Helper Functions
Helper functions and functional utilities to use within your Pipedream workflows
Integrate the Helper Functions API with the HTTP / Webhook API
Setup the Helper Functions API trigger to run a workflow which integrates with the HTTP / Webhook API. Pipedream's integration platform allows you to integrate Helper Functions and HTTP / Webhook remarkably fast. Free for developers.
Popular Ways to Connect Helper Functions with HTTP / Webhook#
Popular Helper Functions and HTTP / Webhook Triggers#
Get a URL and emit the full HTTP event on every request (including headers and query parameters). You can also configure the HTTP response code, body, and more.
Get a URL and emit the HTTP body as an event on every request
Emit new event when the content of the URL changes.
Popular Helper Functions and HTTP / Webhook Actions#
Accepts a base64-encoded string, returns a decoded UTF-8 string
Get the difference, intersection, union, or symetric difference of two arrays/sets.
Send an HTTP request using any method and URL. Optionally configure query string parameters, headers, and basic auth.
Converts an HTML string to the Slack mrkdwn format using
Overview of Helper Functions#
Pipedream provides a set of helper functions that make it easy to manipulate
and work with data in your workflow. You can use these helper functions to:
- Perform mathematical operations on data
- Format data
- Extract data from arrays and objects
- Convert data from one format to another
- Manipulate dates and times
- Generate random data
Here are some examples of what you can build using the Helper Functions API:
- A calculator that performs mathematical operations on data
- A formatter that formats data
- An extractor that extracts data from arrays and objects
- A converter that converts data from one format to another
- A date and time manipulator
- A random data generator
Connect HTTP / Webhook#
// To use any npm package on Pipedream, just import it
import axios from "axios"
export default defineComponent({
async run({ steps, $ }) {
const { data } = await axios({
method: "GET",
url: "https://pokeapi.co/api/v2/pokemon/charizard",
})
return data.species
},
})
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