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Getting Started#

This integration creates a workflow with a Apollo.io trigger and Scrape-It.Cloud action. When you configure and deploy the workflow, it will run on Pipedream's servers 24x7 for free.

Select this integration
Configure the Account Updated trigger
1. Connect your Apollo.io account
2. Configure Polling schedule
3. Optional- Select one or more Account Stage IDs
Configure the Start Scraping action
1. Connect your Scrape-It.Cloud account
2. Configure URL
3. Optional- Configure Headers
4. Optional- Configure Block Resources
5. Optional- Configure Block URLs
6. Optional- Configure Wait
7. Optional- Configure Wait For
8. Optional- Configure Screenshot
9. Optional- Configure JS Scenario
Deploy the workflow
Send a test event to validate your setup
Turn on the trigger

Details#

This integration uses pre-built, source-available components from Pipedream's GitHub repo. These components are developed by Pipedream and the community, and verified and maintained by Pipedream.

To contribute an update to an existing component or create a new component, create a PR on GitHub. If you're new to Pipedream component development, you can start with quickstarts for trigger span and action development, and then review the component API reference.

Trigger#

Account Updated on Apollo.io

Description:Emit new event when an account is updated. [See the documentation](https://apolloio.github.io/apollo-api-docs/?shell#search-for-contacts)

Version:0.0.6

Key:apollo_io-account-updated

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Apollo.io Overview#

The Apollo.io API on Pipedream enables you to automate sales processes by giving you programmatic access to your Apollo.io data. Through this API, you can manage leads, contacts, and opportunities, or sync data with your CRM. Pipedream's serverless platform allows you to connect Apollo.io with hundreds of other apps to automate workflows like lead enrichment, data syncing between apps, and triggering personalized communication based on prospect actions.

Trigger Code#

import md5 from "md5";
import common from "../common/polling.mjs";

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "apollo_io-account-updated",
  name: "Account Updated",
  description: "Emit new event when an account is updated. [See the documentation](https://apolloio.github.io/apollo-api-docs/?shell#search-for-contacts)",
  type: "source",
  version: "0.0.6",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    ...common.props,
    accountStageIds: {
      propDefinition: [
        common.props.app,
        "accountStageId",
      ],
      type: "string[]",
      label: "Account Stage IDs",
      description: "Array of stage IDs to filter accounts by",
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    _getAccounts() {
      return this.db.get("accounts") || {};
    },
    _setAccounts(accounts) {
      this.db.set("accounts", accounts);
    },
    getResourceName() {
      return "accounts";
    },
    getResourceFn() {
      return this.app.searchAccounts;
    },
    getResourceFnArgs() {
      return {
        debug: true,
        params: {
          account_stage_ids: this.accountStageIds,
          sort_by_field: "account_last_activity_date",
          sort_ascending: false,
        },
      };
    },
    filterResources(resources) {
      const accounts = this._getAccounts();
      const updatedAccounts = [];
      for (const resource of resources) {
        const hash = md5(JSON.stringify(resource));
        if (accounts[resource.id] === hash) {
          continue;
        }
        updatedAccounts.push(resource);
        accounts[resource.id] = hash;
      }
      this._setAccounts(accounts);
      return updatedAccounts;
    },
    generateMeta(resource) {
      const ts = Date.now();
      return {
        id: `${resource.id}-${ts}`,
        summary: `Account Updated: ${resource.name}`,
        ts,
      };
    },
  },
};

Trigger Configuration#

This component may be configured based on the props defined in the component code. Pipedream automatically prompts for input values in the UI and CLI.

Label	Prop	Type	Description
Apollo.io	`app`	`app`	This component uses the Apollo.io app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
Polling schedule	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`	How often to poll the API
Account Stage IDs	`accountStageIds`	`string[]`	Select a value from the drop down menu.

Trigger Authentication#

Apollo.io uses API keys for authentication. When you connect your Apollo.io account, Pipedream securely stores the keys so you can easily authenticate to Apollo.io APIs in both code and no-code steps.

About Apollo.io#

The leading data-first sales acceleration platform

Action#

Start Scraping on Scrape-It.Cloud

Description:Initiate the scraping process for a specific endpoint. [See the documentation here](https://scrape-it.cloud/docs/api-features/basic-request).

Version:0.0.2

Key:scrape_it_cloud-start-scraping

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Scrape-It.Cloud Overview#

The Scrape-It.Cloud API allows you to automate the extraction of data from websites. It can parse, scrape, and retrieve content without the need for manual intervention. With this API on Pipedream, you can build workflows that trigger on various events and use the scraped data for numerous applications like data analysis, lead generation, and content aggregation.

