Integrate the Gitter API with the Data Stores API

The Gitter API enables your bots to perform automated actions within Gitter chat rooms. From sending messages to fetching conversation histories, the Gitter API serves as a bridge to interact with Gitter programmatically. With Pipedream, you can harness this API to create custom workflows that trigger on specific events in Gitter, process data, and connect to countless other services to achieve a wide array of tasks. These can range from notifications and chatbots to complex integrations with project management tools or CRMs.

Connect Gitter#

import { axios } from "@pipedream/platform"
export default defineComponent({
  props: {
    gitter: {
      type: "app",
      app: "gitter",
    }
  },
  async run({steps, $}) {
    return await axios($, {
      url: `https://api.gitter.im/v1/user`,
      headers: {
        Authorization: `Bearer ${this.gitter.$auth.oauth_access_token}`,
      },
    })
  },
})

Overview of Data Stores#

Data Stores are a key-value store that allow you to persist state and share data across workflows. You can perform CRUD operations, enabling dynamic data management within your serverless architecture. Use it to save results from API calls, user inputs, or interim data; then read, update, or enrich this data in subsequent steps or workflows. Data Stores simplify stateful logic and cross-workflow communication, making them ideal for tracking process statuses, aggregating metrics, or serving as a simple configuration store.

Connect Data Stores#

export default defineComponent({
  props: {
    myDataStore: {
      type: "data_store",
    },
  },
  async run({ steps, $ }) {
    await this.myDataStore.set("key_here","Any serializable JSON as the value")
    return await this.myDataStore.get("key_here")
  },
})