Integrate the RSS API with the Rocket Chat API

Setup the RSS API trigger to run a workflow which integrates with the Rocket Chat API. Pipedream's integration platform allows you to integrate RSS and Rocket Chat remarkably fast. Free for developers.

Popular Ways to Connect RSS with Rocket Chat#

Create Channel with Rocket Chat API on New Item in Feed from RSS API

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Send Direct Message with Rocket Chat API on New Item in Feed from RSS API

RSS + Rocket Chat

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Set Status with Rocket Chat API on New Item in Feed from RSS API

RSS + Rocket Chat

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Create Channel with Rocket Chat API on New Item From Multiple RSS Feeds from RSS API

RSS + Rocket Chat

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Create Channel with Rocket Chat API on Random item from multiple RSS feeds from RSS API

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Popular RSS and Rocket Chat Triggers#

New Item in Feed from the RSS API

Emit new items from an RSS feed

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New Channel Created from the Rocket Chat API

Emit new event when a new channel is created in RocketChat.

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New Item From Multiple RSS Feeds from the RSS API

Emit new items from multiple RSS feeds

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New Message in Public Channel from the Rocket Chat API

Emit new event when a new message is posted to a specific public channel.

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Random item from multiple RSS feeds from the RSS API

Emit a random item from multiple RSS feeds

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Popular RSS and Rocket Chat Actions#

Create Channel with the Rocket Chat API

Creates a new channel. See the documentation

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Merge RSS Feeds with the RSS API

Retrieve multiple RSS feeds and return a merged array of items sorted by date See documentation

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Send Direct Message with the Rocket Chat API

Sends a new direct message to a specific user. See the documentation

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Set Status with the Rocket Chat API

Updates the user's status. See the documentation

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Overview of RSS#

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.

Connect RSS#

module.exports = defineComponent({
  props: {
    rss: {
      type: "app",
      app: "rss",
    }
  },
  async run({steps, $}) {
    // Retrieve items from a sample feed
    const Parser = require('rss-parser');
    const parser = new Parser();
    
    const stories = []
    
    // Replace with your feed URL
    const url = "https://pipedream.com/community/latest.rss"
    
    const feed = await parser.parseURL(url);
    const { title, items } = feed
    this.title = title
    
    if (!items.length) {
      $end("No new stories")
    }
    
    this.items = items
  },
})

Overview of Rocket Chat#

Rocket Chat is a customizable and open-source team chat platform that's a popular alternative for team communication. With its API, you can automate a variety of tasks, such as sending messages, creating channels, managing users, and integrating with various services for a seamless workflow. Leveraging Pipedream's capabilities, you can use Rocket Chat API to create intricate workflows and connect them with other apps to streamline communication, trigger actions based on messages, and synchronize data across platforms.

Connect Rocket Chat#

import { axios } from "@pipedream/platform"
export default defineComponent({
  props: {
    rocket_chat: {
      type: "app",
      app: "rocket_chat",
    }
  },
  async run({steps, $}) {
    return await axios($, {
      url: `https://${this.rocket_chat.$auth.domain}/api/v1/me`,
      headers: {
        "X-Auth-Token": `${this.rocket_chat.$auth["X-Auth-Token"]}`,
        "X-User-Id": `${this.rocket_chat.$auth["X-User-Id"]}`,
      },
      params: {
        userId: `${this.rocket_chat.$auth["X-User-Id"]}`,
      },
    })
  },
})