Pipedream + DumplingAI
Scrape any site from Pipedream workflows
Trigger DumplingAI’s Web Scrape endpoint from your workflows to fetch page HTML, readable text, and metadata that fuel research, enrichment, and publishing workflows.
- Setup time
- ≈10 minutes
- Response format
- HTML + JSON
- Best for
- Monitoring, research, enrichment
Why Pipedream teams add DumplingAI
Data built for Pipedream workflows
Kick off web scraping jobs from your workflows without managing proxies or headless browsers.
Blend DumplingAI output with Pipedream’s Node.js, Python, and AI components to summarize findings and flag changes automatically.
Send structured HTML, text, and metadata into destinations like databases, warehouses, Slack, or any REST API for research and reporting.
Integration overview
How the Pipedream + DumplingAI workflow fits together
Use the HTTP request or code step to call DumplingAI with the page you need, wait conditions, and output preferences, then feed the scraped data into the rest of your workflows.
Integration steps
- 1
Add the HTTP request or code step
Add an HTTP Request action or code step after your trigger to call DumplingAI with fetch or axios.
- 2
Configure the DumplingAI request
Read your DumplingAI API key from an encrypted environment variable and include it in the request headers. Include the page URL you want to crawl plus any optional wait conditions or formatting preferences your workflow needs.
- 3
Distribute the scraped data
Process the JSON inside Node.js or Python and export it to downstream integrations or custom APIs. Forward the HTML, metadata, or extracted text into enrichment, change-detection, or publishing steps.
Workflow ideas
Automations powered by Web Scrape data
Mix DumplingAI with Pipedream’s native actions to uncover new growth, enablement, and operations workflows.
Competitor change alerts
Schedule scrapes of rival landing pages, diff the HTML, and post highlights to destinations like databases, warehouses, Slack, or any REST API.
Product catalog enrichment
Pull pricing and spec data from supplier sites and sync cleaned results into destinations like databases, warehouses, Slack, or any REST API.
SEO research briefs
Scrape top-performing articles, summarize them with Pipedream’s Node.js, Python, and AI components, and auto-populate your content backlog.
Technical checklist
Best practices before you deploy
Authentication
Store the DumplingAI API key in a Pipedream environment variable and reference it with process.env inside your steps.
Request payload
Send the page URL plus any optional instructions such as wait-for selectors, viewport sizes, or rendering preferences.
Scaling & retries
Turn on retries or move long-running scrapes into background workflows to avoid timeouts. Break big lists into batches or queue events with $respond/$send when you need backpressure.
Resources
Get everything you need to connect Pipedream
Start with DumplingAI’s API docs, then dive into Pipedream resources to wire up reliable, secure automations.
DumplingAI Web Scrape endpoint guide
Parameters, wait options, and sample responses for the Web Scrape endpoint.
Open resource →Pipedream HTTP request docs
Reference for using HTTP requests and code steps inside Pipedream workflows.
Open resource →FAQ
Answers before you connect Pipedream to DumplingAI
How do I store the DumplingAI API key in Pipedream?
Store the DumplingAI API key in a Pipedream environment variable and reference it with process.env inside your steps.
Can I run multiple Web Scrape calls in one workflow?
Break big lists into batches or queue events with $respond/$send when you need backpressure. Use steps or batching features when you need to process long URL queues.
What happens if a site blocks the scrape?
DumplingAI returns clear error messaging. Capture the response, alert your team, and adjust wait settings, proxies, or retries before running again.
Ready to launch Pipedream + DumplingAI workflows?
Create your DumplingAI account, generate an API key, and connect the Web Scrape endpoint to Pipedream in minutes. Our team can help you scope automations if you need an extra hand.