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Track Changes Of Product Prices

Track Changes Of Product Prices. Uses htmlExtract, functionItem, httpRequest, writeBinaryFile. Scheduled trigger; 25 nodes.

Cron / scheduled trigger★★★★☆ complexity25 nodesHtml ExtractFunction ItemHttp RequestWrite Binary FileMove Binary DataExecute CommandRead Binary FileEmail Send
Web Scraping Trigger: Cron / scheduled Nodes: 25 Complexity: ★★★★☆

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    {
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      "position": [
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        -390
      ],
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        "options": {},
        "extractionValues": {
          "values": [
            {
              "key": "price",
              "cssSelector": "={{$node[\"initItem\"].json[\"selector\"]}}"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
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    },
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        -390
      ],
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      ],
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        "url": "={{$node[\"initItem\"].json[\"link\"]}}",
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        "command": "if [ -r /data/kopacky.json ]; then echo Exists; fi"
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      },
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    },
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      ],
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      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
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      "name": "IF4",
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        "text": "=",
        "options": {},
        "subject": "=Nov\u00e1 cena - {{$node[\"initItem\"].json[\"slug\"]}} - {{$node[\"getActualPrice\"].json[\"price\"]}} {{$node[\"initItem\"].json[\"currency\"]}}",
        "toEmail": "sthosstudio@gmail.com",
        "fromEmail": "hostovecky@weyou.sk"
      },
      "credentials": {
        "smtp": "<your credential>"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "NotifyIncorrectPrice",
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      "position": [
        270,
        -690
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "html": "=Please check the link or selector for the item with slug <strong>{{$node[\"initItem\"].json[\"slug\"]}}</strong><br>\nURL: {{$node[\"initItem\"].json[\"link\"]}}",
        "text": "=",
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        "subject": "={{$node[\"initItem\"].json[\"slug\"]}} - Getting price issue.",
        "toEmail": "sthosstudio@gmail.com",
        "fromEmail": "hostovecky@weyou.sk"
      },
      "credentials": {
        "smtp": "<your credential>"
      },
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    }
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          {
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          }
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          {
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          }
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          }
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          {
            "node": "IF",
            "type": "main",
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          }
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      "main": [
        [
          {
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            "type": "main",
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          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  }
}

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Track Changes Of Product Prices. Uses htmlExtract, functionItem, httpRequest, writeBinaryFile. Scheduled trigger; 25 nodes.

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