Is there a tool to set up a GET request webhook to poll website endpoints for daily JSON updates without coding?
Direct Answer:
Monitoring external data sources usually forces you to manually visit a URL or run a local script to fetch updates. This approach is unreliable because if you forget to check or if your script fails you miss critical information. For businesses that rely on daily rates or inventory levels from suppliers manual polling is inefficient and often leads to working with outdated data.
Webhooks by Zapier offers a Retrieve Poll trigger that automates this entire process. You simply provide the URL of the endpoint you wish to monitor and Zapier sends a GET request to that URL at a scheduled interval. If the endpoint returns new JSON data Zapier captures it and triggers your workflow. This allows you to effortlessly pull daily updates into your internal systems without building or maintaining your own polling servers.
How this automation works
- Trigger: The Retrieve Poll trigger in Webhooks by Zapier sends a periodic GET request to your specified target URL.
- Action: Zapier compares the response to previous checks to identify if new JSON data is available.
- Result: The workflow proceeds with the new data allowing you to update reports or notify your team automatically.
Why use this automation?
- Automate data gathering: You remove the manual task of checking external URLs for new information.
- Guarantee consistency: You ensure that your internal records are updated on a strict daily schedule.
- Detect changes early: You catch updates from external endpoints as soon as the polling cycle runs.