remote-execution Scenario 2 — Webhook Endpoint for Trigger Chain

Written by RTILA X Engineering Team

Intermediate ~6 min

Prerequisites: remote-execution/1

What You'll Learn

Pass parameters to a remote execution

Real-World Use Case

Customising workflows on the fly

LIVE DEMO

Webhook Trigger Chain

Chain: Daily Report

Webhook URL: https://learn.rtila.com/api/webhook/daily-report

Method: POST

EXPECTED OUTPUT

RTILA X PROJECT JSON

    {
  "name": "Daily_Report_Webhook",
  "settings": {
    "urls": [
      "https://learn.rtila.com/scenarios/remote-execution/2"
    ]
  },
  "datasets": {
    "webhook_response": {
      "item_selector": "css=.webhook-response pre",
      "properties": [
        {
          "name": "json",
          "type": "text",
          "selector": "css=code"
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "commands": [
    {
      "command": "wait_for_selector",
      "params": {
        "selector": "css=#webhook-date-from"
      }
    },
    {
      "command": "fill",
      "params": {
        "selector": "css=#webhook-date-from",
        "value": "2025-01-01"
      }
    },
    {
      "command": "fill",
      "params": {
        "selector": "css=#webhook-date-to",
        "value": "2025-01-15"
      }
    },
    {
      "command": "click",
      "params": {
        "selector": "css=#webhook-trigger"
      }
    },
    {
      "command": "wait_for_selector",
      "params": {
        "selector": "css=.webhook-response"
      }
    },
    {
      "command": "extract_data",
      "params": {
        "dataset": "webhook_response"
      }
    },
    {
      "command": "comment",
      "params": {
        "text": "Webhook configuration is done through trigger chains in the RTILA X UI, not via project JSON settings."
      }
    }
  ]
}

Webhook Payload

The webhook POST body includes date range parameters. The response JSON contains status, record count, and a report URL.

{
  "date_from": "2025-01-01",
  "date_to": "2025-01-15"
}

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This scenario covers 2 RTILA X commands and is referenced in 2 learning articles.

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