iOS App to Monitor Web Page for Changes

How to add monitor?

Follow the steps below to add a new monitor using the Distill iOS Application.

• Tap the Add Monitor button in the bottom bar of the dashboard screen. This opens the visual selector screen.

• Enter the URL of the website you want to monitor in the address bar and tap the Search button on the keyboard. This opens the website as shown in the image below.

• Tap the Select button located in the top left corner. This changes the page to selection mode from normal mode.

• Tap on the website parts you want to monitor.

• Tap the Save button on the top right corner of the page. This takes you to the options screen.

• Set up your configurations and tap the Save button.
• You can now see the added monitor in the watchlist screen.

How to add actions to a monitor?

Follow the steps below to add actions on a monitor using Distill iOS Application.

• Swipe left on the monitor you want to edit in the Watchlist. This shows three action buttons (Trash, Edit & More).

• Tap the Edit button. This opens the edit options screen.
• Tap the + button in the Actions header. This shows you the types of actions you can add to your monitors.

• Select an action type. (For example, let’s say you select action type ‘Email’. Select the email you want to receive notifications on when your monitor data changes.)

• Tap the Done button. The selected action item appears as part of the action list.

• Tap the Save button on the top right corner of the screen. This adds your selected actions to the monitor.

How to add conditions to a monitor?

Follow the steps below to add conditions to a monitor using Distill iOS Application.

• Swipe left on the monitor you want to edit in the Watchlist. This shows three action buttons (Trash, Edit & More).

• Tap the Edit button. This opens the edit options screen.
• Scroll down to the end of the page and tap the Advanced button. This shows you the advanced options for a monitor.

• Tap the + button in the Conditions header. This opens a form window for adding a condition.

• Select the condition types and input your values.

• Tap the Done button once you have filled in the details. The selected conditions appear as part of the conditions list.

• Tap the Save button on the top right corner of the screen. This saves your added conditions to the monitor.

How to view history of changes?

Follow the steps below to view history of changes using Distill iOS Application.

• Tap on the monitor for which you want to see history of changes. This opens the monitor details screen with history of text changes.

• You can expand and collapse history details by tapping on the corresponding items in the list.

• You can view the changes in HTML form by tapping the corresponding Show as HTML button.