Python script to query REST API endpoint with X interval

cron.py

import requests
import time

def query_rest_api(api_url):
    try:
        response = requests.get(api_url)
        if response.status_code == 200:
            return response.json()  # Assuming the API returns JSON data
        else:
            print(f"Failed to retrieve data. Status code: {response.status_code}")
            return None
    except Exception as e:
        print(f"An error occurred: {str(e)}")
        return None

def main():
    api_url = "https://api.example.com/data"  # Replace with the actual API URL you want to query

    while True:
        data = query_rest_api(api_url)
        if data:
            # Process the retrieved data as needed
            print("Retrieved data:", data)
        
        # Sleep for a period of time before making the next request (e.g., every 5 minutes)
        time.sleep(300)  # Sleep for 300 seconds (5 minutes)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()