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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Message (Instant) trigger
1. Connect your Discord account
2. Configure Channels
3. Configure discordApphook
Configure the Add Contact action
1. Connect your WATI account
2. Configure WhatsApp Number
3. Optional- Configure Name
4. Optional- Configure Custom Params
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 Message (Instant) on Discord

Description:Emit new event for each message posted to one or more channels in a Discord server

Version:1.0.3

Key:discord-new-message

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Discord Overview#

The Discord API interacts seamlessly with Pipedream, empowering you to craft customized automations and workflows for your Discord server. With this powerful integration, you can automate tasks like message posting, user management, and notifications, based on a myriad of triggers and actions from different apps. These automations can enhance the Discord experience for community moderators and members, by synchronizing with external tools, organizing community engagement, and streamlining notifications.

Trigger Code#

import discord from "../../discord.app.mjs";
import sampleEmit from "./test-event.mjs";

export default {
  type: "source",
  key: "discord-new-message",
  name: "New Message (Instant)",
  description: "Emit new event for each message posted to one or more channels in a Discord server",
  version: "1.0.3",

  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    discord,
    channels: {
      type: "$.discord.channel[]",
      appProp: "discord",
      label: "Channels",
      description: "Select the channel(s) you'd like to be notified for",
    },
    // eslint-disable-next-line pipedream/props-label,pipedream/props-description
    discordApphook: {
      type: "$.interface.apphook",
      appProp: "discord",
      async eventNames() {
        return this.channels || [];
      },
    },
  },
  async run(event) {
    if (event.guildID != this.discord.$auth.guild_id) {
      return;
    }
    this.$emit(event, {
      id: event.id,
    });
  },
  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	`discord`	`app`	This component uses the Discord app.
Channels	`channels`	`$.discord.channel[]`	Select the channel(s) you'd like to be notified for
	`discordApphook`	`$.interface.apphook`

Trigger Authentication#

Discord uses OAuth authentication. When you connect your Discord account, Pipedream will open a popup window where you can sign into Discord and grant Pipedream permission to connect to your account. Pipedream securely stores and automatically refreshes the OAuth tokens so you can easily authenticate any Discord API.

Pipedream requests the following authorization scopes when you connect your account:

botemailidentifyguilds

About Discord#

Use this app to create a Discord source that emits messages from your guild to a Pipedream workflow.

Action#

Add Contact on WATI

Description:Adds a new contact on the WATI platform. [See the documentation](https://docs.wati.io/reference/post_api-v1-addcontact-whatsappnumber)

Version:0.0.1

Key:wati-add-contact

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WATI Overview#

The WATI API allows you to power up your customer engagement by leveraging WhatsApp messaging. With Pipedream's capabilities, you can create serverless workflows that integrate WATI to automate personalized notifications, process inbound messages, and manage contacts. This can help scale your customer service, marketing campaigns, and streamline communications with WhatsApp's wide user base.

Action Code#

import { ConfigurationError } from "@pipedream/platform";
import wati from "../../wati.app.mjs";

export default {
  key: "wati-add-contact",
  name: "Add Contact",
  description: "Adds a new contact on the WATI platform. [See the documentation](https://docs.wati.io/reference/post_api-v1-addcontact-whatsappnumber)",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    wati,
    whatsappNumber: {
      propDefinition: [
        wati,
        "whatsappNumber",
      ],
    },
    name: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Name",
      description: "The name of the contact",
      optional: true,
    },
    customParams: {
      propDefinition: [
        wati,
        "customParams",
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const response = await this.wati.addContact({
      $,
      whatsappNumber: this.whatsappNumber,
      data: {
        name: this.name,
        customParams: this.customParams && Object.entries(this.customParams).map(([
          key,
          value,
        ]) => ({
          name: key,
          value,
        })),
      },
    });
    if (!response.result) {
      throw new ConfigurationError(response.info);
    }
    $.export("$summary", `Successfully added contact with phone number: ${this.whatsappNumber}`);
    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
WATI	`wati`	`app`	This component uses the WATI app.
WhatsApp Number	`whatsappNumber`	`string`	Your WhatsApp number with country code.
Name	`name`	`string`	The name of the contact
Custom Params	`customParams`	`object`	An object with contact's custom fields.

Action Authentication#

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

To retrieve your Access Token and API Endpoint,

Navigate to your WATI account and sign in
Click the Navigation menu on top bar with the three horizontal lines icon
Go to “API Docs”

Copy and paste your Access Token and API Endpoint below.

Add Contact with WATI API on New Message (Instant) from Discord API

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