Getting Started

Creating a Stream in DataSift 1. Select the Create Stream button on any page on DataSift

Creating a Stream in DataSift2. Fill in the title, description, and tags for your Stream

The Title and Description will be shown next to your Stream

The Tags will be used for search and categorisation of your Stream

Enabling the Private checkbox will make your Stream visible only to you

Creating a Stream in DataSift3. Create your first stream definition

This is the Stream Editor

There is a default stream definition already inserted for you

Why not try changing “hello world” to a different value?

e.g. interaction.content contains “cat”

Creating a Stream in DataSift4. Hit the Save button

Your Stream is now saved

You can use the breadcrumbs to go back to see a live preview of the results

FSDL: Example PredicatesThe following are some examples of some simple predicates:

interaction.content contains “#rdgtweetup”

twitter.user.friends_count >= 1000

interaction.content contains_word “net”

interaction.geo exists

author.username in "dtsn,nickhalstead,chris_alexander,datasift“Please note that you can only use the IN operator on whole target values

FSDL: Example DefinitionsHere are examples of more complex definitions composed of multiple terms:

(interaction.content contains_phrase "Justin Bieber« 

OR interaction.content contains_phrase "Justin Beiber")

(interaction.content contains_word "Nokia"

OR interaction.content contains_word "Motorola"

OR interaction.content contains_word "Palm")

AND interaction.content contains_word "phone“

interaction.content contains_word "#rdgfestival"

OR interaction.content contains_word "#readingfestival"

OR rule "4315e367618830de6224c479f35db4ca

Questions

You can get more help, support, examples and user content on the DataSift Support website:

http://support.datasift.net

You can also ask us on Twitter:@datasift