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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Submission (Instant) trigger
1. Connect your Jotform account
2. Optional- Select a Team
3. Select a Form
Configure the Create Employee action
1. Connect your Personio account
2. Configure Email
3. Configure First Name
4. Configure Last Name
5. Optional- Configure Gender
6. Optional- Configure Position
7. Optional- Configure Subcompany
8. Optional- Configure Department
9. Optional- Configure Office
10. Optional- Configure Hire Date
11. Optional- Configure Weekly Working Hours
12. Optional- Select a Status
13. Optional- Select a Supervisor Id
14. Optional- Configure Custom Attributes
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 Submission (Instant) on Jotform

Description:Emit new event when a form is submitted

Version:0.1.6

Key:jotform-new-submission

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Jotform Overview#

Jotform’s API is a powerhouse for automating form and survey data management. With Pipedream, harness this API to trigger workflows from new form submissions, manipulate and analyze your form data, and sync it across various platforms. Think streamlined data entry to CRMs, instant notifications for new leads or feedback, and timely data backups to cloud storage.

Trigger Code#

import jotform from "../../jotform.app.mjs";
import sampleEmit from "./test-event.mjs";

export default {
  key: "jotform-new-submission",
  name: "New Submission (Instant)",
  description: "Emit new event when a form is submitted",
  version: "0.1.6",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    jotform,
    http: "$.interface.http",
    teamId: {
      propDefinition: [
        jotform,
        "teamId",
      ],
    },
    formId: {
      propDefinition: [
        jotform,
        "formId",
        (c) => ({
          teamId: c.teamId,
          excludeDeleted: true,
        }),
      ],
    },
  },
  hooks: {
    async deploy() {
      const { content: form } = await this.jotform.getForm(this.formId, this.teamId);
      const { content: submissions } = await this.jotform.getFormSubmissions({
        formId: this.formId,
        teamId: this.teamId,
        params: {
          limit: 25,
          orderby: "created_at",
        },
      });
      for (let submission of submissions.reverse()) {
        const meta = {
          id: submission.id,
          summary: form.title,
          ts: Date.now(),
        };
        this.$emit(submission, meta);
      }
    },
    async activate() {
      return (await this.jotform.createHook({
        endpoint: this.http.endpoint,
        formId: this.formId,
        teamId: this.teamId,
      }));
    },
    async deactivate() {
      return (await this.jotform.deleteHook({
        endpoint: this.http.endpoint,
        formId: this.formId,
        teamId: this.teamId,
      }));
    },
  },
  async run(event) {
    const { body } = event;
    let { content: submission } = await this.jotform.getFormSubmission({
      submissionId: body.submissionID,
      teamId: this.teamId,
    });

    // insert answers from the webhook event
    const rawRequest = JSON.parse(body.rawRequest);
    for (const key of Object.keys(rawRequest)) {
      const regex = /^q(\d+)_/;
      const match = key.match(regex);
      if (match && match[1]) {
        submission.answers[match[1]].answer = rawRequest[key];
      }
    }

    this.$emit(submission, {
      summary: body.formTitle || JSON.stringify(body),
      id: body.submissionID,
      ts: Date.now(),
    });
  },
  sampleEmit,
};

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
Jotform	`jotform`	`app`	This component uses the Jotform app.
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.
Team	`teamId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Form	`formId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.

Trigger Authentication#

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

About Jotform#

Jotform enables you to create online forms, collect responses directly in your email, and create fillable PDF forms.

Action#

Create Employee on Personio

Description:Creates a new employee. [See the documentation](https://developer.personio.de/reference/post_company-employees)

Version:0.0.2

Key:personio-create-employee

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Personio Overview#

The Personio API provides programmatic access to HR management functions, allowing you to manage employee data, time tracking, payroll, and recruitment processes. With Pipedream, you can leverage this API to create automations and workflows that can streamline HR operations, react to events in Personio in real-time, and connect HR data to other systems seamlessly.

