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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Item in Feed trigger
1. Connect your RSS account
2. Configure timer
3. Configure Feed URL
4. Configure Published After
Configure the Create Key Event action
1. Connect your Google Analytics account
2. Configure Parent
3. Configure Event Name
4. Select a Counting Method
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 Item in Feed on RSS

Description:Emit new items from an RSS feed

Version:1.2.7

Key:rss-new-item-in-feed

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RSS Overview#

The RSS app allows users to automatically fetch and parse updates from web feeds. This functionality is pivotal for staying abreast of content changes or updates from websites, blogs, and news outlets that offer RSS feeds. With Pipedream, you can harness the RSS API to trigger workflows that enable a broad range of automations, like content aggregation, monitoring for specific keywords, notifications, and data synchronization across platforms.

Trigger Code#

import { defineSource } from "@pipedream/types";
import rss from "../../app/rss.app.mjs";
import rssCommon from "../common/common.mjs";
export default defineSource({
    ...rssCommon,
    key: "rss-new-item-in-feed",
    name: "New Item in Feed",
    description: "Emit new items from an RSS feed",
    version: "1.2.7",
    type: "source",
    dedupe: "unique",
    props: {
        ...rssCommon.props,
        url: {
            propDefinition: [
                rss,
                "url",
            ],
        },
        publishedAfter: {
            type: "string",
            label: "Published After",
            description: "Emit items published after the specified date in ISO 8601 format .e.g `2022-12-07T12:57:10+07:00`",
            default: new Date(Date.now() - 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000).toISOString(), // default to one day ago
        },
    },
    hooks: {
        async activate() {
            // Try to parse the feed one time to confirm we can fetch and parse.
            // The code will throw any errors to the user.
            await this.rss.fetchAndParseFeed(this.url);
        },
    },
    methods: {
        ...rssCommon.methods,
        generateMeta: function (item) {
            return {
                id: this.rss.itemKey(item),
                summary: item.title,
                ts: Date.now(),
            };
        },
    },
    async run() {
        const items = await this.rss.fetchAndParseFeed(this.url);
        for (const item of items.reverse()) {
            const publishedAfter = +new Date(this.publishedAfter);
            const ts = this.rss.itemTs(item);
            if (Number.isNaN(publishedAfter) || publishedAfter > ts) {
                continue;
            }
            const meta = this.generateMeta(item);
            this.$emit(item, 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
RSS	`rss`	`app`	This component uses the RSS app.
	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`	How often you want to poll the feed for new items
Feed URL	`url`	`string`	Enter the URL for any public RSS feed
Published After	`publishedAfter`	`string`	Emit items published after the specified date in ISO 8601 format .e.g `2022-12-07T12:57:10+07:00`

Trigger Authentication#

The RSS API does not require authentication.

About RSS#

Real Simple Syndication

Action#

Create Key Event on Google Analytics

Description:Creates a new key event. [See the documentation](https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/config/admin/v1/rest/v1beta/properties.keyEvents/create)

Version:0.0.1

Key:google_analytics-create-key-event

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Google Analytics Overview#

The Google Analytics API unlocks the power of your analytics data, enabling automated access to custom reports, real-time statistics, and user behavior analysis. With it, you can extract actionable insights, push data to other platforms, and tailor your business strategy with precision. Leveraging Pipedream's serverless platform, these capabilities can be seamlessly integrated into workflows that trigger actions in other apps, send alerts, or even feed data warehouses for deeper analysis.

Action Code#

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

export default {
  key: "google_analytics-create-key-event",
  name: "Create Key Event",
  description: "Creates a new key event. [See the documentation](https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/config/admin/v1/rest/v1beta/properties.keyEvents/create)",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    app,
    parent: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Parent",
      description: "The resource name of the parent property where this Key Event will be created. Format: `properties/123`",
    },
    eventName: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Event Name",
      description: "Immutable. The event name for this key event. Examples: `click`, `purchase`",
    },
    countingMethod: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Counting Method",
      description: "The method by which Key Events will be counted across multiple events within a session.",
      options: [
        {
          label: "Counting method not specified.",
          value: "COUNTING_METHOD_UNSPECIFIED",
        },
        {
          label: "Each Event instance is considered a Key Event.",
          value: "ONCE_PER_EVENT",
        },
        {
          label: "An Event instance is considered a Key Event at most once per session per user.",
          value: "ONCE_PER_SESSION",
        },
      ],
    },
  },
  methods: {
    createKeyEvent({
      parent, ...args
    } = {}) {
      return this.app.post({
        path: `/${parent}/keyEvents`,
        ...args,
      });
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const {
      createKeyEvent,
      parent,
      eventName,
      countingMethod,
    } = this;

    const response = await createKeyEvent({
      $,
      parent,
      data: {
        eventName,
        countingMethod,
      },
    });

    $.export("$summary", `Successfully created key event with name ${eventName} and counting method ${countingMethod} in parent ${parent}`);
    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
Google Analytics	`app`	`app`	This component uses the Google Analytics app.
Parent	`parent`	`string`	The resource name of the parent property where this Key Event will be created. Format: `properties/123`
Event Name	`eventName`	`string`	Immutable. The event name for this key event. Examples: `click`, `purchase`
Counting Method	`countingMethod`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`{ "label": "Counting method not specified.", "value": "COUNTING_METHOD_UNSPECIFIED" }{ "label": "Each Event instance is considered a Key Event.", "value": "ONCE_PER_EVENT" }{ "label": "An Event instance is considered a Key Event at most once per session per user.", "value": "ONCE_PER_SESSION" }`

Action Authentication#

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

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

emailprofilehttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/analytics.edit

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