Create Comment with Airtable API on New Contact Created from Salesmsg API

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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Contact Created trigger
1. Connect your Salesmsg account
2. Configure Polling interval
Configure the Create Comment action
1. Connect your Airtable account
2. Select a Base
3. Select a Table
4. Select a Record ID
5. Configure Comment
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 Contact Created on Salesmsg

Description:Emit new event when a new contact is created.

Version:0.0.1

Key:salesmsg-contact-created

View on GitHub

Salesmsg Overview#

The Salesmsg API facilitates two-way SMS and MMS communications, allowing users to send, receive, and manage messages programmatically. It provides a suite of tools to integrate texting capabilities into various workflows and systems. On Pipedream, you can harness this API to automate conversations, sync with customer databases, trigger notifications, and much more, utilizing Pipedream's serverless platform to connect Salesmsg with a plethora of other apps and services.

Trigger Code#

import { DEFAULT_POLLING_SOURCE_TIMER_INTERVAL } from "@pipedream/platform";
import salesmsg from "../../salesmsg.app.mjs";
import sampleEmit from "./test-event.mjs";

export default {
  key: "salesmsg-contact-created",
  name: "New Contact Created",
  version: "0.0.1",
  description: "Emit new event when a new contact is created.",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    salesmsg,
    db: "$.service.db",
    timer: {
      label: "Polling interval",
      description: "Pipedream will poll the Salesmsg API on this schedule",
      type: "$.interface.timer",
      default: {
        intervalSeconds: DEFAULT_POLLING_SOURCE_TIMER_INTERVAL,
      },
    },
  },
  methods: {
    _getLastDate() {
      return this.db.get("lastDate") || "1970-01-01";
    },
    _setLastDate(lastDate) {
      this.db.set("lastDate", lastDate);
    },
    async startEvent(maxResults = 0) {

      const lastDate = this._getLastDate();
      const items = this.salesmsg.paginate({
        fn: this.salesmsg.listContacts,
        maxResults,
        perPage: true,
        params: {
          "sortBy": "created_at",
          "sortOrder": "desc",
          "filtersList[0][filters][0][key]": "created_at",
          "filtersList[0][filters][0][operator]": "is_after",
          "filtersList[0][filters][0][value]": lastDate,
          "filtersList[1][filters][0][key]": "created_at",
          "filtersList[1][filters][0][operator]": "is_equal_to",
          "filtersList[1][filters][0][value]": lastDate,
        },
      });

      let responseArray = [];

      for await (const item of items) {
        responseArray.push(item);
      }

      if (responseArray.length) this._setLastDate(responseArray[0].created_at);

      for (const item of responseArray.reverse()) {
        this.$emit(
          item,
          {
            id: item.id,
            summary: `A new contact with id: "${item.id}" was created!`,
            ts: item.created_at,
          },
        );
      }
    },
  },
  hooks: {
    async deploy() {
      await this.startEvent(25);
    },
  },
  async run() {
    await this.startEvent();
  },
  sampleEmit,
};

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
Salesmsg	`salesmsg`	`app`	This component uses the Salesmsg app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
Polling interval	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`	Pipedream will poll the Salesmsg API on this schedule

Trigger Authentication#

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

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

public-api

About Salesmsg#

One SMS app for your entire company. 2-way texting, SMS marketing, calling, & more.

Action#

Create Comment on Airtable

Description:Create a new comment on a record. [See the documentation](https://airtable.com/developers/web/api/create-comment)

Version:0.0.6

Key:airtable_oauth-create-comment

View on GitHub

Airtable Overview#

Airtable (OAuth) API on Pipedream allows you to manipulate and leverage your Airtable data in a myriad of powerful ways. Sync data between Airtable and other apps, trigger workflows on updates, or process bulk data operations asynchronously. By using Airtable's structured databases with Pipedream's serverless platform, you can craft custom automation solutions, integrate with other services seamlessly, and streamline complex data processes.

Action Code#

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

export default {
  key: "airtable_oauth-create-comment",
  name: "Create Comment",
  description: "Create a new comment on a record. [See the documentation](https://airtable.com/developers/web/api/create-comment)",
  version: "0.0.6",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    ...common.props,
    recordId: {
      propDefinition: [
        common.props.airtable,
        "recordId",
        ({
          baseId, tableId,
        }) => ({
          baseId: baseId.value,
          tableId: tableId.value,
        }),
      ],
    },
    comment: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Comment",
      description: "The text comment",
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const response = await this.airtable.createComment({
      baseId: this.baseId.value,
      tableId: this.tableId.value,
      recordId: this.recordId,
      data: {
        text: this.comment,
      },
      $,
    });

    if (response) {
      $.export("$summary", `Successfully created comment with ID ${response.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
Airtable	`airtable`	`app`	This component uses the Airtable app.
Base	`baseId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Table	`tableId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Record ID	`recordId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Comment	`comment`	`string`	The text comment

Action Authentication#

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

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

data.records:readdata.records:writedata.recordComments:readdata.recordComments:writeschema.bases:readschema.bases:writewebhook:manageuser.email:read

Create Comment with Airtable API on New Contact Created from Salesmsg API

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