Formatting
Pre-built actions to make formatting and manipulating data within your workflows easier.
Integrate the Formatting API with the Delay API
Setup the Formatting API trigger to run a workflow which integrates with the Delay API. Pipedream's integration platform allows you to integrate Formatting and Delay remarkably fast. Free for developers.
Popular Formatting and Delay Actions#
Delay Workflow with the Delay API
Delay the execution of your workflow for a specific amount of time (does not count against your compute time).
[Date/Time] Compare Dates with the Formatting API
Get the duration between two dates in days, hours, minutes, and seconds along with checking if they are the same.
Connect Formatting#
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export default defineComponent({
async run({ steps, $ }) {
const text = ' Hello world! ';
return text.trim()
},
})Overview of Delay#
The Delay API in Pipedream is a built-in function that allows you to pause a workflow for a specified amount of time. This can be incredibly useful when you need to stagger API calls to avoid rate limits, wait for an external process to complete, or simply introduce a delay between actions in a sequence. With precision up to milliseconds, the Delay API provides a simple yet powerful tool for managing timing in automation workflows.
Connect Delay#
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export default defineComponent({
async run({steps, $}) {
// Specify the amount of time to delay your workflow in milliseconds
return $.flow.delay(5000)
},
})