Capture competitor page details from a quick DM
Send the link in a DM and get the page details that matter to your next decision.
Trigger
Direct Message Received
Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.
Action
Scrape webpage content using CSS selectors
A tool to extract structured content from a webpage by specifying css selectors. the tool navigates to the specified url, waits for the page to load (including parsing and executing javascript), and returns the selected elements in a structured json format.
Why this helps
Competitor research can create a trail of tabs and notes that is hard to resume after an interruption.
- Capture page details close to the moment you notice them.
- Reduce tab clutter during competitor research.
- Return to the findings with the original source URL.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and Browserless to Notis once through the portal.
- 2Create an automation in the portal or ask Notis to create it conversationally.
- 3Write one instruction to extract visible product, feature, or pricing details from competitor URLs sent by DM and report the findings with the source.
- 4Choose the Slack direct message trigger and a channel for run reports.
- 5Test by DMing one real public competitor page URL.
Questions about this workflow
Can it compare multiple competitors?
This workflow processes a page URL from a DM. You can ask for extracted details that make later comparison easier.
Will it access login-only information?
The page must be accessible to the Browserless session. Avoid sharing credentials in Slack.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
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Slack triggers
Browserless actions
Recurring trigger
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