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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Event Received (Instant) trigger
1. Connect your Hookdeck account
2. Optional- Configure Connection Name
3. Optional- Configure Description
4. Optional- Select a Pre-exisiting Source
5. Optional- Configure New Source
6. Optional- Configure Destination Name
Configure the Send Message to Forum Post action
1. Connect your Discord Bot account
2. Configure info
3. Configure Post ID
4. Configure Message
5. Optional- Configure Embeds
6. Optional- Configure Username
7. Optional- Configure Avatar URL
8. Optional- Configure Include link to workflow
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 Event Received (Instant) on Hookdeck

Description:Emit new event when a new event is received from a HookDeck source.

Version:0.0.2

Key:hookdeck-new-event-received

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Hookdeck Overview#

The Hookdeck API facilitates the management of webhooks, providing reliable webhook delivery, monitoring, and debugging solutions. With this API on Pipedream, you can automate workflows concerning incoming webhook data—transforming, routing, and ensuring they trigger the subsequent actions without fail. This could range from logging data for analysis, conditionally processing and forwarding webhook events to other endpoints, or integrating with third-party services for extended automation.

Trigger Code#

import app from "../../hookdeck.app.mjs";
import { ConfigurationError } from "@pipedream/platform";

export default {
  key: "hookdeck-new-event-received",
  name: "New Event Received (Instant)",
  description: "Emit new event when a new event is received from a HookDeck source.",
  version: "0.0.2",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    app,
    db: "$.service.db",
    http: "$.interface.http",
    name: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Connection Name",
      description: "The name of the connection.",
      optional: true,
    },
    description: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Description",
      description: "The description of the connection.",
      optional: true,
    },
    sourceId: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "sourceId",
      ],
      label: "Pre-exisiting Source",
    },
    source: {
      type: "object",
      label: "New Source",
      description: "An object representing the source of the connection. Object must contain at least `name`. Please check the [documentation](https://hookdeck.com/api-ref#create-a-connection) for more information.",
      default: {
        name: "My New Source",
      },
      optional: true,
    },
    destinationName: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Destination Name",
      description: "The destination name that will be created or updated with Pipedream HTTP endpoint for Pipedream source to receive your event. Existing destination with the same name will be overridden with the new HTTP endpoint",
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  hooks: {
    async deploy() {
      if (this.sourceId && this.source) {
        throw new ConfigurationError("Only one of `Source Id` or `Source` may be provided.");
      }
      if (!this.source && !this.sourceId) {
        throw new ConfigurationError("Either `Source Id` or `Source` must be provided.");
      }
    },
    async activate() {
      const { id } = await this.app.createConnection({
        name: this.name || `Pipedream_Connection_${this.getCurrentDateTime()}`,
        description: this.description,
        source_id: this.sourceId,
        source: this.source,
        destination: {
          name: this.destinationName || `Pipedream_Source_${this.getCurrentDateTime()}`,
          url: this.http.endpoint,
        },
      });
      this._setHookId(id);
    },
    async deactivate() {
      const id = this._getHookId();
      if (id) {
        await this.deleteConnection(id);
      }
    },
  },
  methods: {
    _getHookId() {
      return this.db.get("hookId");
    },
    _setHookId(hookId) {
      this.db.set("hookId", hookId);
    },
    async deleteConnection(id) {
      await this.app._makeHttpRequest({
        method: "DELETE",
        path: `/connections/${id}`,
      });
    },
    getCurrentDateTime() {
      const now = new Date();
      const year = now.getFullYear();
      const month = (now.getMonth() + 1).toString().padStart(2, "0");
      const day = now.getDate().toString()
        .padStart(2, "0");
      const hours = now.getHours().toString()
        .padStart(2, "0");
      const minutes = now.getMinutes().toString()
        .padStart(2, "0");

      return `${year}${month}${day}${hours}${minutes}`;
    },
    generateMeta() {
      return {
        id: Date.now(),
        summary: "New Event Received",
        ts: Date.now(),
      };
    },
  },
  async run(event) {
    const { body } = event;
    const meta = this.generateMeta();
    this.$emit(body, meta);
  },
};

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
Hookdeck	`app`	`app`	This component uses the Hookdeck app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
N/A	`http`	`$.interface.http`	This component uses `$.interface.http` to generate a unique URL when the component is first instantiated. Each request to the URL will trigger the `run()` method of the component.
Connection Name	`name`	`string`	The name of the connection.
Description	`description`	`string`	The description of the connection.
Pre-exisiting Source	`sourceId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
New Source	`source`	`object`	An object representing the source of the connection. Object must contain at least `name`. Please check the documentation for more information.
Destination Name	`destinationName`	`string`	The destination name that will be created or updated with Pipedream HTTP endpoint for Pipedream source to receive your event. Existing destination with the same name will be overridden with the new HTTP endpoint

Trigger Authentication#

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

About Hookdeck#

Never miss a webhook again. Our reliable webhook infrastructure gives you full visibility over your webhooks.

