Update Contact with Omnisend API on New Product Trending from Product Hunt API

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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Product Trending trigger
1. Connect your Product Hunt account
2. Configure timer
3. Configure Username
Configure the Update Contact action
1. Connect your Omnisend account
2. Select a Contact ID
3. Optional- Configure First Name
4. Optional- Configure Last Name
5. Optional- Configure Tags
6. Optional- Configure Country
7. Optional- Configure Country Code
8. Optional- Configure State
9. Optional- Configure City
10. Optional- Configure Address
11. Optional- Configure Postal Code
12. Optional- Select a Gender
13. Optional- Configure Birthdate
14. Optional- Configure Custom Properties
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 Product Trending on Product Hunt

Description:Emit new event when a product posted by a user hits 100+ upvotes.

Version:0.0.1

Key:product_hunt-new-product-trending

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Product Hunt Overview#

The Product Hunt API taps into a vibrant community of tech enthusiasts and makers, allowing you to interact with their platform programmatically. With it, you can retrieve details on the latest trending products, post comments, and gather user data. Automating these interactions can keep you informed on tech trends, engage with the community, and analyze market interests.

Trigger Code#

import productHunt from "../../product_hunt.app.mjs";
import { DEFAULT_POLLING_SOURCE_TIMER_INTERVAL } from "@pipedream/platform";
import { ConfigurationError } from "@pipedream/platform";

export default {
  key: "product_hunt-new-product-trending",
  name: "New Product Trending",
  description: "Emit new event when a product posted by a user hits 100+ upvotes.",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    productHunt,
    db: "$.service.db",
    timer: {
      type: "$.interface.timer",
      default: {
        intervalSeconds: DEFAULT_POLLING_SOURCE_TIMER_INTERVAL,
      },
    },
    username: {
      propDefinition: [
        productHunt,
        "username",
      ],
      description: "The username (without the @ sign) of the user to watch for trending posts",
    },
  },
  methods: {
    generateMeta(node) {
      return {
        id: node.id,
        summary: node.name,
        ts: Date.parse(node.createdAt),
      };
    },
  },
  async run() {
    if (this.username.startsWith("@")) {
      throw new ConfigurationError("Username should not include the @ symbol");
    }

    const { user } = await this.productHunt.listUserPosts({
      username: this.username,
    });

    if (!user) {
      throw new Error(`User with username ${this.username} does not exist`);
    }

    const posts = user.madePosts.edges?.filter((post) => post.node.votesCount > 99);
    for (const post of posts.reverse()) {
      const { node } = post;
      const meta = this.generateMeta(node);
      this.$emit(node, meta);
    }
  },
};

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
Product Hunt	`productHunt`	`app`	This component uses the Product Hunt app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`
Username	`username`	`string`	The username (without the @ sign) of the user to watch for trending posts

Trigger Authentication#

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

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

publicprivatewrite

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Action#

Update Contact on Omnisend

Description:Modify subscriber information or update their subscription status. [See the documentation](https://api-docs.omnisend.com/reference/patch_contacts-contactid)

Version:0.0.1

Key:omnisend-update-contact

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Omnisend Overview#

Omnisend's API lets you automate email marketing by integrating with your e-commerce platform. You can sync subscriber lists, trigger personalized emails based on customer behavior, and track results. With Pipedream, you can seamlessly connect Omnisend to a plethora of other services, creating custom workflows. This means you can automate follow-ups, update databases, or kick off multi-step sequences with ease.

Action Code#

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

export default {
  key: "omnisend-update-contact",
  name: "Update Contact",
  description: "Modify subscriber information or update their subscription status. [See the documentation](https://api-docs.omnisend.com/reference/patch_contacts-contactid)",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    omnisend,
    contactId: {
      propDefinition: [
        omnisend,
        "contactId",
      ],
    },
    firstName: {
      type: "string",
      label: "First Name",
      description: "The first name of the contact.",
      optional: true,
    },
    lastName: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Last Name",
      description: "The last name of the contact.",
      optional: true,
    },
    tags: {
      type: "string[]",
      label: "Tags",
      description: "Tags are labels you create to organize and manage your audience.",
      optional: true,
    },
    country: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Country",
      description: "The country of the contact.",
      optional: true,
    },
    countryCode: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Country Code",
      description: "The ISO country code (2 characters).",
      optional: true,
    },
    state: {
      type: "string",
      label: "State",
      description: "The state of the contact.",
      optional: true,
    },
    city: {
      type: "string",
      label: "City",
      description: "The city of the contact.",
      optional: true,
    },
    address: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Address",
      description: "The street address of the contact.",
      optional: true,
    },
    postalCode: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Postal Code",
      description: "The postal or zip code of the contact.",
      optional: true,
    },
    gender: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Gender",
      description: "The gender of the contact ('m' for male, 'f' for female).",
      options: [
        "m",
        "f",
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
    birthdate: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Birthdate",
      description: "The birthdate of the contact in YYYY-MM-DD format.",
      optional: true,
    },
    customProperties: {
      type: "object",
      label: "Custom Properties",
      description: "Custom properties for the contact.",
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const {
      omnisend,
      contactId,
      ...data
    } = this;

    const response = await omnisend.updateContact({
      $,
      contactId,
      data,
    });

    $.export("$summary", `Successfully updated contact with ID ${contactId}`);
    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
Omnisend	`omnisend`	`app`	This component uses the Omnisend app.
Contact ID	`contactId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
First Name	`firstName`	`string`	The first name of the contact.
Last Name	`lastName`	`string`	The last name of the contact.
Tags	`tags`	`string[]`	Tags are labels you create to organize and manage your audience.
Country	`country`	`string`	The country of the contact.
Country Code	`countryCode`	`string`	The ISO country code (2 characters).
State	`state`	`string`	The state of the contact.
City	`city`	`string`	The city of the contact.
Address	`address`	`string`	The street address of the contact.
Postal Code	`postalCode`	`string`	The postal or zip code of the contact.
Gender	`gender`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`mf`
Birthdate	`birthdate`	`string`	The birthdate of the contact in YYYY-MM-DD format.
Custom Properties	`customProperties`	`object`	Custom properties for the contact.