Follow User with X (Twitter) API on New Sponsorship Detected from Paved API

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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Sponsorship Detected trigger
1. Connect your Paved account
2. Configure Polling Schedule
3. Select a Newsletter Slug
Configure the Follow User action
1. Connect your X (Twitter) account
2. Optional- Configure User Name or ID
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 Sponsorship Detected on Paved

Description:Emit new event when a sponsorship is detected on a newsletter similar to yours. [See the documentation](https://docs.paved.com/list-sponsorships)

Version:0.0.1

Key:paved-new-sponsorship-detected

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Trigger Code#

import common from "../common/polling.mjs";

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "paved-new-sponsorship-detected",
  name: "New Sponsorship Detected",
  description: "Emit new event when a sponsorship is detected on a newsletter similar to yours. [See the documentation](https://docs.paved.com/list-sponsorships)",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    getResourcesFn() {
      return this.app.listSponsorships;
    },
    getResourcesFnArgs() {
      return {
        debug: true,
        slug: this.slug,
      };
    },
    generateMeta(resource) {
      return {
        id: resource.id,
        summary: `New Sponsorthip: ${resource.advertiser_name}`,
        ts: Date.parse(resource.run_date),
      };
    },
  },
};

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
Paved	`app`	`app`	This component uses the Paved app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
Polling Schedule	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`	How often to poll the API
Newsletter Slug	`slug`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.

Trigger Authentication#

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

About Paved#

All-in-one Platform For Newsletter Sponsorships

Action#

Follow User on X (Twitter)

Description:Follow a user. [See the documentation](https://developer.twitter.com/en/docs/twitter-api/users/follows/api-reference/post-users-source_user_id-following)

Version:2.0.8

Key:twitter-follow-user

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X (Twitter) Overview#

The Twitter API on Pipedream enables you to automate interactions with Twitter, from posting tweets to analyzing social media trends. Pipedream's serverless platform provides the tools to create workflows that trigger on specific Twitter activities, process data, and connect with countless other apps for extensive automation scenarios. With Pipedream's integration, you can listen for events such as new tweets, mentions, or followers, and execute actions like tweeting, retweeting, or even leveraging sentiment analysis to gauge public perception.

Action Code#

import common from "../../common/appValidation.mjs";
import { ACTION_ERROR_MESSAGE } from "../../common/errorMessage.mjs";
import { defineAction } from "@pipedream/types";
import { getUserId } from "../../common/methods.mjs";
const DOCS_LINK = "https://developer.twitter.com/en/docs/twitter-api/users/follows/api-reference/post-users-source_user_id-following";
export default defineAction({
    ...common,
    key: "twitter-follow-user",
    name: "Follow User",
    description: `Follow a user. [See the documentation](${DOCS_LINK})`,
    version: "2.0.8",
    type: "action",
    props: {
        ...common.props,
        userNameOrId: {
            propDefinition: [
                common.props.app,
                "userNameOrId",
            ],
        },
    },
    methods: {
        ...common.methods,
        getUserId,
    },
    async run({ $ }) {
        const userId = await this.getUserId();
        const params = {
            $,
            data: {
                target_user_id: userId,
            },
            fallbackError: ACTION_ERROR_MESSAGE,
        };
        const response = await this.app.followUser(params);
        $.export("$summary", `Successfully ${response.data?.following
            ? "followed"
            : "requested to follow"} user`);
        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
X (Twitter)	`app`	`app`	This component uses the X (Twitter) app.
User Name or ID	`userNameOrId`	`string`	A Twitter username (handle) prefixed with `@` (e.g. `@pipedream`). You can also use the string `me` to use the authenticated user (default), or a numeric User ID.

Action Authentication#

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

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

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