Send Voice Message with WhatsApp Business API on New Requests from HTTP / Webhook API

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Getting Started#

This integration creates a workflow with a HTTP / Webhook trigger and WhatsApp Business action. When you configure and deploy the workflow, it will run on Pipedream's servers 24x7 for free.

Select this integration
Configure the New Requests trigger
1. Optional- Configure Body Only
2. Optional- Configure Response Status Code
3. Optional- Configure Response Content-Type
4. Optional- Configure Response Body
5. Connect your HTTP / Webhook account
Configure the Send Voice Message action
1. Connect your WhatsApp Business account
2. Select a Phone Number ID
3. Configure Recipient Phone Number
4. Configure File Path or URL
5. Select a Type
6. Optional- Configure syncDir
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 Requests on HTTP / Webhook

Description: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.

Version:0.1.1

Key:http-new-requests

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HTTP / Webhook Overview#

Build, test, and send HTTP requests without code using your Pipedream workflows. The HTTP / Webhook action is a tool to build HTTP requests with a Postman-like graphical interface.

Point and click HTTP requests

Define the target URL, HTTP verb, headers, query parameters, and payload body without writing custom code.

$A screenshot of Pipedream's HTTP Request Configuration interface with a GET request type selected. The request URL is set to 'https://api.openai.com/v1/models'. The 'Auth' tab is highlighted, indicating that authentication is required for this request. In the headers section, there are two headers configured: 'User-Agent' is set to 'pipedream/1', and 'Authorization' is set to 'Bearer {{openai_api_key}}', showing how the OpenAI account's API key is dynamically inserted into the headers to handle authentication automatically.$

Here's an example workflow that uses the HTTP / Webhook action to send an authenticated API request to OpenAI.

Focus on integrating, not authenticating

This action can also use your connected accounts with third-party APIs. Selecting an integrated app will automatically update the request’s headers to authenticate with the app properly, and even inject your token dynamically.

Pipedream integrates with thousands of APIs, but if you can’t find a Pipedream integration simply use Environment Variables in your request headers to authenticate with.

Compatible with no code actions or Node.js and Python

The HTTP/Webhook action exports HTTP response data for use in subsequent workflow steps, enabling easy data transformation, further API calls, database storage, and more.

Response data is available for both coded (Node.js, Python) and no-code steps within your workflow.

Trigger Code#

import http from "../../http.app.mjs";

// Core HTTP component
export default {
  key: "http-new-requests",
  name: "New Requests",
  description: "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.",
  version: "0.1.1",
  type: "source",
  props: {
    httpInterface: {
      type: "$.interface.http",
      customResponse: true,
    },
    emitBodyOnly: {
      type: "boolean",
      label: "Body Only",
      description: "This source emits an event representing the full HTTP request by default. Select `true` to emit the body only.",
      optional: true,
      default: false,
    },
    resStatusCode: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Response Status Code",
      description: "The status code to return in the HTTP response",
      optional: true,
      default: "200",
    },
    resContentType: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Response Content-Type",
      description: "The `Content-Type` of the body returned in the HTTP response",
      optional: true,
      default: "application/json",
    },
    resBody: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Response Body",
      description: "The body to return in the HTTP response",
      optional: true,
      default: "{ \"success\": true }",
    },
    http,
  },
  async run(event) {
    const summary = `${event.method} ${event.path}`;

    this.httpInterface.respond({
      status: this.resStatusCode,
      body: this.resBody,
      headers: {
        "content-type": this.resContentType,
      },
    });

    if (this.emitBodyOnly) {
      this.$emit(event.body, {
        summary,
      });
    } else {
      this.$emit(event, {
        summary,
      });
    }
  },
};

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
N/A	`httpInterface`	`$.interface.http`	This component uses `$.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.
Body Only	`emitBodyOnly`	`boolean`	This source emits an event representing the full HTTP request by default. Select `true` to emit the body only.
Response Status Code	`resStatusCode`	`string`	The status code to return in the HTTP response
Response Content-Type	`resContentType`	`string`	The `Content-Type` of the body returned in the HTTP response
Response Body	`resBody`	`string`	The body to return in the HTTP response
HTTP / Webhook	`http`	`app`	This component uses the HTTP / Webhook app.

