffbot to choose the right extractor.
OneDrive File Created Trigger
Triggers when a new file is created in OneDrive. Uses Gmail-style state management for reliable duplicate prevention.
Get Article Data
Tool to extract information from articles, including authors, publication dates, and images. use when you need structured metadata from a web article url.
File Updated
Trigger that fires when a OneDrive file's content or metadata changes. Returns file ID, last modified time, and modifier info.
Get Discussion Thread
Tool to extract threads of content from forums, comment sections, and review pages. use when you need structured discussion data from web pages after identifying the discussion url.
OneDrive Folder Created Trigger
Triggers when a new folder is created in OneDrive. Uses Gmail-style state management for reliable duplicate prevention.
Diffbot Get Event
Tool to extract event details from web pages. use when you need structured event data such as venue, date, and description.
OneDrive Item Deleted Trigger
Triggers when a file or folder is deleted in OneDrive. Uses Gmail-style state management for reliable duplicate prevention.
Diffbot Get Image
Tool to extract detailed information about images, including dimensions and recognition data. use after confirming the image url is publicly accessible.
Item Moved or Renamed
Triggers when a file or folder is moved to a different path or renamed in OneDrive. Includes both old and new path/name data in the payload.
Diffbot Get Product
Tool to extract product information such as specifications, prices, availability, and reviews. use when you need structured product data including specs, pricing, and reviews.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
One drive and Diffbot, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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