Create a Playlist with Spotify API on New Item in Feed from RSS API

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Getting Started#

This integration creates a workflow with a RSS trigger and Spotify 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 a Playlist action
1. Connect your Spotify account
2. Configure Name
3. Optional- Configure Description
4. Optional- Configure Public
5. Optional- Configure Collaborative
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 a Playlist on Spotify

Description:Create a playlist for a Spotify user. The playlist will be empty until you add tracks. [See the docs here](https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/#/operations/create-playlist).

Version:0.1.1

Key:spotify-create-playlist

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Spotify Overview#

The Spotify API on Pipedream offers a creative playground for music lovers and developers alike. With it, you can manage playlists, search for music, get recently played tracks, and manipulate playback among other features. It's a gateway to a rich dataset of music and user information, enabling the creation of personalized and dynamic music experiences.

Action Code#

import { axios } from "@pipedream/platform";
import spotify from "../../spotify.app.mjs";

export default {
  name: "Create a Playlist",
  description: "Create a playlist for a Spotify user. The playlist will be empty until you add tracks. [See the docs here](https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/#/operations/create-playlist).",
  key: "spotify-create-playlist",
  version: "0.1.1",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    spotify,
    name: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Name",
      description: "The name for the new playlist, for example \"Your Coolest Playlist\". This name does not need to be unique; a user may have several playlists with the same name.",
    },
    description: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Description",
      description: "Value for playlist description as displayed in Spotify Clients and in the Web API.",
      optional: true,
    },
    isPublic: {
      type: "boolean",
      label: "Public",
      description: "Defaults to `true`. If `true` the playlist will be public, if `false` it will be private.",
      optional: true,
    },
    isCollaborative: {
      type: "boolean",
      label: "Collaborative",
      description: "Defaults to `false`. If `true` the playlist will be collaborative. Note that to create a collaborative playlist you must also set **public** to `false`.",
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const {
      name,
      description,
      isPublic,
      isCollaborative,
    } = this;

    const data = {
      name,
      description,
      public: isPublic,
      collaborative: isCollaborative,
    };

    const resp = await axios($, this.spotify._getAxiosParams({
      method: "POST",
      path: `/users/${this.spotify.$auth.oauth_uid}/playlists`,
      data,
    }));

    $.export("$summary", `Successfully created a new playlist, "${data.name}"`);

    return resp;
  },
};

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
Spotify	`spotify`	`app`	This component uses the Spotify app.
Name	`name`	`string`	The name for the new playlist, for example "Your Coolest Playlist". This name does not need to be unique; a user may have several playlists with the same name.
Description	`description`	`string`	Value for playlist description as displayed in Spotify Clients and in the Web API.
Public	`isPublic`	`boolean`	Defaults to `true`. If `true` the playlist will be public, if `false` it will be private.
Collaborative	`isCollaborative`	`boolean`	Defaults to `false`. If `true` the playlist will be collaborative. Note that to create a collaborative playlist you must also set public to `false`.

Action Authentication#

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

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

playlist-read-collaborativeplaylist-modify-privateplaylist-modify-publicplaylist-read-privateuser-modify-playback-stateuser-read-currently-playinguser-read-playback-stateuser-read-privateuser-read-emailuser-library-modifyuser-library-readuser-follow-modifyuser-follow-readuser-read-recently-playeduser-top-readstreamingapp-remote-controlugc-image-uploaduser-read-playback-position

Create a Playlist with Spotify API on New Item in Feed from RSS API

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