Trigger Authentication#

The HTTP / Webhook API does not require authentication.

About HTTP / Webhook#

Get a unique URL where you can send HTTP or webhook requests

Action#

Send Voice Message on WhatsApp Business

Description:Sends a voice message. [See the documentation](https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/cloud-api/messages/audio-messages)

Version:0.0.4

Key:whatsapp_business-send-voice-message

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WhatsApp Business Overview#

The WhatsApp Business API on Pipedream is a powerful avenue for automating interactions with customers on WhatsApp. You can send messages, set up automated responses, and manage conversations on a large scale. With Pipedream's serverless platform, you can create workflows that trigger from various events and connect WhatsApp Business with numerous other apps to automate tasks, notify teams, sync data, and more, all without managing infrastructure.

Action Code#

import whatsapp from "../../whatsapp_business.app.mjs";
import FormData from "form-data";
import { getFileStreamAndMetadata } from "@pipedream/platform";

export default {
  key: "whatsapp_business-send-voice-message",
  name: "Send Voice Message",
  description: "Sends a voice message. [See the documentation](https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/cloud-api/messages/audio-messages)",
  version: "0.0.4",
  annotations: {
    destructiveHint: false,
    openWorldHint: true,
    readOnlyHint: false,
  },
  type: "action",
  props: {
    whatsapp,
    phoneNumberId: {
      propDefinition: [
        whatsapp,
        "phoneNumberId",
      ],
    },
    recipientPhoneNumber: {
      propDefinition: [
        whatsapp,
        "recipientPhoneNumber",
      ],
    },
    filePath: {
      type: "string",
      label: "File Path or URL",
      description: "Provide either a file URL or a path to a file in the /tmp directory (for example, /tmp/myFile.pdf).",
    },
    type: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Type",
      description: "The mime-type of media file being uploaded",
      options: [
        "audio/aac",
        "audio/mp4",
        "audio/mpeg",
        "audio/amr",
        "audio/ogg",
        "audio/opus",
      ],
    },
    syncDir: {
      type: "dir",
      accessMode: "read",
      sync: true,
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    // upload media file
    const formData = new FormData();
    const {
      stream, metadata,
    } = await getFileStreamAndMetadata(this.filePath);
    formData.append("file", stream, {
      contentType: metadata.contentType,
      knownLength: metadata.size,
      filename: metadata.name,
    });
    formData.append("type", this.type);
    formData.append("messaging_product", "whatsapp");
    const { id: mediaId } = await this.whatsapp.uploadMedia({
      $,
      phoneNumberId: this.phoneNumberId,
      data: formData,
      headers: formData.getHeaders(),
    });

    // send voice message
    const response = await this.whatsapp.sendVoiceMessage({
      $,
      phoneNumberId: this.phoneNumberId,
      data: {
        messaging_product: "whatsapp",
        recipient_type: "individual",
        to: this.recipientPhoneNumber,
        type: "audio",
        audio: {
          id: mediaId,
        },
      },
    });
    $.export("$summary", `Sent message successfully to +${this.recipientPhoneNumber}`);
    return response;
  },
};

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
WhatsApp Business	`whatsapp`	`app`	This component uses the WhatsApp Business app.
Phone Number ID	`phoneNumberId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Recipient Phone Number	`recipientPhoneNumber`	`string`	Enter the recipient's phone number. For example, `15101234567`.
File Path or URL	`filePath`	`string`	Provide either a file URL or a path to a file in the /tmp directory (for example, /tmp/myFile.pdf).
Type	`type`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`audio/aacaudio/mp4audio/mpegaudio/amraudio/oggaudio/opus`
syncDir	`syncDir`	`dir`

Action Authentication#

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

To connect your WhatsApp Business Cloud account to Pipedream, follow the steps below to find your Business Account ID and your Permanent Access Token.

For additional info on setting up a WhatsApp Business account, refer to their getting started docs

About WhatsApp Business#

WhatsApp Business products support businesses from large to small. Engage audiences, accelerate sales and drive better customer support outcomes on the platform with more than 2 billion users around the world.

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