Process a list of records one by one from a single API call

Fetches a batch of records from one source and runs a follow-up action on each one automatically.

How the work actually flows

It branches. Every path runs; runs once per each record in the batch.

Pattern: Parallel Split (2) ยท Multiple Instances without Synchronization (12)

flowchart TD trig>"a bulk data request arrives"]:::trig s0["fetch batch of records"]:::svc s1["split into individual records"]:::task s2[["request follow-up per record"]]:::mi s3[("return individual results")]:::store trig --> s0 s0 --> s1 s2 --> s3 gx{"+ process every record in batch"}:::gate s1 --> gx p00["request follow-up"]:::task gx -->|"each record"| p00 p01["receive result"]:::task p00 --> p01 p10["request follow-up"]:::task gx -->|"remaining records"| p10 p11["receive result"]:::task p10 --> p11 p01 --> s2 p11 --> s2 out[/"individual results for every record"/]:::out pay{{"eliminates manual batch splitting work"}}:::pay s3 --> out out --> pay classDef task fill:#e7f6fe,stroke:#34b8f0,color:#2c2a29 classDef svc fill:#f6f8fa,stroke:#7c8795,color:#2c2a29 classDef mi fill:#e7f6fe,stroke:#0079a8,color:#2c2a29,stroke-width:2px classDef human fill:#fff,stroke:#0079a8,color:#0079a8 classDef store fill:#f6f8fa,stroke:#0079a8,color:#2c2a29 classDef trig fill:#00a4eb,stroke:#0079a8,color:#fff,font-weight:bold classDef trigtime fill:#00a4eb,stroke:#0079a8,color:#fff,font-weight:bold classDef trigdata fill:#8ad4f5,stroke:#0079a8,color:#06314c,font-weight:bold classDef gate fill:#fff,stroke:#e8a23d,color:#6b4708,font-weight:bold classDef out fill:#1f9d6b,stroke:#167a53,color:#fff,font-weight:bold classDef pay fill:#06314c,stroke:#021f33,color:#fff
Starts itA stepAn outside serviceRuns once per itemA record or sheetEvery pathResultPayoff
Build size
Standard

A mid-size build with several tools working together.

Business functions
Image & Media Processing
Connects
API

The problem it solves

Some data only comes back as one big batch, but you actually need to act on each record individually, like looking up extra details or triggering a follow-up. Splitting that batch apart and handling each item by hand is repetitive and easy to get wrong. You want the batch handled item by item without babysitting it.

Who it fits

A business or operations team that pulls bulk data from an API and needs to act on each record.

How it works

  1. A single request fetches a batch of records
  2. The batch is broken into individual records
  3. Each record triggers its own follow-up request
  4. Results for every record come back ready to use
What you get

Records processed one by one from a single call

A batch of records you fetch gets broken apart and run through your follow-up action automatically.

What you get

Individual results for every record in the original batch, ready for the next step.

What you need

An account or API key for the data source you're pulling from.

We can build this. But should you?

The hard question is not how to build it. It is whether this is the right thing to build first.

That is what a Fractional Chief AI Officer figures out with you, before anyone writes a line of code.

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