Action Code#

import app from "../../scrape_it_cloud.app.mjs";
import utils from "../../common/utils.mjs";

export default {
  key: "scrape_it_cloud-start-scraping",
  name: "Start Scraping",
  description: "Initiate the scraping process for a specific endpoint. [See the documentation here](https://scrape-it.cloud/docs/api-features/basic-request).",
  type: "action",
  version: "0.0.2",
  annotations: {
    destructiveHint: false,
    openWorldHint: true,
    readOnlyHint: false,
  },
  props: {
    app,
    url: {
      type: "string",
      label: "URL",
      description: "Specify the URL of the web page you would like to scrape.",
    },
    headers: {
      type: "object",
      label: "Headers",
      description: "Specify custom HTTP headers to be passed to the request. For example, in order to override the User-Agent header, use `User-Agent` as a key and `Teapot` as a value.",
      optional: true,
    },
    blockResources: {
      type: "boolean",
      label: "Block Resources",
      description: "By default Scrape-it.cloud do not block images and CSS in the scraped page. To speed up requests and block images and CSS set this parameter value to true.",
      optional: true,
    },
    blockUrls: {
      type: "string[]",
      label: "Block URLs",
      description: "If you want to block some resources except images and CSS, for example, analytics scripts you can add part of the urls to be blocked. Follow [Blocking URLs](https://scrape-it.cloud/docs/api-features/blocking-urls) page to get more information.",
      optional: true,
    },
    wait: {
      type: "integer",
      label: "Wait",
      description: "Some websites may use javascript frameworks that may require a few extra seconds to load their content. This parameters specifies the time in milliseconds to wait for the website. Recommended values are in the interval `5000` - `10000`.",
      optional: true,
    },
    waitFor: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Wait For",
      description: "Specify a CSS selector and the API will wait 30 seconds until the selector appears.",
      optional: true,
    },
    screenshot: {
      type: "boolean",
      label: "Screenshot",
      description: "If you want to get a screenshot of the page you want to scrape, set screenshot parameter value to `true`.",
      optional: true,
    },
    jsScenario: {
      type: "string[]",
      label: "JS Scenario",
      description: "If you want to do some acts on the pages you want to scrape, for example, go to the next one, set JavaScript scenario to API call. Follow [JavaScript Execution](https://scrape-it.cloud/docs/api-features/javascript-execution) page to get more information.",
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  methods: {
    scrape(args = {}) {
      return this.app.post({
        path: "/scrape",
        ...args,
      });
    },
  },
  async run({ $: step }) {
    const {
      url, headers, blockResources, blockUrls, wait, waitFor, screenshot, jsScenario,
    } = this;

    const response = await this.scrape({
      step,
      data: {
        url,
        headers: utils.parse(headers),
        block_resources: blockResources,
        block_urls: utils.parseArray(blockUrls),
        wait,
        wait_for: waitFor,
        screenshot,
        js_scenario: utils.parseArray(jsScenario)?.map(utils.parse),
      },
    });

    step.export("$summary", `Successfully scraped ${url}.`);

    return response;
  },
};

Action Configuration#

This component may be configured based on the props defined in the component code. Pipedream automatically prompts for input values in the UI.

Label	Prop	Type	Description
Scrape-It.Cloud	`app`	`app`	This component uses the Scrape-It.Cloud app.
URL	`url`	`string`	Specify the URL of the web page you would like to scrape.
Headers	`headers`	`object`	Specify custom HTTP headers to be passed to the request. For example, in order to override the User-Agent header, use `User-Agent` as a key and `Teapot` as a value.
Block Resources	`blockResources`	`boolean`	By default Scrape-it.cloud do not block images and CSS in the scraped page. To speed up requests and block images and CSS set this parameter value to true.
Block URLs	`blockUrls`	`string[]`	If you want to block some resources except images and CSS, for example, analytics scripts you can add part of the urls to be blocked. Follow Blocking URLs page to get more information.
Wait	`wait`	`integer`	Some websites may use javascript frameworks that may require a few extra seconds to load their content. This parameters specifies the time in milliseconds to wait for the website. Recommended values are in the interval `5000` - `10000`.
Wait For	`waitFor`	`string`	Specify a CSS selector and the API will wait 30 seconds until the selector appears.
Screenshot	`screenshot`	`boolean`	If you want to get a screenshot of the page you want to scrape, set screenshot parameter value to `true`.
JS Scenario	`jsScenario`	`string[]`	If you want to do some acts on the pages you want to scrape, for example, go to the next one, set JavaScript scenario to API call. Follow JavaScript Execution page to get more information.