Poll a live data feed and get alerted only when it changes

The system checks a live data source every minute and only notifies you when the value actually changes.

How the work actually flows

It repeats. Repeats the check next minute.

Pattern: Structured Loop (21)

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Starts itA stepAn outside serviceA personRepeat or finishResultPayoff
Build size
Standard

A mid-size build with several tools working together.

Business functions
Image & Media Processing
Connects
HTTP API

The problem it solves

Checking a live data feed yourself means constantly refreshing a page just to see if anything moved, and most of the time nothing has changed. You need to know the moment something does change, without watching it all day.

Who it fits

A team that needs to track a live external data source and react only to real changes.

How it works

  1. The system checks the data source automatically every minute
  2. It pulls the latest values it needs from the response
  3. It compares the new values against the last check
  4. If something changed, it flags the update for you to act on
What you get

Changes you catch the moment they happen

You find out the moment a value you're tracking actually changes, without watching the feed yourself.

What you get

A timely alert only when the tracked data actually changes, with no noise in between.

What you need

Access to the public data feed you want to track; no other subscription is required.

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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