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Getting Started#

This integration creates a workflow with a Discord Bot trigger and BulkGate action. When you configure and deploy the workflow, it will run on Pipedream's servers 24x7 for free.

Select this integration
Configure the New Forum Thread Message trigger
1. Connect your Discord Bot account
2. Select a Guild
3. Configure timer
4. Select a Forum Id
Configure the Send SMS action
1. Connect your BulkGate account
2. Configure Recipient Number
3. Configure Message Text
4. Optional- Configure Is Unicode
5. Optional- Select a Sender ID
6. Optional- Configure Sender ID Value
7. Optional- Configure Country
8. Optional- Configure Application ID
9. Optional- Configure Application Token
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#

New Forum Thread Message on Discord Bot

Description:Emit new event for each forum thread message posted. Note that your bot must have the `MESSAGE_CONTENT` privilege intent to see the message content. [See the documentation](https://discord.com/developers/docs/topics/gateway#message-content-intent).

Version:0.0.4

Key:discord_bot-new-forum-thread-message

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Discord Bot Overview#

The Discord Bot API unlocks the power to interact with Discord users and channels programmatically, making it possible to automate messages, manage servers, and integrate with other services. With Pipedream's serverless platform, you can create complex workflows that respond to events in Discord, process data, and trigger actions in other apps. This opens up opportunities for community engagement, content moderation, analytics, and more, without the overhead of managing infrastructure.

Trigger Code#

import { DEFAULT_POLLING_SOURCE_TIMER_INTERVAL } from "@pipedream/platform";
import maxBy from "lodash.maxby";
import constants from "../../common/constants.mjs";
import common from "../common.mjs";
import sampleEmit from "./test-event.mjs";

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "discord_bot-new-forum-thread-message",
  name: "New Forum Thread Message",
  description: "Emit new event for each forum thread message posted. Note that your bot must have the `MESSAGE_CONTENT` privilege intent to see the message content. [See the documentation](https://discord.com/developers/docs/topics/gateway#message-content-intent).",
  type: "source",
  version: "0.0.4",
  dedupe: "unique", // Dedupe events based on the Discord message ID
  props: {
    ...common.props,
    db: "$.service.db",
    timer: {
      type: "$.interface.timer",
      default: {
        intervalSeconds: DEFAULT_POLLING_SOURCE_TIMER_INTERVAL,
      },
    },
    forumId: {
      propDefinition: [
        common.props.discord,
        "channelId",
        ({ guildId }) => ({
          guildId,
          allowedChannels: [
            constants.CHANNEL_TYPES.GUILD_FORUM,
          ],
        }),
      ],
      label: "Forum Id",
      description: "Select the forum you want to watch.",
    },
  },
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    getChannel(id) {
      return this.discord._makeRequest({
        path: `/channels/${id}`,
      });
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    // We store a cursor to the last message ID
    let lastMessageIDs = this._getLastMessageIDs();

    const { threads } = await this.discord.listThreads({
      $,
      guildId: this.guildId,
    });

    const forumThreads = threads.reduce((acc, curr) => {
      return curr.parent_id === this.forumId ?
        [
          ...acc,
          curr,
        ]
        : acc;
    }, []);

    // If this is our first time running this source,
    // get the last N messages, emit them, and checkpoint
    for (const channel of forumThreads) {
      let lastMessageID;
      let messages = [];
      const channelId = channel.id;

      if (!lastMessageIDs[channelId]) {
        messages = await this.discord.getMessages({
          $,
          channelId,
          params: {
            limit: 25,
          },
        });

        lastMessageID = messages.length
          ? maxBy(messages, (message) => message.id).id
          : 1;

      } else {
        let newMessages = [];

        do {
          newMessages = await this.discord.getMessages({
            $,
            channelId,
            params: {
              after: lastMessageIDs[channelId],
            },
          });

          messages = messages.concat(newMessages);

          lastMessageID = newMessages.length
            ? maxBy(newMessages, (message) => message.id).id
            : lastMessageIDs[channelId];
          lastMessageIDs[channelId] = lastMessageID;

        } while (newMessages.length);
      }

      // Set the new high water mark for the last message ID
      // for this channel
      lastMessageIDs[channelId] = lastMessageID;

      if (!messages.length) {
        console.log(`No new messages in thread ${channelId}`);
        continue;
      }

      console.log(`${messages.length} new messages in thread ${channelId}`);

      messages = await Promise.all(messages.map(async (message) => ({
        ...message,
        thread: await this.getChannel(message.channel_id),
      })));

      const { available_tags: availableTags = [] } = await this.getChannel(this.forumId);
      for (const message of messages) {
        if (!message.thread.applied_tags) {
          message.thread.applied_tags = [];
        }
        message.thread.applied_tags = message.thread.applied_tags.map((tagId) => ({
          ...availableTags.find(({ id }) => id === tagId),
        }));
      }

      messages.reverse().forEach((message) => {
        this.$emit(message, {
          id: message.id, // dedupes events based on this ID
          summary: `A new message with Id: ${message.id} was posted in forum thread ${channelId}.`,
          ts: Date.parse(message.timestamp),
        });
      });
    }

    // Set the last message ID for the next run
    this._setLastMessageIDs(lastMessageIDs);
  },
  sampleEmit,
};

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
Discord Bot	`discord`	`app`	This component uses the Discord Bot app.
Guild	`guildId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`
Forum Id	`forumId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.

