scheduling Scenario 1 — Hourly Price Check with Alert Threshold
Written by RTILA X Engineering Team
Beginner ~4 min
What You'll Learn
Add fixed delays between commands
Real-World Use Case
Throttling requests to avoid rate limits
LIVE DEMO
Price Monitor — Product 101
$249.99
| Date | Price |
|---|---|
| 2025-04-01 | $259.99 |
| 2025-04-08 | $279.99 |
| 2025-04-15 | $299.99 |
| 2025-04-22 | $249.99 |
| 2025-04-29 | $249.99 |
Price dropped by 16.7% from last check
EXPECTED OUTPUT
RTILA X PROJECT JSON
{
"name": "Hourly_Price_Check",
"settings": {
"urls": [
"https://learn.rtila.com/scenarios/scheduling/1"
]
},
"datasets": {},
"commands": [
{
"command": "wait_for_selector",
"params": {
"selector": "css=.price-value",
"iframe": "",
"timeout": 30000
}
},
{
"command": "get_text",
"params": {
"selector": "css=.price-value",
"output_variable": "current_price"
}
},
{
"command": "get_text",
"params": {
"selector": "css=.price-history-table tr:nth-child(1) td:nth-child(2)",
"output_variable": "previous_price"
}
},
{
"command": "run_script",
"params": {
"script": "export default async function(page, context, state, helpers) { const clean = (value) => parseFloat(String(value).replace(/[^0-9.-]/g, '')); const previous = clean(state.variables.previous_price); const current = clean(state.variables.current_price); const drop = ((previous - current) / previous) * 100; state.variables.price_drop_percent = drop; return drop; }"
}
},
{
"command": "if",
"params": {
"condition": {
"type": "script",
"expression": "${price_drop_percent} > 10"
},
"then": [
{
"command": "comment",
"params": {
"text": "Send alert: price dropped by ${price_drop_percent}%"
}
}
],
"else": [
{
"command": "comment",
"params": {
"text": "No alert needed"
}
}
]
}
}
]
}
Scheduled automations run periodically without user interaction. This example reads the current and previous prices, calculates the drop percentage, and triggers an alert if the drop exceeds 10%.
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This scenario covers 1 RTILA X command and is referenced in 2 learning articles.
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