Issue Credential with Certifier API

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Getting Started#

Create a workflow to Issue Credential with the Certifier API. When you configure and deploy the workflow, it will run on Pipedream's servers 24x7 for free.

Configure the Issue Credential action
1. Connect your Certifier account
2. Select a Group ID
3. Configure Recipient Name
4. Configure Recipient Email
5. Configure Issue Credential
6. Configure Send Credential
7. Optional- Configure Issue Date
8. Optional- Configure Expiry Date
Select a trigger to run your workflow on HTTP requests, schedules or app events
Deploy the workflow
Send a test event to validate your setup
Turn on the trigger

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Details#

This is a pre-built, source-available component from Pipedream's GitHub repo. The component is 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.

Issue Credential on Certifier

Description:Create, issue and send a credential to a recipient. [See the documentation](https://developers.certifier.io/reference/create-issue-send-a-credential)

Version:0.0.2

Key:certifier-issue-credential

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Code#

import certifier from "../../certifier.app.mjs";

export default {
  name: "Issue Credential",
  version: "0.0.2",
  key: "certifier-issue-credential",
  description:
    "Create, issue and send a credential to a recipient. [See the documentation](https://developers.certifier.io/reference/create-issue-send-a-credential)",
  props: {
    certifier,
    groupId: {
      propDefinition: [
        certifier,
        "groupId",
      ],
      // reloadProps is used so that customAttributes can be loaded
      // However, note that in the Certifier app custom attributes
      // are defined on a workspace level, not group
      reloadProps: true,
    },
    recipientName: {
      propDefinition: [
        certifier,
        "recipientName",
      ],
    },
    recipientEmail: {
      propDefinition: [
        certifier,
        "recipientEmail",
      ],
    },
    issueCredential: {
      propDefinition: [
        certifier,
        "issueCredential",
      ],
    },
    sendCredential: {
      propDefinition: [
        certifier,
        "sendCredential",
      ],
    },
    issueDate: {
      propDefinition: [
        certifier,
        "issueDate",
      ],
    },
    expiryDate: {
      propDefinition: [
        certifier,
        "expiryDate",
      ],
    },
  },
  async additionalProps() {
    const attributes = await this.certifier.searchAttributes();
    return attributes
      .filter((attribute) => !attribute.isDefault)
      .reduce(
        (acc, attribute) => ({
          ...acc,
          [attribute.tag]: {
            type: "string",
            label: `Custom Attribute: ${attribute.name}`,
            optional: true,
          },
        }),
        {},
      );
  },
  type: "action",
  methods: {},
  async run({ $ }) {
    const {
      certifier,
      groupId,
      recipientName,
      recipientEmail,
      issueCredential,
      sendCredential,
      issueDate,
      expiryDate,
    } = this;

    const customAttributes = Object.fromEntries(
      Object.entries(this).filter(([
        key,
      ]) => key.startsWith("custom.")),
    );

    let response = await certifier.createCredential({
      $,
      data: {
        groupId: groupId,
        recipient: {
          email: recipientEmail,
          name: recipientName,
        },
        customAttributes,
        ...(issueDate && {
          issueDate,
        }),
        ...(expiryDate && {
          expiryDate,
        }),
      },
    });

    console.log(`Successfully created credential with ID \`${response.id}\`.`);

    if (issueCredential) {
      response = await certifier.issueCredential(response.id, {
        $,
      });

      console.log(`Successfully issued credential with ID \`${response.id}\`.`);

      if (sendCredential) {
        response = await certifier.sendCredential(response.id, {
          $,
          data: {
            deliveryMethod: "email",
          },
        });

        console.log(`Successfully sent credential with ID \`${response.id}\`.`);
      }
    }

    $.export(
      "$summary",
      `Successfully created credential for ${response.recipient.name}`,
    );

    return response;
  },
};

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
Certifier	`certifier`	`app`	This component uses the Certifier app.
Group ID	`groupId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Recipient Name	`recipientName`	`string`	The name of the credential’s recipient.
Recipient Email	`recipientEmail`	`string`	The email of the credential’s recipient.
Issue Credential	`issueCredential`	`boolean`	Whether to issue a credential (`true`) or create a draft (`false`) when the workflow is triggered (default `true`).
Send Credential	`sendCredential`	`boolean`	Whether to send a credential to a recipient via email (`true`) or not (`false`) when the workflow is triggered (default is `true`). This step is only applicable if "Issue Credential" is set to `true`.
Issue Date	`issueDate`	`string`	The date (in `YYYY-MM-DD` format) of your credential's issuance (by default this field is set to the day when the workflow is triggered).
Expiry Date	`expiryDate`	`string`	The date (in `YYYY-MM-DD` format) of your credential's expiration. If not provided, expiry date from the group settings will be used (by default this field is empty).

Authentication#

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

About Certifier#

Certifier is an award-winning digital credentialing platform trusted by over 1000 companies and organizations. Seamlessly create, issue, manage, and track certificates and badges to enhance participant engagement and recognition across educational programs, events, and training sessions.