Integrate the Congress.gov API with the Twilio SendGrid API

Setup the Congress.gov API trigger to run a workflow which integrates with the Twilio SendGrid API. Pipedream's integration platform allows you to integrate Congress.gov and Twilio SendGrid remarkably fast. Free for developers.

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Popular Congress.gov and Twilio SendGrid Triggers#

New Contact from the Twilio SendGrid API

Emit new event when a new contact is created

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New Events (Instant) from the Twilio SendGrid API

Emit new event when any of the specified SendGrid events is received

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Popular Congress.gov and Twilio SendGrid Actions#

Add Email to Global Suppression with the Twilio SendGrid API

Allows you to add one or more email addresses to the global suppressions group. See the docs here

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Add or Update Contact with the Twilio SendGrid API

Adds or updates a contact. See the docs here

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Create Contact List with the Twilio SendGrid API

Allows you to create a new contact list. See the docs here

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Create Send with the Twilio SendGrid API

Create a single send. See the docs here

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Delete Blocks with the Twilio SendGrid API

Allows you to delete all email addresses on your blocks list. See the docs here

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Overview of Congress.gov#

The Congress.gov API opens the door to a repository of legislative information from the United States Congress. With this API, you can access details on bills, amendments, congressional records, and members' profiles. Integrating this API with Pipedream allows you to automatically track legislative developments, analyze policymaking trends, and stay informed on the activities of specific members of Congress. By creating workflows on Pipedream, you can connect Congress.gov data with numerous apps to streamline political data analysis, advocacy efforts, or journalistic research.

Connect Congress.gov#

import { axios } from "@pipedream/platform"
export default defineComponent({
  props: {
    congress_gov: {
      type: "app",
      app: "congress_gov",
    }
  },
  async run({steps, $}) {
    return await axios($, {
      url: `https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill`,
      params: {
        format: `json`,
        api_key: `${this.congress_gov.$auth.api_key}`,
      },
    })
  },
})

Overview of Twilio SendGrid#

The Twilio SendGrid API opens up a world of possibilities for email automation, enabling you to send emails efficiently and track their performance. With this API, you can programmatically create and send personalized email campaigns, manage contacts, and parse inbound emails for data extraction. When you harness the power of Pipedream, you can connect SendGrid to hundreds of other apps to automate workflows, such as triggering email notifications based on specific actions, syncing email stats with your analytics, or handling incoming emails to create tasks or tickets.

Connect Twilio SendGrid#

import { axios } from "@pipedream/platform"
export default defineComponent({
  props: {
    sendgrid: {
      type: "app",
      app: "sendgrid",
    }
  },
  async run({steps, $}) {
    return await axios($, {
      url: `https://api.sendgrid.com/v3/user/account`,
      headers: {
        Authorization: `Bearer ${this.sendgrid.$auth.api_key}`,
      },
    })
  },
})

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