Create Column with monday API on New Email from IMAP API

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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Email trigger
1. Connect your IMAP account
2. Configure Polling interval
3. Select a Mailbox
Configure the Create Column action
1. Connect your monday account
2. Select a Board ID
3. Configure Title
4. Select a Column Type
5. Optional- Configure Description
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 Email on IMAP

Description:Emit new event for each new email in a mailbox

Version:0.0.6

Key:imap-new-email

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IMAP Overview#

Using Pipedream's IMAP API, developers can automate interactions with their email inbox, enabling serverless workflows that perform actions based on incoming emails. This could include parsing email contents, triggering events upon receiving emails from specific senders, attaching labels, and much more. By leveraging IMAP, Pipedream can act as a bridge between your email and other services, streamlining processes that would otherwise require manual intervention.

Trigger Code#

import imap from "../../imap.app.mjs";
import { DEFAULT_POLLING_SOURCE_TIMER_INTERVAL } from "@pipedream/platform";

/**
 * Creates an IMAP server connection and emits emails added to a mailbox after the last emitted
 * email.
 */
export default {
  key: "imap-new-email",
  name: "New Email",
  description: "Emit new event for each new email in a mailbox",
  version: "0.0.6",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    imap,
    db: "$.service.db",
    timer: {
      label: "Polling interval",
      description:
        "Pipedream will poll the IMAP server for new emails at this interval",
      type: "$.interface.timer",
      default: {
        intervalSeconds: DEFAULT_POLLING_SOURCE_TIMER_INTERVAL,
      },
    },
    mailbox: {
      propDefinition: [
        imap,
        "mailbox",
      ],
    },
  },
  methods: {
    _getLastUid(mailbox) {
      return this.db.get(`lastUid-${mailbox}`);
    },
    _setLastUid(mailbox, lastUid) {
      this.db.set(`lastUid-${mailbox}`, lastUid);
    },
    _getUidValidity(mailbox) {
      return this.db.get(`uidValidity-${mailbox}`);
    },
    _setUidValidity(mailbox, uidValidity) {
      this.db.set(`uidValidity-${mailbox}`, uidValidity);
    },
    _handleUidValidityChange(mailbox, uidValidity) {
      this._setUidValidity(mailbox, uidValidity);
      this._setLastUid(mailbox, null);
    },
    hasNewMessages(box) {
      const lastUid = this._getLastUid(box.name);
      return box.messages.total && (!lastUid || box.uidnext > lastUid + 1);
    },
    generateMeta(message) {
      const date = message.attributes?.date ?? new Date();
      const ts = Date.parse(date);
      return {
        id: `${message.attributes?.uid}-${ts}`,
        ts,
        summary: message.mail?.subject,
      };
    },
    processMessage(message) {
      const lastUid = message.attributes?.uid ?? lastUid;
      this._setLastUid(this.mailbox, lastUid);
      this.$emit(message.mail, this.generateMeta(message));
    },
    async processMessageStream(stream) {
      for await (const message of stream) {
        this.processMessage(message);
      }
    },
    async getHistoricalEvents() {
      const { mailbox } = this;
      const connection = await this.imap.getConnection();
      try {
        const box = await this.imap.openMailbox(connection, mailbox);
        if (box.messages.total) {
          const startSeqno = box.messages.total > 25
            ? box.messages.total - 24
            : 1;
          const messageStream = this.imap.fetchMessages(connection, {
            startSeqno,
          });
          await this.processMessageStream(messageStream);
        }
      } finally {
        await this.imap.closeConnection(connection);
      }
    },
  },
  hooks: {
    async deploy() {
      await this.getHistoricalEvents();
    },
  },
  async run() {
    const { mailbox } = this;
    const connection = await this.imap.getConnection();

    try {
      const box = await this.imap.openMailbox(connection, mailbox);

      const uidValidity = this._getUidValidity(box.name);
      if (uidValidity !== box.uidvalidity) {
        this._handleUidValidityChange(box.name, box.uidvalidity);
      }

      if (!this.hasNewMessages(box)) {
        console.log("No new messages since last run");
        return;
      }

      const lastUid = this._getLastUid(box.name);

      // Fetch messages after lastUid if it exists, or most recent message otherwise
      const messageStream = this.imap.fetchMessages(connection, {
        startUid: lastUid && lastUid + 1,
        startSeqno: box.messages.total,
      });
      await this.processMessageStream(messageStream);
    } finally {
      await this.imap.closeConnection(connection);
    }
  },
};

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
IMAP	`imap`	`app`	This component uses the IMAP app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
Polling interval	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`	Pipedream will poll the IMAP server for new emails at this interval
Mailbox	`mailbox`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.

Trigger Authentication#

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

Below are the required fields to connect your IMAP account to Pipedream:

host: Enter the host Pipedream should connect to. Refer to your email provider's IMAP instructions if you aren't sure what to enter.
email: Enter the email address you use to sign in to the account you'd like to connect.
password: This is the password you use to sign in to your email account. Note: in order to connect a Gmail account, you must use an App Password.
port: Specify the port number, either 143 (default) or 993. Refer to your email provider's IMAP instructions if you aren't sure which to use.

For Gmail accounts, refer to these instructions

About IMAP#

Connect Pipedream to any IMAP email provider to trigger custom workflows.