Action#

Send Message to Forum Post on Discord Bot

Description:Send a message to a Discord forum. [See the documentation](https://discord.com/developers/docs/resources/channel#create-message)

Version:0.0.1

Key:discord_bot-send-message-to-forum-post

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Discord Bot Overview#

The Discord Bot API unlocks the power to interact with Discord users and channels programmatically, making it possible to automate messages, manage servers, and integrate with other services. With Pipedream's serverless platform, you can create complex workflows that respond to events in Discord, process data, and trigger actions in other apps. This opens up opportunities for community engagement, content moderation, analytics, and more, without the overhead of managing infrastructure.

Action Code#

import discord from "../../discord_bot.app.mjs";
import utils from "../../common/utils.mjs";

export default {
  key: "discord_bot-send-message-to-forum-post",
  name: "Send Message to Forum Post",
  description: "Send a message to a Discord forum. [See the documentation](https://discord.com/developers/docs/resources/channel#create-message)",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    discord,
    info: {
      type: "alert",
      alertType: "info",
      content: `
        \nTo get the Post ID:
        \n1. **Manually on Web** 
          - Select the Forum thread, them copy the **second** number from the URL. For example, if the URL is \`https://discord.com/channels/123/456\`, the Post ID is \`456\`.
        \n2. **Pipedream Source**
          - If you're using **Discord Bot - New Forum Thread Message** source, use the \`channel_id\` field from the event. 
      `,
    },
    postId: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Post ID",
      description: "The ID of a forum post",
    },
    message: {
      propDefinition: [
        discord,
        "message",
      ],
    },
    embeds: {
      propDefinition: [
        discord,
        "embeds",
      ],
    },
    username: {
      propDefinition: [
        discord,
        "username",
      ],
    },
    avatarURL: {
      propDefinition: [
        discord,
        "avatarURL",
      ],
    },
    includeSentViaPipedream: {
      type: "boolean",
      optional: true,
      default: true,
      label: "Include link to workflow",
      description: "Defaults to `true`, includes a link to this workflow at the end of your Discord message.",
    },
  },
  methods: {
    getUserInputProps(omit = [
      "discord",
    ]) {
      return Object.keys(this)
        .filter((key) => typeof this[key] !== "function" && !omit.includes(key))
        .reduce((props, key) => {
          props[key] = this[key];
          return props;
        }, {});
    },
    appendPipedreamText(message) {
      let content = message;
      if (typeof content !== "string") {
        content = JSON.stringify(content);
      }
      content += `\n\n${this.getSentViaPipedreamText()}`;
      return content;
    },
    getSentViaPipedreamText() {
      const workflowId = process.env.PIPEDREAM_WORKFLOW_ID;
      // The link text is a URL without a protocol for consistency with the "Send via link" text in
      // Slack messages
      const linkText = `pipedream.com/@/${workflowId}?o=a&a=discord_webhook`;
      const link = `https://${linkText}`;
      return `Sent via [${linkText}](<${link}>)`;
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const {
      postId,
      message,
      embeds,
      username,
      avatarURL,
      includeSentViaPipedream,
    } = this;
    try {
      const createMessageResponse = await this.discord.createMessage({
        $,
        channelId: postId,
        data: {
          embeds: utils.parseObject(embeds),
          avatarURL,
          username: username,
          content: includeSentViaPipedream
            ? this.appendPipedreamText(message)
            : message,
        },
      });
      $.export("$summary", "Message has been sent successfully");
      return createMessageResponse;
    } catch (err) {
      console.log(err);
      const unsentMessage = this.getUserInputProps();
      $.export("unsent", unsentMessage);
      throw err;
    }
  },
};

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
Discord Bot	`discord`	`app`	This component uses the Discord Bot app.
Post ID	`postId`	`string`	The ID of a forum post
Message	`message`	`string`	Enter a simple message up to 2000 characters. This is the most commonly used field. However, it's optional if you pass embed content.
Embeds	`embeds`	`any`	Embedded rich content (up to 6000 characters), this should be given as an array, e.g. `[{"title": "Hello, Embed!","description": "This is an embedded message."}]`. To pass data from another step, enter a reference using double curly brackets (e.g., `{{steps.mydata.$return_value}}`). Tip: Construct the `embeds` array in a Node.js code step, return it, and then pass the return value to this step.
Username	`username`	`string`	Overrides the current username
Avatar URL	`avatarURL`	`string`	If used, it overrides the default avatar
Include link to workflow	`includeSentViaPipedream`	`boolean`	Defaults to `true`, includes a link to this workflow at the end of your Discord message.

Action Authentication#

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

This app allows you to use the Discord API using your own Discord bot. If you don't want to use a custom bot, and you just need to use the Discord API, exit this screen and use the Discord app, instead.

If you want to use your own Discord bot, but haven't created one yet, see these instructions or watch this video. You'll need to add this bot to your server(s) to make successful API requests.

Once you've created your bot, you'll find the Bot token within the Bot section of your app. Enter that token below.

About Discord Bot#

Use this app to interact with the Discord API using a bot in your account

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