What this category’s data looks like
Feed industry data sources primarily include official monitoring data released by the National Animal Husbandry Station and public quote interfaces from bulk commodity spot trading platforms. Quote data for single feed ingredients such as soybean meal and fish meal updates daily. Market quotes for compound feed products update once weekly. Overall industry circulation and cost structure data is released every ten days. Data documents use structured table format, with fields including feed category, raw material ratio, report date, unit cost, market circulation volume, and others. Most units are yuan/kilogram and tons/batch. Minor differences in field naming exist across data sources. Some interfaces label "unit cost" as "spot quote".
Constraints on tool calling and plugins
Different update cycles require tools to distinguish trigger frequencies. Single ingredient data must be pulled daily. Compound feed data only needs weekly synchronization to avoid invalid calls consuming resources. Differences in field naming require plugin configurations to support custom field mapping, preventing data extraction failures due to mismatched field names. Structured data has a large number of entries and a high return volume per single request. Request timeout and batch pull parameters need adjustment to balance data completeness and call efficiency. The category segmentation feature requires plugins to support filtering by feed category to ensure broadcast content accurately matches target audience needs.
How to set configurations
| Configuration Item | Recommended Value | Rationale |
|---|---|---|
timeout | 30–60 seconds | Structured data returned by feed data sources has many entries. The 30-second base duration covers most single-category pulls. Complex multi-category scenarios can be extended to 60 seconds |
content_type | application/json | Most public feed industry APIs use JSON format for data transmission. Unified configuration prevents parsing failures |
filter_field | feed category | Feed categories include segmented types such as swine, poultry, ruminant animals. Filtering by this field ensures precise matching of target broadcast content |
max_retries | 2 times | Public data sources may have temporary fluctuations. 2 retries reduce the probability of single request failure and avoid resource occupation from repeated calls |
response_batch_size | 100 items/request | Feed industry data has a moderate return volume per request. 100 items balances request efficiency and data completeness |
parse_mode | structured_table | Feed data uses standardized structured format. Using table parsing mode directly extracts target fields without additional cleaning |
The parameter values provided on this page are common starting points for configuration. Actual values are affected by material form, data volume and business rules. Specific issues require specific analysis. It is recommended to test on relevant samples before finalizing settings.
Three common mistakes
- Symptom: HTTP plugin calls to feed data source APIs return 502 errors. Cause: The correct
User-Agentrequest header is not configured. Some feed industry APIs block requests without valid identifiers, resulting in gateway errors. - Symptom: After referencing a configured plugin in a workflow, the running node triggers an input error. Cause: The required parameter
feed categoryis not declared in the plugin configuration, and no corresponding parameter value is passed during the call, resulting in parameter verification failure. - Symptom: After calling the search plugin to obtain feed market information, only a simple summary is returned, and complete original webpage content cannot be obtained. Cause: The plugin's webpage content extraction configuration item is not enabled. Only page metadata is captured, and main body content is not extracted.
How to confirm the configuration is complete
- Enter the plugin configuration page and check if the
timeoutparameter value matches the response duration of the target data source. - Initiate a test request and check if the returned results include the preset core fields.
- Call the plugin in the workflow, pass test category parameters, and confirm there are no parameter verification errors in the running logs.
- Check the plugin's
max_retriesconfiguration and confirm the retry count matches the data source's stability requirements.
Question material comes from public community discussions. Configuration values are common starting points and should be measured against your own samples. Verified on 2026-09-14.