Data Source Types
A guide to all available custom data source types, their required configuration, and the capabilities each type provides.
Data Source Types
When you add a custom data source from theNews → Data Sourcespage, you choose one of the types below. Each type connects to a different kind of external service and brings its own set of capabilities.
For an explanation of what each capability means, seeData Source Capabilities.
Web Sources
Google Site
Searches a specific website using Google's search index. You provide the domain name (e.g.bbc.com) and the platform queries Google for pages on that domain.
| Required | Domain name |
| Capabilities | Web Search |
| Best for | Finding articles on a known news portal or corporate site without an RSS feed |
RSS Feed
Connects to any standard RSS feed. Fetches the latest items published to the feed URL.
| Required | Feed URL |
| Capabilities | Latest |
| Best for | Monitoring blogs, news portals, and any service that publishes an RSS feed |
Atom Feed
Same as RSS but for Atom-format feeds. Many platforms (including GitHub and government portals) publish Atom instead of RSS.
| Required | Feed URL |
| Capabilities | Latest |
| Best for | Sources that use Atom rather than RSS |
WordPress
Connects to a WordPress site through its built-in JSON API (WP REST API v2). Returns recent posts from the site.
| Required | Site URL |
| Capabilities | Latest |
| Best for | Monitoring WordPress-powered news portals and blogs |
Google Custom Search
Uses a Google Programmable Search Engine to query a curated set of websites. Requires a Search Engine ID from the Google Programmable Search Control Panel.
| Required | Search Engine ID |
| Capabilities | API Search |
| Best for | Targeted searching across a defined set of websites you control |
Telex
Connects to the Telex Hungarian news portal. You can filter by section (rovatok) and/or tag (cimkék) to narrow coverage to a specific topic or editorial area.
| Required | At least one section or tag |
| Capabilities | Latest, API Search |
| Best for | Monitoring Hungarian news filtered to a specific topic or editorial section |
AI-Enhanced Sources
AI Web Page Reader(Beta)
Uses a large language model (LLM) to read and extract content from a specific web page URL. Unlike a simple RSS feed, the model understands the page structure and can extract meaningful content even from pages without a feed. You can provide additional instructions to guide what the model extracts.
| Required | Page URL; choice of language model |
| Optional | Additional instructions for the model |
| Capabilities | Latest |
| Best for | Monitoring a specific page that does not publish an RSS feed, or where structured extraction is needed |
Combined(Beta)
Merges two or more existing data sources into a single logical source. When you search or browse the combined source, the platform queries all the member sources simultaneously.
| Required | Two or more existing data sources from your organization |
| Capabilities | Inherits the capabilities of all member sources |
| Best for | Creating a unified source from several related feeds or sites so you can search them together |
SeeMerged Data Sourcesfor a full guide on creating and using combined sources.
Social Sources
Facebook Page
Connects to a public Facebook Page. Returns the page's posts and, for each post, the reader comments.
| Required | Page slug (the part of the URL afterfacebook.com/) |
| Capabilities | Latest, Comments |
| Best for | Monitoring the posts and audience reactions on a brand, media, or public figure page |
Facebook Profile
Connects to a public Facebook user profile. Returns the profile's public posts and comments.
| Required | Profile slug |
| Capabilities | Latest, Comments |
| Best for | Tracking public activity and audience reactions on an individual's profile |
YouTube Channel
Connects to a YouTube channel. Returns the channel's videos and, for each video, the viewer comments.
| Required | Channel ID |
| Capabilities | Latest, Comments |
| Best for | Monitoring video output and audience sentiment for a creator, news channel, or brand |
Reddit Subreddit
Connects to a Reddit community (subreddit). Returns the most recent posts and their comments.
| Required | Subreddit name (withoutr/) |
| Capabilities | Latest, Comments |
| Best for | Monitoring community discussions on a specific topic |
Reddit User
Connects to a Reddit user's profile. Returns the user's recent posts and comments.
| Required | Reddit username |
| Capabilities | Latest, Comments |
| Best for | Tracking the activity of a specific Reddit user |
TikTok User
Connects to a TikTok user's profile. Returns the user's recent videos.
| Required | TikTok username |
| Capabilities | Latest |
| Best for | Monitoring a creator's content output on TikTok |
Instagram User
Connects to a public Instagram profile. Returns the user's recent posts.
| Required | Instagram username (slug) |
| Capabilities | Latest |
| Best for | Monitoring an influencer's, brand's, or public figure's Instagram content |
Polymarket Event
Connects to a Polymarket prediction market event and returns the comments posted on that event.
| Required | Event slug (the last segment of the Polymarket event URL) |
| Capabilities | Latest, Comments |
| Best for | Monitoring public opinion and discussion around a specific prediction market event |
Technology Sources
GitHub Repository
Connects to a GitHub repository. Returns issues, pull requests, and discussions.
| Required | Repository owner and repository name |
| Capabilities | Latest |
| Best for | Tracking open-source project activity, release discussions, and community feedback |
Corporate Sources(Coming Soon)
The following corporate integration types are planned and will be available in a future release:
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Outlook | Email inbox monitoring |
| Microsoft OneDrive | File and document monitoring |
| Microsoft Entra | Identity and directory integration |
| Gmail | Google email inbox monitoring |
| Google Drive | Google file and document monitoring |