Data that arrives exactly when you need it, every time
Set your schedule — every 15 minutes, every hour, every Monday at 8 AM — and our platform handles the rest. Fresh, validated data flows into your warehouse automatically, with alerts if anything needs attention. No cron jobs, no forgotten runs, no stale dashboards.
0 * * * * pipeline:product-prices
0 6 * * * pipeline:full-catalog
30 8 * * 1 pipeline:weekly-competitor-report
retry_on_failure: exponential
alert_channel: #data-alerts
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“Set and forget” is not a myth — it's our default
Scheduled web scraping turns recurring data extraction into a background operation. You define the target URLs, the data schema, the delivery destination, and the timetable — then walk away. Our cloud platform executes every run on time, retries on failure, validates output against your schema, and alerts you only when human attention is genuinely needed.
Whether you need real‑time price updates every few minutes or a monthly compliance report, the infrastructure scales to meet your cadence automatically. No idle servers, no babysitting cron jobs, no “did it run?” Slack messages.
- Cron‑based scheduling with second‑level precision
- Automatic retry logic with exponential backoff
- Multi‑channel alerts (Slack, email, webhook) for failures
- Schema‑validated data delivered within minutes of run start
- Per‑pipeline independence — change one schedule without affecting others
Why “just a cron job” doesn't scale
These are the reasons teams replace home‑grown schedulers with a managed platform.
Silent failures become data gaps
A script that dies at 3 AM leaves you with stale dashboards and no one noticing until the morning meeting. Managed schedules alert you within minutes.
Schedule sprawl is impossible to track
When you have 20 cron jobs across 4 servers, knowing what ran when — and whether it ran correctly — becomes a forensic exercise. A single dashboard shows the status of every pipeline.
Dependencies break silently
Upstream site changes, expired credentials, or a full disk block the next run. The platform monitors the entire chain — not just whether the process started, but whether it delivered valid data.
A scheduling engine built for data teams
Every feature is designed to keep your data fresh without creating on‑call burden.
Flexible scheduling
Use standard cron expressions or our visual builder. Set one‑off runs, recurring windows, and exclusion periods (e.g., “no runs during market close”).
Intelligent retries & backoff
If a run fails, the platform retries up to 3 times with increasing delays. If the target is down, it holds until the next scheduled window — no cascading failures.
Proactive alerting
Choose your channels: Slack, email, PagerDuty, or webhook. Alerts fire only on persistent failures, late deliveries, or schema mismatches — never for a routine success.
Data freshness SLA
We guarantee data delivery within a set window of the scheduled time. A real‑time dashboard shows freshness metrics so you can hold us accountable.
pipeline: "hourly-pricing"
schedule: "0 * * * *"
exclusion_window: "Sat 00:00 – Sun 23:59"
retry_policy: exponential
alert_on_failure: true
From a schedule idea to a self‑running pipeline
Define the schedule
Choose a cron expression or use our visual builder. Set the frequency, any quiet hours, and the delivery destination.
Validate with a manual run
Trigger a one‑off execution to confirm the extraction logic, schema mapping, and delivery work perfectly before activating the timer.
Activate & walk away
Switch the pipeline to “Scheduled.” From that moment, it runs on its own — no further button presses needed.
Monitor via dashboard & alerts
Check execution history, data freshness, and cost in one place. Alerts reach you only when attention is required.
Deliverables for every scheduled pipeline
Schedule configuration document
A clear record of your cron expression, exclusion windows, alert channels, and delivery target — versioned and auditable.
Sample dataset from first scheduled run
The first automated execution delivers validated data to your warehouse. You review and confirm before subsequent runs proceed unchanged.
Pipeline health report
A summary of on‑time vs. delayed runs, data volume trends, and any target‑site changes detected — shared proactively.
Continuous monitoring & monthly summary
Monthly email digest of run statistics, cost breakdown, and any incidents handled. No ongoing effort required from your side.
Flexible plans for any schedule frequency
Pay‑per‑Run
Best for low‑frequency pipelines (daily, weekly) or variable‑volume projects.
- No monthly minimums
- Billed per successful execution
- Full scheduling features included
Managed Schedule
For teams that need hourly or sub‑hourly updates with guaranteed on‑time delivery.
- Flat monthly fee per pipeline
- 99.9% on‑time delivery SLA
- Priority alerting & escalation
Enterprise Schedule
For multiple teams, custom SLAs, and advanced compliance requirements around data freshness.
- Custom SLA with penalties
- Dedicated reliability engineer
- Quarterly freshness audits
Teams where data freshness is non‑negotiable
Dynamic Pricing
Hourly price updates from competitors, fed into repricing engines that adjust your own prices automatically.
News Aggregation
Every 15 minutes, pull the latest articles from 200 news sites and push them into your NLP pipeline.
Compliance Monitoring
Daily checks of supplier portals and regulatory sites for updated terms, certifications, or sanctions lists.
Retail Inventory Tracking
Real‑time stock‑level tracking across e‑commerce platforms, ensuring your analytics never run on stale data.
Scheduled web scraping vs. running your own cron
| Capability | Managed Scheduled Scraping | Self‑Managed Cron Jobs | Self‑Serve API (no scheduler) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cron‑based scheduling | |||
| Automatic retries on failure | |||
| Multi‑channel alerts | |||
| Unified execution dashboard | |||
| On‑time delivery SLA | |||
| Infrastructure to maintain | None | Full server + script | Integration code only |
“We haven't missed an update since switching”
"We had three cron jobs on an EC2 instance that failed silently at least once a week. Now we get a Slack message if something goes wrong — which it hasn't, in months."
"The scheduling builder is so simple our product manager set up a pipeline without ever writing a line of code. Now she gets her competitive report every Monday at 9 AM sharp."
"We run compliance checks on 200 supplier portals every morning. The platform delivers a clean dataset by 7 AM, and we get an alert if any portal was unreachable. It's transformed our audit readiness."
Data lands on time, in your stack
Every scheduled run delivers directly into your preferred storage or warehouse.
Set up your first schedule in minutes
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Common questions about scheduled scraping
Set your schedule today — wake up to fresh data tomorrow
Create a scheduled pipeline in under five minutes. Define the target, pick a cadence, and we’ll deliver the first batch before your next coffee. No servers, no scripts, no forgotten runs.
No credit card required. Your first pipeline runs today.