Action Code#

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

export default {
  key: "personio-create-employee",
  name: "Create Employee",
  version: "0.0.2",
  annotations: {
    destructiveHint: false,
    openWorldHint: true,
    readOnlyHint: false,
  },
  description: "Creates a new employee. [See the documentation](https://developer.personio.de/reference/post_company-employees)",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    personio,
    email: {
      propDefinition: [
        personio,
        "email",
      ],
    },
    firstName: {
      propDefinition: [
        personio,
        "firstName",
      ],
    },
    lastName: {
      propDefinition: [
        personio,
        "lastName",
      ],
    },
    gender: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Gender",
      description: "The gender of the employee.",
      optional: true,
    },
    position: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Position",
      description: "The position of the employee. E.g. **developer**.",
      optional: true,
    },
    subcompany: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Subcompany",
      description: "The subcompany employee belongs to. Should be predefined in Personio. Otherwise will be ignored with showing meta error in the response.",
      optional: true,
    },
    department: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Department",
      description: "The department employee belongs to. Should be predefined in Personio. Otherwise will be ignored with showing meta error in the response.",
      optional: true,
    },
    office: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Office",
      description: "The office employee belongs to. Should be predefined in Personio. Otherwise will be ignored with showing meta error in the response.",
      optional: true,
    },
    hireDate: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Hire Date",
      description: "Employee hire date. Format: \"yyyy-mm-dd\". If `status` is not provided, it will be set to `active` if the hire date is in the past, or to `onboarding` if it's in the future.",
      optional: true,
    },
    weeklyWorkingHours: {
      type: "integer",
      label: "Weekly Working Hours",
      description: "All hours usually worked, including regular overtime.",
      optional: true,
    },
    status: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Status",
      description: "Status of the employee. Overrides the status determined based on the value of `hire_date`.",
      options: [
        "onboarding",
        "active",
        "leave",
        "inactive",
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
    supervisorId: {
      propDefinition: [
        personio,
        "supervisorId",
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
    customAttributes: {
      type: "object",
      label: "Custom Attributes",
      description: "Additional attributes to the employee.",
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const {
      personio,
      firstName,
      lastName,
      hireDate,
      weeklyWorkingHours,
      supervisorId,
      customAttributes,
      ...data
    } = this;

    const response = await personio.createEmployee({
      $,
      data: {
        employee: {
          first_name: firstName,
          last_name: lastName,
          hire_date: hireDate,
          weekly_working_hours: weeklyWorkingHours,
          supervisor_id: supervisorId,
          custom_attributes: customAttributes,
          ...data,
        },
      },
    });

    $.export("$summary", `A new employee with Id: ${response.data?.id} was successfully created!`);
    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
Personio	`personio`	`app`	This component uses the Personio app.
Email	`email`	`string`	The e-mail field is required for the employee creation. Updating of this field is not currently supported.
First Name	`firstName`	`string`	The first name of the employee.
Last Name	`lastName`	`string`	The last name of the employee.
Gender	`gender`	`string`	The gender of the employee.
Position	`position`	`string`	The position of the employee. E.g. developer.
Subcompany	`subcompany`	`string`	The subcompany employee belongs to. Should be predefined in Personio. Otherwise will be ignored with showing meta error in the response.
Department	`department`	`string`	The department employee belongs to. Should be predefined in Personio. Otherwise will be ignored with showing meta error in the response.
Office	`office`	`string`	The office employee belongs to. Should be predefined in Personio. Otherwise will be ignored with showing meta error in the response.
Hire Date	`hireDate`	`string`	Employee hire date. Format: "yyyy-mm-dd". If `status` is not provided, it will be set to `active` if the hire date is in the past, or to `onboarding` if it's in the future.
Weekly Working Hours	`weeklyWorkingHours`	`integer`	All hours usually worked, including regular overtime.
Status	`status`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`onboardingactiveleaveinactive`
Supervisor Id	`supervisorId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Custom Attributes	`customAttributes`	`object`	Additional attributes to the employee.

Action Authentication#

Personio uses OAuth authentication. When you connect your Personio account, Pipedream will open a popup window where you can sign into Personio and grant Pipedream permission to connect to your account. Pipedream securely stores and automatically refreshes the OAuth tokens so you can easily authenticate any Personio API.

Pipedream requests the following authorization scopes when you connect your account:

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Popular Triggers#

New Submission (Instant) from the Jotform API

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New Employee Created from the Personio API

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Popular Actions#

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Get Monthly User Usage with the Jotform API

Gets number of form submissions received this month. Also, get number of SSL form submissions, payment form submissions and upload space used by user See the docs here

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Get User Submissions with the Jotform API

Gets a list of all submissions for all forms on the account See the docs here

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Create Employee with the Personio API

Creates a new employee. See the documentation

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