Scrape a WhatsApp link and return the results
Drop a URL into WhatsApp and get the collected records back without manual exporting.
Trigger
New WhatsApp Message Received
Polling trigger that monitors for new messages received in TimelinesAI WhatsApp chats.
Action
Run Actor Sync & Get Dataset Items
Tool to run an actor synchronously and retrieve its dataset items. use when immediate access to run results is needed.
Why this helps
A useful link sits in a busy chat while someone manually starts a scraper and downloads its output.
- Returns structured results quickly
- Avoids manual exports
- Makes chat sourced research reusable
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect TimelinesAI and Apify in Notis once.
- 2Create an automation for WhatsApp link research.
- 3Tell Notis to extract the URL, run the specified actor synchronously, and return dataset items.
- 4Select New WhatsApp Message Received and set your report destination.
- 5Test with one public URL and a known actor.
Questions about this workflow
What if a message has several links?
Tell Notis to process each link separately or ask for clarification when the intended link is unclear.
Can it run longer jobs?
Use the asynchronous actor action for jobs that may exceed the synchronous timeout.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Timelinesai to Apify. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Timelinesai triggers
Apify actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create Actor
Tool to create a new actor with specified configuration. use when you need to initialize a fresh actor programmatically before publishing or running it.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create Dataset
Tool to create a new dataset. use when you need to initialize or retrieve a dataset by name.
New WhatsApp Message Received
Polling trigger that monitors for new messages received in TimelinesAI WhatsApp chats.
Create Actor Task
Tool to create a new actor task with specified settings. use when you need to configure or schedule recurring actor runs programmatically.
Create Task Webhook
Tool to create a webhook for an actor task. use when you need external notifications about task run events (e.g., completion or failure) in downstream systems.
Delete Actor
Tool to delete an actor permanently. use when you need to remove an actor by its id or username~actorname. confirm before calling.
Delete Webhook
Tool to delete a webhook by its id. use when removing a webhook after confirming the webhook id.
Get Actor Details
Tool to get details of a specific actor. use when you need actor metadata by id or username/actorname.
Get all webhooks
Tool to get a list of all webhooks created by the user. use when you need to enumerate webhooks before filtering or maintenance.
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