HttpRequest Automate

This workflow is ideal for:

• Event Organizers: Those who need to regularly gather and send information about upcoming events in a specific location.
• Marketing Teams: Professionals looking to promote events through newsletters and email campaigns.
• Automators: Individuals or teams interested in automating their data collection and communication processes.
• Web Scraping Enthusiasts: Users who want to extract data from websites without manual efforts.

This workflow addresses the challenge of manually collecting event data from websites and sending it out via email. By automating the process, it ensures that users receive timely updates about events in their chosen location without the hassle of repetitive tasks. It also helps in preventing missed opportunities for engagement and promotion.

1. Schedule Trigger: The workflow is set to run automatically each month at 8 PM.
2. Setup Location and Email: Users specify the location and the email address for sending the newsletter.
3. Get Events Page: The workflow retrieves the events page based on the specified location and the current month.
4. Extract Event Data: It extracts event listings from the page, gathering details like date, artist, support acts, location, and event link.
5. Check Last Page: The workflow determines if there are more pages of events to process.
6. Split and Limit Events: If there are multiple events, it processes them individually, limiting to one event at a time.
7. Wait: A 3-second pause is implemented to avoid overwhelming the server with requests.
8. Collect Results: All collected event data is aggregated into a single result set.
9. Generate HTML: The data is formatted into an HTML table for email presentation.
10. Send Email: The formatted HTML is sent to the specified email address, summarizing the total number of events for the month.