Launch site crawls from incoming requests
Turn a seed URL into a structured site crawl as soon as research is requested.
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
Site wide research gets delayed when crawl setup depends on a manual handoff.
- Start crawls immediately
- Standardize seed URL intake
- Reduce manual research handoffs
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Diffbot in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation named Webhook Site Crawl.
- 3Tell Notis to start a Diffbot crawl for the supplied seed URL and report the job identifier and scope.
- 4Select a Notis webhook as the trigger.
- 5Choose a report destination and test with one seed URL.
Questions about this workflow
Does crawl access depend on the Diffbot plan?
Yes. Diffbot Crawl API access requires a Plus plan according to the action guidance.
Can the webhook include multiple seed URLs?
Ask Notis to process the supplied seeds if the crawl action accepts them in the request.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Zendesk to Diffbot. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Zendesk triggers
Diffbot actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Zendesk and Diffbot, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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