Trigger Authentication#

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

This app allows you to use the Discord API using your own Discord bot. If you don't want to use a custom bot, and you just need to use the Discord API, exit this screen and use the Discord app, instead.

If you want to use your own Discord bot, but haven't created one yet, see these instructions or watch this video. You'll need to add this bot to your server(s) to make successful API requests.

Once you've created your bot, you'll find the Bot token within the Bot section of your app. Enter that token below.

About Discord Bot#

Use this app to interact with the Discord API using a bot in your account

Action#

Send SMS on BulkGate

Description:Sends an SMS message to a phone number. [See the docs](https://help.bulkgate.com/docs/en/http-simple-transactional-post-json.html).

Version:0.0.1

Key:bulkgate-send-sms

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BulkGate Overview#

The BulkGate API enables automated sending of SMS messages, offering a powerful way to communicate with customers or users directly through their mobile devices. With this API on Pipedream, you can craft workflows that trigger SMS notifications based on specific events, such as new sign-ups, transaction alerts, or appointment reminders. It's a tool for enhancing customer engagement, support, and conversion through timely and personalized messaging.

Action Code#

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

export default {
  key: "bulkgate-send-sms",
  name: "Send SMS",
  description: "Sends an SMS message to a phone number. [See the docs](https://help.bulkgate.com/docs/en/http-simple-transactional-post-json.html).",
  type: "action",
  version: "0.0.1",
  props: {
    app,
    number: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "number",
      ],
    },
    text: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "text",
      ],
    },
    unicode: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "unicode",
      ],
    },
    senderId: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "senderId",
      ],
    },
    senderIdValue: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "senderIdValue",
      ],
    },
    country: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "country",
      ],
    },
    appId: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "appId",
      ],
    },
    appToken: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "appToken",
      ],
    },
  },
  methods: {
    sendSMS(args = {}) {
      return this.app.create({
        path: "/simple/transactional",
        ...args,
      });
    },
  },
  async run({ $: step }) {
    const {
      number,
      text,
      unicode,
      senderId,
      senderIdValue,
      country,
      appId,
      appToken,
    } = this;

    const response = await this.sendSMS({
      step,
      data: {
        number,
        text,
        unicode,
        sender_id: senderId,
        sender_id_value: senderIdValue,
        country,
        appId,
        appToken,
      },
    });

    step.export("$summary", `Successfully sent SMS with ID ${response.data.sms_id}`);

    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
BulkGate	`app`	`app`	This component uses the BulkGate app.
Recipient Number	`number`	`string`	The phone number you want to send the SMS to.
Message Text	`text`	`string`	Text of SMS message (max. 612 characters, or 268 characters if Unicode is used), UTF-8 encoding
Is Unicode	`unicode`	`boolean`	`Yes/true/1` for Unicode SMS, `no/false/0` for 7bit SMS.
Sender ID	`senderId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`{ "label": "System Number", "value": "gSystem" }{ "label": "Short Code", "value": "gShort" }{ "label": "Text sender", "value": "gText" }{ "label": "Mobile Connect", "value": "gMobile" }{ "label": "Mobile Connect push - Sends a notification to the Mobile Connect app", "value": "gPush" }{ "label": "Own Number (number verification required)", "value": "gOwn" }{ "label": "BulkGate Profile ID", "value": "gProfile" }{ "label": "BulkGate Profile ID", "value": "<int>" }`
Sender ID Value	`senderIdValue`	`string`	Sender value - gOwn (e.g. `420 777 777 777`), gText (e.g. `BulkGate`), gProfile (e.g. `423`), gMobile or gPush (`KEY`).
Country	`country`	`string`	Provide the recipients numbers in an international format (with prefix, e.g. `44`) or add the country code in ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 format (`7820125799` + `GB` = `447820125799`). See the country example request. If `null`, your set timezone will be used to fill the information
Application ID	`appId`	`string`	The ID of the application you want to use to send the SMS.
Application Token	`appToken`	`string`	The token of the application you want to use to send the SMS.

Action Authentication#

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

You can get your App ID and Token on your Dashboard > Modules & APIs.

About BulkGate#

Reach anyone, anywhere in the world with BulkGate SMS gateway.

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