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Getting Started#

This integration creates a workflow with a RSS trigger and Nutshell 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 Contact action
1. Connect your Nutshell account
2. Optional- Configure Name
3. Optional- Configure Phones
4. Configure Email
5. Optional- Configure Address
6. Optional- Select one or more Account Id
7. Optional- Select one or more Lead Id
8. Optional- Select a Territory Id
9. Optional- Select one or more Audience Id
10. Configure Description
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 Contact on Nutshell

Description:Creates a new contact. [See the documentation](https://developers.nutshell.com/detail/class_core.html#a4b40d4fe9c7b8ddfd7231aca65cd1556)

Version:0.0.1

Key:nutshell-create-contact

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Nutshell Overview#

The Nutshell API allows you to access and manage data within the Nutshell CRM platform, enabling you to automate tasks, sync information across apps, and build custom integrations. With Pipedream, these capabilities are harnessed through serverless workflows that can trigger actions within Nutshell or react to events, all with minimal setup. You can create leads, update contacts, manage sales processes, and more, all in a scalable and efficient manner.

Action Code#

import { parseObject } from "../../common/utils.mjs";
import nutshell from "../../nutshell.app.mjs";

export default {
  key: "nutshell-create-contact",
  name: "Create Contact",
  description: "Creates a new contact. [See the documentation](https://developers.nutshell.com/detail/class_core.html#a4b40d4fe9c7b8ddfd7231aca65cd1556)",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    nutshell,
    name: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Name",
      description: "The name to the contact.",
      optional: true,
    },
    phone: {
      propDefinition: [
        nutshell,
        "phone",
      ],
      description: "The phone numbers of the contact.",
    },
    email: {
      propDefinition: [
        nutshell,
        "email",
      ],
      description: "The email address of the contact.",
    },
    address: {
      propDefinition: [
        nutshell,
        "address",
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
    accountId: {
      propDefinition: [
        nutshell,
        "accountId",
      ],
      type: "string[]",
      description: "The account's Id to the Contact.",
      optional: true,
    },
    leadId: {
      propDefinition: [
        nutshell,
        "leadId",
        ({ accountId }) => ({
          accountId,
        }),
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
    territoryId: {
      propDefinition: [
        nutshell,
        "territoryId",
      ],
      description: "The territory of the contact.",
      optional: true,
    },
    audienceId: {
      propDefinition: [
        nutshell,
        "audienceId",
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
    description: {
      propDefinition: [
        nutshell,
        "description",
      ],
      description: "A description to identify the new contact.",
      reloadProps: true,
    },
  },
  async additionalProps() {
    const { result: { Contacts: fields } } = await this.getCustomFields();
    const props = {};
    let i = 0;
    for (const field of fields) {
      i++;
      props[`customField_${i}`] = {
        type: "string",
        label: field.name,
        description: `Custom field ${i}.`,
        optional: true,
      };
    }
    return props;
  },
  methods: {
    async getCustomFields() {
      return await this.nutshell.post({
        method: "findCustomFields",
      });
    },
    async parseCustomFields(props) {
      const customFields = {};
      const { result: { Contacts } } = await this.getCustomFields();

      let i = 0;
      for (const field of Contacts) {
        i++;
        if (props[`customField_${i}`]) {
          customFields[field.name] = props[`customField_${i}`];
        }
      }
      return customFields;
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const customFields = await this.parseCustomFields(this);
    const response = await this.nutshell.post({
      $,
      method: "newContact",
      data: {
        params: {
          contact: {
            name: this.name,
            description: this.description,
            phone: this.phone && parseObject(this.phone),
            email: this.email && parseObject(this.email),
            address: this.address && parseObject(this.address),
            leads: this.leadId && this.leadId.map((lead) => ({
              id: lead,
            })),
            accounts: this.accountId && this.accountId.map((account) => ({
              id: account,
            })),
            territoryId: this.territoryId,
            audienceId: this.audienceId && this.audienceId.map((audience) => ({
              id: audience,
            })),
            customFields,
          },
        },
      },
    });

    $.export("$summary", `New contact created with Id: ${response.result?.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
Nutshell	`nutshell`	`app`	This component uses the Nutshell app.
Name	`name`	`string`	The name to the contact.
Phones	`phone`	`string[]`	The phone numbers of the contact.
Email	`email`	`string[]`	The email address of the contact.
Address	`address`	`string[]`	A list of address objects. E.g. `{"address_1":"100 Second St.","address_2":"Apt. 4","address_3":"c/o Barclay Fowler","city":"Ann Arbor","state":"MI","postalCode": "48103","country": "US"}`
Account Id	`accountId`	`string[]`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Lead Id	`leadId`	`string[]`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Territory Id	`territoryId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Audience Id	`audienceId`	`string[]`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Description	`description`	`string`	A description to identify the new contact.

Action Authentication#

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

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