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Create a workflow to Import Message with the Front API. When you configure and deploy the workflow, it will run on Pipedream's servers 24x7 for free.

  1. Configure the Import Message action
    1. Connect your Front account
    2. Select a Inbox ID
    3. Configure Handle
    4. Optional- Configure Name
    5. Optional- Select a Author ID
    6. Configure To
    7. Optional- Configure CC
    8. Optional- Configure BCC
    9. Optional- Configure Subject
    10. Configure Body
    11. Select a Body Format
    12. Configure External ID
    13. Configure Created At
    14. Optional- Select a Type
    15. Select a Assignee ID
    16. Optional- Select one or more Tag IDs
    17. Optional- Select a Thread Ref
    18. Configure Is Inbound
    19. Optional- Configure Is Archive
    20. Optional- Configure Should Skip Rules
  2. Select a trigger to run your workflow on HTTP requests, schedules or app events
  3. Deploy the workflow
  4. Send a test event to validate your setup
  5. Turn on the trigger

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Details

This is a pre-built, source-available component from Pipedream's GitHub repo. The component is 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.

Import Message on Front
Description:Appends a new message into an inbox. [See the docs here](https://dev.frontapp.com/reference/import-inbox-message).
Version:0.1.4
Key:frontapp-import-message

Code

import utils from "../../common/utils.mjs";
import frontApp from "../../frontapp.app.mjs";

export default {
  key: "frontapp-import-message",
  name: "Import Message",
  description: "Appends a new message into an inbox. [See the docs here](https://dev.frontapp.com/reference/import-inbox-message).",
  version: "0.1.4",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    frontApp,
    inboxId: {
      propDefinition: [
        frontApp,
        "inboxId",
      ],
    },
    handle: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Handle",
      description: "Handle used to reach the contact. Can be an email address, a twitter, handle, a phone number, custom handle ...",
    },
    name: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Name",
      description: "Name of the contact.",
      optional: true,
    },
    authorId: {
      propDefinition: [
        frontApp,
        "teammateId",
      ],
      label: "Author ID",
      description: "ID of the teammate who is the author of the message. Ignored if the message is inbound.",
      optional: true,
    },
    to: {
      propDefinition: [
        frontApp,
        "to",
      ],
    },
    cc: {
      propDefinition: [
        frontApp,
        "cc",
      ],
    },
    bcc: {
      propDefinition: [
        frontApp,
        "bcc",
      ],
    },
    subject: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Subject",
      description: "Subject of the message.",
      optional: true,
    },
    body: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Body",
      description: "Body of the message.",
    },
    bodyFormat: {
      propDefinition: [
        frontApp,
        "bodyFormat",
      ],
    },
    externalId: {
      type: "string",
      label: "External ID",
      description: "External identifier of the message. Front won't import two messages with the same external ID.",
    },
    createdAt: {
      type: "integer",
      label: "Created At",
      description: "Date at which the message has been sent or received. A timestamp is expected as in `1655507769`",
      default: Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000),
    },
    type: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Type",
      description: "Type of the message to import. Can be one of: `email`, `sms`, `intercom`, `custom`. (Default: `email`)",
      optional: true,
      options: [
        "email",
        "sms",
        "intercom",
        "custom",
      ],
    },
    assigneeId: {
      propDefinition: [
        frontApp,
        "teammateId",
      ],
      label: "Assignee ID",
      description: "ID of the teammate who will be assigned to the conversation.",
    },
    tags: {
      propDefinition: [
        frontApp,
        "tagIds",
      ],
      description: "List of tag names to add to the conversation (unknown tags will automatically be created)",
    },
    threadRef: {
      propDefinition: [
        frontApp,
        "threadRef",
      ],
    },
    isInbound: {
      type: "boolean",
      label: "Is Inbound",
      description: "Whether or not the message is received (inbound) or sent (outbound) by you",
    },
    isArchive: {
      type: "boolean",
      label: "Is Archive",
      description: "Whether or not the message should be directly archived once imported. (Default: true)",
      optional: true,
    },
    shouldSkipRules: {
      type: "boolean",
      label: "Should Skip Rules",
      description: "Whether or not the rules should apply to this message. (Default: true)",
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const {
      inboxId,
      handle,
      name,
      authorId,
      subject,
      body,
      bodyFormat,
      externalId,
      createdAt,
      type,
      assigneeId,
      threadRef,
      isArchive,
      isInbound,
      shouldSkipRules,
    } = this;

    const to = utils.parse(this.to);
    const cc = utils.parse(this.cc);
    const bcc = utils.parse(this.bcc);
    const tags = utils.parse(this.tags);

    const data = {
      sender: {
        author_id: authorId,
        name,
        handle,
      },
      to,
      cc,
      bcc,
      subject,
      body,
      body_format: bodyFormat,
      external_id: externalId,
      created_at: createdAt,
      type,
      assignee_id: assigneeId,
      tags,
      metadata: {
        thread_ref: threadRef,
        is_inbound: isInbound,
        is_archived: isArchive,
        should_skip_rules: shouldSkipRules,
      },
    };

    const response =
      await this.frontApp.importMessage({
        inboxId,
        data,
      });

    const { message_uid: messageId } = response;

    $.export("$summary", `Successfully imported message with ID ${messageId}`);

    return response;
  },
};

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.
LabelPropTypeDescription
FrontfrontAppappThis component uses the Front app.
Inbox IDinboxIdstringSelect a value from the drop down menu.
Handlehandlestring

Handle used to reach the contact. Can be an email address, a twitter, handle, a phone number, custom handle ...

Namenamestring

Name of the contact.

Author IDauthorIdstringSelect a value from the drop down menu.
Totostring[]

List of recipient handles who received the message.

CCccstring[]

List of recipient handles who received a copy of the message.

BCCbccstring[]

List of the recipeient handles who received a blind copy of the message.

Subjectsubjectstring

Subject of the message.

Bodybodystring

Body of the message.

Body FormatbodyFormatstringSelect a value from the drop down menu:htmlmarkdown
External IDexternalIdstring

External identifier of the message. Front won't import two messages with the same external ID.

Created AtcreatedAtinteger

Date at which the message has been sent or received. A timestamp is expected as in 1655507769

TypetypestringSelect a value from the drop down menu:emailsmsintercomcustom
Assignee IDassigneeIdstringSelect a value from the drop down menu.
Tag IDstagsstring[]Select a value from the drop down menu.
Thread RefthreadRefstringSelect a value from the drop down menu.
Is InboundisInboundboolean

Whether or not the message is received (inbound) or sent (outbound) by you

Is ArchiveisArchiveboolean

Whether or not the message should be directly archived once imported. (Default: true)

Should Skip RulesshouldSkipRulesboolean

Whether or not the rules should apply to this message. (Default: true)

Authentication

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

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

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