Action#

Create Column on monday

Description:Creates a column. [See the documentation](https://developer.monday.com/api-reference/reference/columns#create-a-column)

Version:0.1.3

Key:monday-create-column

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monday Overview#

The monday.com API unlocks the potential to automate workflows, sync data across applications, and create dynamic project management solutions. With this API on Pipedream, you can craft custom integrations that respond to events in monday.com, manipulate boards, items, and columns, and harmonize project data with third-party services to streamline operations, reduce manual workload, and ensure consistent information flow within your business ecosystem.

Action Code#

import constants from "../../common/constants.mjs";
import monday from "../../monday.app.mjs";
import { ConfigurationError } from "@pipedream/platform";

export default {
  key: "monday-create-column",
  name: "Create Column",
  description: "Creates a column. [See the documentation](https://developer.monday.com/api-reference/reference/columns#create-a-column)",
  type: "action",
  version: "0.1.3",
  annotations: {
    destructiveHint: false,
    openWorldHint: true,
    readOnlyHint: false,
  },
  props: {
    monday,
    boardId: {
      propDefinition: [
        monday,
        "boardId",
      ],
    },
    title: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Title",
      description: "The title of the new column",
    },
    columnType: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Column Type",
      description: "The type of the new column",
      options: constants.COLUMN_TYPE_OPTIONS,
      reloadProps: true,
    },
    description: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Description",
      description: "The description of the new column",
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  async additionalProps() {
    const props = {};
    if ([
      "status",
      "dropdown",
    ].includes(this.columnType)) {
      props.defaults = {
        type: "string",
        label: "Custom Labels (Defaults)",
        description: "The new column's custom labels (defaults). For use with column types `status` or `dropdown`. Should be an object in the format `{ \"1\": \"Technology\", \"2\": \"Marketing\" }` where each key is the label ID and each value is the label text. [See the documentation](https://developer.monday.com/api-reference/reference/columns#create-a-status-or-dropdown-column-with-custom-labels) for more information.",
        optional: true,
      };
    }
    return props;
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    let { defaults } = this;
    if (defaults) {
      try {
        if (this.columnType === "status") {
          defaults = JSON.stringify({
            labels: JSON.parse(defaults),
          });
        } else if (this.columnType === "dropdown") {
          const obj = JSON.parse(defaults);
          defaults = JSON.stringify({
            settings: {
              labels: Object.entries(obj).map(([
                id,
                name,
              ]) => ({
                id: Number(id),
                name,
              })),
            },
          });
        }
      } catch (err) {
        throw new ConfigurationError(`Error parsing \`Custom Labels\` as JSON: "${err}"`);
      }
    }
    const {
      data,
      errors,
      error_message: errorMessage,
    } =
      await this.monday.createColumn({
        boardId: +this.boardId,
        title: this.title,
        columnType: this.columnType,
        defaults,
        description: this.description,
      });

    if (errors) {
      throw new Error(`Failed to create column: ${errors[0].message}`);
    }

    if (errorMessage) {
      throw new Error(`Failed to create column: ${errorMessage}`);
    }

    const { id } = data.create_column;

    $.export("$summary", `Successfully created a new column with ID: ${id}`);

    return id;
  },
};

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
monday	`monday`	`app`	This component uses the monday app.
Board ID	`boardId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Title	`title`	`string`	The title of the new column
Column Type	`columnType`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`{ "label": "auto_number - Number items according to their order in the group/board", "value": "auto_number" }{ "label": "checkbox - Check off items and see what's done at a glance", "value": "checkbox" }{ "label": "country - Choose a country", "value": "country" }{ "label": "color_picker - Manage a design system using a color palette", "value": "color_picker" }{ "label": "creation_log - Add the item's creator and creation date automatically", "value": "creation_log" }{ "label": "date - Add dates like deadlines to ensure you never drop the ball", "value": "date" }{ "label": "dependency - Set up dependencies between items in the board", "value": "dependency" }{ "label": "dropdown - Create a dropdown list of options", "value": "dropdown" }{ "label": "email - Email team members and clients directly from your board", "value": "email" }{ "label": "file - Add files & docs to your item", "value": "file" }{ "label": "hour - Add times to manage and schedule tasks, shifts and more", "value": "hour" }{ "label": "item_id - Show a unique ID for each item", "value": "item_id" }{ "label": "last_updated - Add the person that last updated the item and the date", "value": "last_updated" }{ "label": "link - Simply hyperlink to any website", "value": "link" }{ "label": "location - Place multiple locations on a geographic map", "value": "location" }{ "label": "long_text - Add large amounts of text without changing column width", "value": "long_text" }{ "label": "numbers - Add revenue, costs, time estimations and more", "value": "numbers" }{ "label": "people - Assign people to improve team work", "value": "people" }{ "label": "phone - Call your contacts directly from monday.com", "value": "phone" }{ "label": "progress - Show progress by combining status columns in a battery", "value": "progress" }{ "label": "rating - Rate or rank anything visually", "value": "rating" }{ "label": "status - Get an instant overview of where things stand", "value": "status" }{ "label": "team - Assign a full team to an item", "value": "team" }{ "label": "tags - Add tags to categorize items across multiple boards", "value": "tags" }{ "label": "text - Add textual information e.g. addresses, names or keywords", "value": "text" }{ "label": "timeline - Visually see a breakdown of your team's workload by time", "value": "timeline" }{ "label": "time_tracking - Easily track time spent on each item, group, and board", "value": "time_tracking" }{ "label": "vote - Vote on an item e.g. pick a new feature or a favorite lunch place", "value": "vote" }{ "label": "week - Select the week on which each item should be completed", "value": "week" }{ "label": "world_clock - Keep track of the time anywhere in the world", "value": "world_clock" }`
Description	`description`	`string`	The description of the new column

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