Send GET Request with HTTP / Webhook API on Link Clicked from Mailchimp API

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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the Link Clicked trigger
1. Connect your Mailchimp account
2. Configure timer
3. Select a Campaign ID
4. Select a Campaign Link
5. Configure Unique Clicks Only?
Configure the Send GET Request action
1. Connect your HTTP / Webhook account
2. Configure HTTP Request Configuration
3. Optional- Configure Include Response Headers
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#

Link Clicked on Mailchimp

Description:Emit new event when a recipient clicks a pre-specified link in an specific campaign.

Version:0.0.2

Key:mailchimp-link-clicked

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Mailchimp Overview#

The Mailchimp API taps into the heart of your email marketing efforts, allowing you to manage subscribers, campaigns, and reports. With the API, you can automate tasks like syncing subscriber lists, segmenting contacts based on behavior, and personalizing email content to match user profiles. It's a powerful tool for marketers looking to fine-tune their email strategy and maximize engagement.

Trigger Code#

import common from "../common/timer-based.mjs";

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "mailchimp-link-clicked",
  name: "Link Clicked",
  description: "Emit new event when a recipient clicks a pre-specified link in an specific campaign.",
  version: "0.0.2",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    ...common.props,
    campaignId: {
      propDefinition: [
        common.props.mailchimp,
        "campaignId",
      ],
      description: "The unique ID of the campaign you'd like to watch for new clicks on links",
    },
    linkId: {
      propDefinition: [
        common.props.mailchimp,
        "linkId",
        (c) => ({
          campaignId: c.campaignId,
        }),
      ],
    },
    uniqueClicksOnly: {
      type: "boolean",
      label: "Unique Clicks Only?",
      description: "Whether to count every link click or only count clicks coming from each user only once",
      default: false,
    },
  },
  hooks: {
    async deploy() {
      // Emits sample events on the first run during deploy.
      return this.emitReportSampleEvents(this.campaignId, this.linkId, (Date.now()));
    },
  },
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    getEventTypes() {
      return [
        "clicks",
      ];
    },
    generateMeta({
      eventPayload,
      diff: clickDiff,
      timestamp: ts,
    }) {
      const { id: linkId } = eventPayload;
      return {
        id: `${linkId}-${ts}`,
        summary: `${clickDiff} new clicks`,
        ts,
      };
    },
    getCachedCampaignDetails() {
      return this.getDbServiceVariable("recipientClicks");
    },
    async getCampaignDetails() {
      return this.mailchimp.getCampaignClickDetailsForLink(
        this.campaignId,
        this.linkId,
      );
    },
    getNodataErrorMessage() {
      return "No data found for specified campaign and link.";
    },
    getCurrentCampaignDetails(report) {
      return this.uniqueClicksOnly
        ? report.unique_clicks
        : report.total_clicks;
    },
    getDetailsDiff(currentRecipientClicks, recipientClicks) {
      return currentRecipientClicks - recipientClicks;
    },
    cacheCampaignDetails(currentRecipientClicks) {
      if (isNaN(currentRecipientClicks)) {
        if (this.uniqueClicksOnly) {
          this.setDbServiceVariable("recipientClicks", currentRecipientClicks.unique_clicks);
        } else {
          this.setDbServiceVariable("recipientClicks", currentRecipientClicks.total_clicks);
        }
      } else {
        this.setDbServiceVariable("recipientClicks", currentRecipientClicks);
      }
    },
    clearCampaignDetailsCache() {
      this.setDbServiceVariable("recipientClicks", 0);
    },
  },
  async run() {
    return this.emitReportEvents();
  },
};

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	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
Mailchimp	`mailchimp`	`app`	This component uses the Mailchimp app.
	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`
Campaign ID	`campaignId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Campaign Link	`linkId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Unique Clicks Only?	`uniqueClicksOnly`	`boolean`	Whether to count every link click or only count clicks coming from each user only once

Trigger Authentication#

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

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

About Mailchimp#

Mailchimp is a marketing automation and email marketing platform.

Action#

Send GET Request on HTTP / Webhook

Description:Send an HTTP GET request to any URL. Optionally configure query string parameters, headers and basic auth.

Version:1.1.1

Key:http-get-request

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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.

Action Code#

import customRequest from "../custom-request/custom-request.mjs";

export default {
  ...customRequest,
  key: "http-get-request",
  name: "Send GET Request",
  description: "Send an HTTP GET request to any URL. Optionally configure query string parameters, headers and basic auth.",
  type: "action",
  version: "1.1.1",
  props: {
    ...customRequest.props,
    /* eslint-disable-next-line pipedream/props-label,pipedream/props-description */
    httpRequest: {
      ...customRequest.props.httpRequest,
      default: {
        method: "GET",
      },
    },
  },
};

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
HTTP / Webhook	`http`	`app`	This component uses the HTTP / Webhook app.
HTTP Request Configuration	`httpRequest`	`http_request`
Include Response Headers	`includeHeaders`	`boolean`	Optionally export the full response headers