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remote-execution Scenario 3 — cURL Remote Trigger with Response

Written by RTILA X Engineering Team

Advanced ~10 min
Prerequisites: remote-execution/1 remote-execution/2

What You'll Learn

Chain remote triggers with webhooks

Real-World Use Case

Building a fully automated data pipeline

LIVE DEMO

Remote Trigger via cURL

curl -X POST 'https://learn.rtila.com/api/remote' \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "api_key": "comp-xyz-789",
    "variables": {
      "target_url": "https://competitor.example.com",
      "fields": ["title", "price"]
    }
  }'
{
  "status": "queued",
  "job_id": "job-2026-0220-002",
  "rows": [
    {
      "title": "Competitor Widget",
      "price": "$19.99"
    },
    {
      "title": "Competitor Gadget",
      "price": "$29.99"
    },
    {
      "title": "Competitor Hub",
      "price": "$39.99"
    }
  ]
}
TitlePrice
Competitor Widget $19.99
Competitor Gadget $29.99
Competitor Hub $39.99
EXPECTED OUTPUT

RTILA X PROJECT JSON 

    {
  "name": "Competitor_Scraper_Remote",
  "settings": {
    "urls": [
      "https://learn.rtila.com/scenarios/remote-execution/3"
    ]
  },
  "datasets": {
    "scraped_rows": {
      "item_selector": "css=table.curl-output tbody tr",
      "properties": [
        {
          "name": "title",
          "type": "text",
          "selector": "css=td:nth-child(1)"
        },
        {
          "name": "price",
          "type": "text",
          "selector": "css=td:nth-child(2)"
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "commands": [
    {
      "command": "wait_for_selector",
      "params": {
        "selector": "css=table.curl-output"
      }
    },
    {
      "command": "extract_data",
      "params": {
        "dataset": "scraped_rows"
      }
    }
  ],
  "remote": {
    "enabled": true,
    "api_key": "comp-xyz-789"
  }
}

cURL Command

curl -X POST 'https://learn.rtila.com/api/remote' -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"api_key":"comp-xyz-789","variables":{"target_url":"https://competitor.example.com","fields":["title","price"]}}'

The cURL command triggers the remote project with a target URL and requested fields. The response includes a job ID for tracking.

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

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