Add Records with Grist API on Weekly schedule from Schedule API

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Weekly schedule from the Schedule API

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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the Weekly schedule trigger
1. Connect your Schedule account
2. Configure Cron Schedule
Configure the Add Records action
1. Connect your Grist account
2. Configure Document ID
3. Select a Table ID
4. Configure Data Records
5. Optional- Configure Do Not Parse
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#

Weekly schedule on Schedule

Description:Trigger your workflow on one or more days each week at a specific time (with timezone support).

Version:0.0.1

Key:schedule-weekly

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Schedule Overview#

The Schedule app in Pipedream is a powerful tool that allows you to trigger workflows at regular intervals, ranging from every minute to once a year. This enables the automation of repetitive tasks and the scheduling of actions to occur without manual intervention. By leveraging this API, you can execute code, run integrations, and process data on a reliable schedule, all within Pipedream's serverless environment.

Trigger Code#

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

export default {
  name: "Weekly schedule",
  version: "0.0.1",
  key: "schedule-weekly",
  type: "source",
  description: "Trigger your workflow on one or more days each week at a specific time (with timezone support).",
  props: {
    schedule,
    cron: {
      propDefinition: [
        schedule,
        "cron",
      ],
      default: {
        cron: "0 10 * * 1",
      },
    },
  },
};

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
Schedule	`schedule`	`app`	This component uses the Schedule app.
Cron Schedule	`cron`	`$.interface.timer`	Enter a cron expression

Trigger Authentication#

The Schedule API does not require authentication.

About Schedule#

Trigger workflows on an interval or cron schedule.

Action#

Add Records on Grist

Description:Appends new records to a chosen table in Grist. [See the documentation](https://support.getgrist.com/api/#tag/records/operation/addRecords)

Version:0.0.2

Key:grist-add-records

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Grist Overview#

Grist API on Pipedream enables you to automate data management tasks in your Grist documents. This might mean syncing data across different platforms, triggering notifications based on data changes, or processing data through custom logic. With Pipedream, you can use the Grist API to build workflows that react to events in real-time, connect to hundreds of other services, manipulate data in sophisticated ways, and create custom endpoints to integrate with your Grist data.

Action Code#

import utils from "../../common/utils.mjs";
import app from "../../grist.app.mjs";

export default {
  key: "grist-add-records",
  name: "Add Records",
  description: "Appends new records to a chosen table in Grist. [See the documentation](https://support.getgrist.com/api/#tag/records/operation/addRecords)",
  version: "0.0.2",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    app,
    docId: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "docId",
      ],
    },
    tableId: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "tableId",
        ({ docId }) => ({
          docId,
        }),
      ],
    },
    records: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "records",
      ],
    },
    noParse: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "noParse",
      ],
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const {
      app,
      docId,
      tableId,
      noParse,
      records,
    } = this;

    const response = await app.addRecords({
      $,
      docId,
      tableId,
      params: {
        noparse: noParse,
      },
      data: {
        records: utils.parseArray(records),
      },
    });

    $.export("$summary", `Successfully added \`${response.records.length}\` record(s) to the table.`);
    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
Grist	`app`	`app`	This component uses the Grist app.
Document ID	`docId`	`string`	The ID of the Grist document to operate on. You can find this in the Settings menu of the document.
Table ID	`tableId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Data Records	`records`	`string[]`	The data for the records to append or update. Each record should be a JSON-formatted string, mapping column names to cell values. Eg. `[ { "fields": { "pet": "cat", "popularity": 67 } } ]`.
Do Not Parse	`noParse`	`boolean`	Set to `true` to prohibit parsing strings according to the column type.

Action Authentication#

Grist uses API keys for authentication. When you connect your Grist account, Pipedream securely stores the keys so you can easily authenticate to Grist APIs in both code and no-code steps.

To retrieve your API key,