How to add feeds in InfoLab

Last updated: March 17, 2023

InfoLab is an information processing tool where you can add and manage feeds and filters for your Inboxes. 

All Superusers have, by default, access to InfoLab, but only the Inbox Owners can add and manage feeds to their Inboxes. The exception is Superusers with Admin permissions who can manage feeds for all Inboxes. Superusers with Admin permissions may also restrict access to InfoLab for other Superusers.

You can access InfoLab from the InfoLab tab in the main menu and from your Inbox. You need to have Owner access to an Inbox to connect and manage feeds for the Inbox.

Before you start creating your feeds in InfoLab, you must create an inbox where you can connect your feeds. If you don't have an inbox, go to Inboxes and click the "New DIY Inbox" button. When creating a new inbox, you will automatically be the inbox Owner.

Please note that inboxes have an ongoing service fee.

There are three categories of Feeds in InfoLab

• Wide Narrow Source Library, including ready-to-use Source Packs and advanced filtering options.
• Free Feed connectors like the RSS Feed and Webscraper Feed.
• Feed connections from information providers that require a subscription, for example, Pocket and Visualping.

Adding Wide Narrow Source Library Feeds

No preparation is required to create and add feeds from the Wide Narrow Source Library. 

1. Go to Inboxes.
2. Optional: Click Create Inbox to add a new Inbox.
3. Click the More icon (three dots) on the inbox card and select InfoLab.
4. Press the New Feed button and select the Wide Narrow Source Library Feed.
5. Select Source Packs. Preview and add filters. Click the Create tab or the Next button.
6. Name your Feed and select a Target Inbox if that option is available. Click Save.
7. Repeat steps 4-6 to add more Source Library feeds to your Inbox.

Adding feeds from all other Feed connectors and Feed providers

The recommendations and instructions below include the following Feeds:
RSS, Web scraper, Pocket, Google Alerts, Power Automate, Visualping, Factiva Select, Moody´s Analytics NewsEdge, and Import.io.

We recommend that you prepare your feeds before connecting the feeds to Wide Narrow InfoLab.

For instructions on how to prepare each Feed, click on the Feed in the Feed drop-down list in InfoLab and follow the link with "How to create ... " instructions in the New feed form.

Follow these steps to connect your Feed to Wide Narrow InfoLab:

1. Go to Inboxes.
2. Optional: Click Create Inbox to add a new Inbox.
3. Click the More icon (three dots) on the inbox card and select InfoLab.
4. Press the New Feed button and select a Feed (for example, RSS, Pocket, Web scraper)
5. Name your Feed and select a Target Inbox if that option is available.
6. Add your feeds by filling in the "New feed" form. Click Save.
7. Repeat steps 4-6 to add more feeds to your Inbox.

User Access: All Superusers have access to InfoLab, but only the Inbox Owners can add and manage feeds to their Inboxes. The exception is Superusers with Admin permissions who can manage feeds for all Inboxes.