Create Ticket with Zendesk API on New Transaction Created from Recurly API

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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Transaction Created trigger
1. Connect your Recurly account
2. Configure Polling schedule
Configure the Create Ticket action
1. Connect your Zendesk account
2. Configure Comment body
3. Optional- Select a Ticket Priority
4. Optional- Configure Ticket Subject
5. Optional- Select a Ticket Status
6. Optional- Configure Custom Subdomain
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 Transaction Created on Recurly

Description:Emit new event when a new transaction is created. [See the docs](https://recurly.com/developers/api/v2021-02-25/index.html#operation/list_transactions).

Version:0.0.1

Key:recurly-new-transaction-created

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Recurly Overview#

Recurly API provides robust functionality for subscription management, including creating and updating customer accounts, managing billing information, and handling subscription lifecycle events. With Pipedream, you can leverage these capabilities to create automated workflows that respond to events in Recurly, sync data with other systems, and perform actions that enhance your subscription operations and customer experiences.

Trigger Code#

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

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "recurly-new-transaction-created",
  name: "New Transaction Created",
  description: "Emit new event when a new transaction is created. [See the docs](https://recurly.com/developers/api/v2021-02-25/index.html#operation/list_transactions).",
  type: "source",
  version: "0.0.1",
  dedupe: "unique",
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    listTransactions(args = {}) {
      return this.app.makeRequest({
        method: "listTransactions",
        ...args,
      });
    },
    getResourcesFn() {
      return this.listTransactions;
    },
    getResourcesFnArgs() {
      const lastCreatedAt = this.getLastCreatedAt();
      if (lastCreatedAt) {
        return {
          params: {
            limit: constants.DEFAULT_LIMIT,
            beginTime: lastCreatedAt,
          },
        };
      }
      return {
        params: {
          limit: constants.DEFAULT_LIMIT,
        },
      };
    },
    generateMeta(resource) {
      return {
        id: resource.id,
        ts: Date.parse(resource.createdAt),
        summary: `New Transaction ID ${resource.id}`,
      };
    },
  },
};

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
Recurly	`app`	`app`	This component uses the Recurly 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 Recurly API

Trigger Authentication#

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

To access your API key, navigate to Integrations > API Credentials in your Recurly account (https://[your_subdomain].recurly.com/integrations/api_keys).

About Recurly#

The subscription management platform delivering unrivaled results to smart brands worldwide.

Action#

Create Ticket on Zendesk

Description:Creates a ticket. [See the documentation](https://developer.zendesk.com/api-reference/ticketing/tickets/tickets/#create-ticket).

Version:0.1.2

Key:zendesk-create-ticket

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Zendesk Overview#

The Zendesk API enables seamless integration of Zendesk's customer service platform with your existing business processes and third-party applications. By leveraging this API with Pipedream, you can automate ticket tracking, sync customer data, escalate issues, and streamline communication across multiple channels. This can significantly increase efficiency, accelerate response times, and enhance the overall customer experience. Automations can range from simple notifications to complex workflows involving data transformation and multi-step actions across various services.

Action Code#

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

export default {
  key: "zendesk-create-ticket",
  name: "Create Ticket",
  description: "Creates a ticket. [See the documentation](https://developer.zendesk.com/api-reference/ticketing/tickets/tickets/#create-ticket).",
  type: "action",
  version: "0.1.2",
  props: {
    app,
    ticketCommentBody: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "ticketCommentBody",
      ],
    },
    ticketPriority: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "ticketPriority",
      ],
    },
    ticketSubject: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "ticketSubject",
      ],
    },
    ticketStatus: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "ticketStatus",
      ],
    },
    customSubdomain: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "customSubdomain",
      ],
    },
  },
  methods: {
    createTicket(args = {}) {
      return this.app.create({
        path: "/tickets",
        ...args,
      });
    },
  },
  async run({ $: step }) {
    const {
      ticketCommentBody,
      ticketPriority,
      ticketSubject,
      ticketStatus,
      customSubdomain,
    } = this;

    const response = await this.createTicket({
      step,
      customSubdomain,
      data: {
        ticket: {
          comment: {
            body: ticketCommentBody,
          },
          priority: ticketPriority,
          subject: ticketSubject,
          status: ticketStatus,
        },
      },
    });

    step.export("$summary", `Successfully created ticket with ID ${response.ticket.id}`);

    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
Zendesk	`app`	`app`	This component uses the Zendesk app.
Comment body	`ticketCommentBody`	`string`	The body of the comment.
Ticket Priority	`ticketPriority`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`urgenthighnormallow`
Ticket Subject	`ticketSubject`	`string`	The subject of the ticket.
Ticket Status	`ticketStatus`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`newopenpendingholdsolvedclosed`
Custom Subdomain	`customSubdomain`	`string`	For Enterprise Zendesk accounts: optionally specify the subdomain to use. This will override the subdomain that was provided when connecting your Zendesk account to Pipedream. For example, if you Zendesk URL is https://examplehelp.zendesk.com, your subdomain is `examplehelp`

Action Authentication#

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

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

triggers:writewebhooks:writereadtickets:writetickets:readusers:writeorganizations:readorganizations:write