Create Letter with Lob API on New Email from Email API

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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Email trigger
1. Connect your Email account
Configure the Create Letter action
1. Connect your Lob account
2. Select a To
3. Configure Description
4. Select a From
5. Optional- Configure Name
6. Optional- Configure Company
7. Optional- Configure Email
8. Optional- Configure Phone
9. Optional- Configure Address Line 1
10. Optional- Configure Address Line 2
11. Optional- Configure City
12. Optional- Configure State
13. Optional- Configure ZIP Code
14. Optional- Configure Country
15. Configure File
16. Configure Color
17. Select a Use Type
18. Optional- Select a Mail Type
19. Optional- Configure Send Date
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 Email on Email

Description:Get a unique address where you can send emails to trigger your workflow.

Version:0.0.1

Key:email-new-email

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Trigger Code#

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

export default {
  name: "New Email",
  version: "0.0.1",
  key: "email-new-email",
  description: "Get a unique address where you can send emails to trigger your workflow.",
  props: {
    email,
  },
  type: "source",
  methods: {},
  async run() {},
};

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
Email	`email`	`app`	This component uses the Email app.

Trigger Authentication#

The Email API does not require authentication.

About Email#

Trigger workflows on new emails, and send emails to yourself as part of a Pipedream workflow.

Action#

Create Letter on Lob

Description:Creates a new letter. [See docs here](https://docs.lob.com/#tag/Letters/operation/letter_create).

Version:0.0.1

Key:lob-create-letter

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Lob Overview#

The Lob API provides a suite of automation capabilities focused on direct mail, address verification, and print management. With Lob, you can automate the sending of physical mail programmatically, verify addresses to ensure deliverability, and manage printing logistics for marketing campaigns or operational needs. It's a powerful tool for bridging the digital and physical mailing worlds, particularly useful for marketing, billing, and compliance communications.

Action Code#

import { defineAction } from "@pipedream/types";
import lob from "../../app/lob.app.mjs";
import constants from "../../app/common/constants.mjs";
export default defineAction({
    key: "lob-create-letter",
    name: "Create Letter",
    description: "Creates a new letter. [See docs here](https://docs.lob.com/#tag/Letters/operation/letter_create).",
    version: "0.0.1",
    type: "action",
    props: {
        lob,
        to: {
            propDefinition: [
                lob,
                "addressId",
            ],
            label: "To",
            description: "Must either be an `addressId` or an inline object with correct address parameters",
        },
        description: {
            type: "string",
            label: "Description",
            description: "An internal description that identifies this resource",
        },
        from: {
            propDefinition: [
                lob,
                "addressId",
            ],
            label: "From",
            description: "Required if `to` address is international. Must either be an `addressId` or an inline object with correct address parameters",
        },
        name: {
            type: "string",
            label: "Name",
            description: "Name of the recipient.",
            optional: true,
        },
        company: {
            type: "string",
            label: "Company",
            description: "Company name associated with the recipient.",
            optional: true,
        },
        email: {
            type: "string",
            label: "Email",
            description: "Email address of the recipient.",
            optional: true,
        },
        phone: {
            type: "string",
            label: "Phone",
            description: "Phone number of the recipient.",
            optional: true,
        },
        addressLine1: {
            type: "string",
            label: "Address Line 1",
            description: "First line of the address.",
            optional: true,
        },
        addressLine2: {
            type: "string",
            label: "Address Line 2",
            description: "Second line of the address.",
            optional: true,
        },
        addressCity: {
            type: "string",
            label: "City",
            description: "City of the address.",
            optional: true,
        },
        addressState: {
            type: "string",
            label: "State",
            description: "State of the address.",
            optional: true,
        },
        addressZip: {
            type: "string",
            label: "ZIP Code",
            description: "ZIP code of the address.",
            optional: true,
        },
        addressCountry: {
            type: "string",
            label: "Country",
            description: "Country of the address.",
            optional: true,
        },
        file: {
            type: "string",
            label: "File",
            description: "Letter content in HTML",
        },
        color: {
            type: "boolean",
            label: "Color",
            description: "Set to true if you want to print in color; set to false for black and white.",
        },
        useType: {
            type: "string",
            label: "Use Type",
            description: "The use type of the mail. It can only be null if an account default use_type is selected).",
            options: constants.USE_TYPES,
        },
        mailType: {
            type: "string",
            label: "Mail Type",
            description: "Designates the mail postage type.",
            options: constants.MAIL_TYPES,
            optional: true,
        },
        sendDate: {
            type: "string",
            label: "Send Date",
            description: "Specifies the date to send the letter off for production (ISO 8601 format, up to 180 days in the future).",
            optional: true,
        },
    },
    async run({ $ }) {
        const response = await this.lob.createLetter({
            to: this.to ?? {
                name: this.name,
                company: this.company,
                email: this.email,
                phone: this.phone,
                address_line1: this.addressLine1,
                address_line2: this.addressLine2,
                address_city: this.addressCity,
                address_state: this.addressState,
                address_zip: this.addressZip,
                address_country: this.addressCountry,
            },
            description: this.description,
            from: this.from,
            file: this.file,
            color: this.color,
            use_type: this.useType,
            mail_type: this.mailType,
            send_date: this.sendDate,
        });
        $.export("$summary", `Successfully created letter with ID ${response.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
Lob	`lob`	`app`	This component uses the Lob app.
To	`to`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Description	`description`	`string`	An internal description that identifies this resource
From	`from`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Name	`name`	`string`	Name of the recipient.
Company	`company`	`string`	Company name associated with the recipient.
Email	`email`	`string`	Email address of the recipient.
Phone	`phone`	`string`	Phone number of the recipient.
Address Line 1	`addressLine1`	`string`	First line of the address.
Address Line 2	`addressLine2`	`string`	Second line of the address.
City	`addressCity`	`string`	City of the address.
State	`addressState`	`string`	State of the address.
ZIP Code	`addressZip`	`string`	ZIP code of the address.
Country	`addressCountry`	`string`	Country of the address.
File	`file`	`string`	Letter content in HTML
Color	`color`	`boolean`	Set to true if you want to print in color; set to false for black and white.
Use Type	`useType`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`{ "label": "Marketing", "value": "marketing" }{ "label": "Operational", "value": "operational" }`
Mail Type	`mailType`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`usps_first_classusps_standard`
Send Date	`sendDate`	`string`	Specifies the date to send the letter off for production (ISO 8601 format, up to 180 days in the future).

Action Authentication#

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

Enter your Live Lob secret API key below.

You can find this key under your account settings in the Lob dashboard.

Alternatively, you can use your Test Secret API Key, but you'll need to create a new Lob Connected Account in Pipedream in order to make Live requests.

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