Search Photos with Unsplash API on Custom Interval from Schedule API

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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the Custom Interval trigger
1. Connect your Schedule account
2. Configure Cron Schedule
Configure the Search Photos action
1. Connect your Unsplash account
2. Configure Query
3. Optional- Select a Content Filter
4. Optional- Select a Color
5. Optional- Select a Orientation
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#

Custom Interval on Schedule

Description:Trigger your workflow every N hours, minutes or seconds.

Version:0.0.2

Key:schedule-custom-interval

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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: "Custom Interval",
  version: "0.0.2",
  key: "schedule-custom-interval",
  type: "source",
  description: "Trigger your workflow every N hours, minutes or seconds.",
  props: {
    schedule,
    cron: {
      propDefinition: [
        schedule,
        "cron",
      ],
    },
  },
};

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#

Search Photos on Unsplash

Description:Get a single page of photo results for a query. [See the documentation](https://unsplash.com/documentation#search-photos)

Version:0.0.1

Key:unsplash-search-photos

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Unsplash Overview#

The Unsplash API provides programmatic access to a vast library of high-quality, royalty-free images. This enables developers to search for and retrieve photos based on keywords, collections, or featured content. With Pipedream's integration, you can automate tasks like updating social media banners, populating website content with dynamic images, or even analyzing photo metadata for insights. By leveraging Unsplash's API within Pipedream, you can create workflows that trigger on various events, process image data, and interact with countless other apps available on the platform, streamlining your digital asset management and content creation processes.

Action Code#

import constants from "../../common/constants.mjs";
import app from "../../unsplash.app.mjs";

export default {
  key: "unsplash-search-photos",
  name: "Search Photos",
  description: "Get a single page of photo results for a query. [See the documentation](https://unsplash.com/documentation#search-photos)",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    app,
    query: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Query",
      description: "Search terms.",
    },
    contentFilter: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Content Filter",
      description: "Limit results by content safety. Valid values are `low` and `high`.",
      optional: true,
      options: constants.CONTENT_FILTERS,
    },
    color: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Color",
      description: "Filter results by color. Valid values are: `black_and_white`, `black`, `white`, `yellow`, `orange`, `red`, `purple`, `magenta`, `green`, `teal`, and `blue`.",
      optional: true,
      options: constants.COLOR_OPTIONS,
    },
    orientation: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Orientation",
      description: "Filter by photo orientation. Optional. (Valid values: `landscape`, `portrait`, `squarish`)",
      optional: true,
      options: constants.ORIENTATION_OPTIONS,
    },
  },
  methods: {
    searchPhotos(args = {}) {
      return this.app._makeRequest({
        path: "/search/photos",
        ...args,
      });
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const {
      app,
      searchPhotos,
      query,
      contentFilter,
      color,
      orientation,
    } = this;

    const photos = await app.paginate({
      resourcesFn: searchPhotos,
      resourcesFnArgs: {
        $,
        params: {
          query,
          content_filter: contentFilter,
          color,
          orientation,
        },
      },
      resourceName: "results",
    });

    $.export("$summary", `Successfully retrieved \`${photos.length}\` photo(s).`);
    return photos;
  },
};

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
Unsplash	`app`	`app`	This component uses the Unsplash app.
Query	`query`	`string`	Search terms.
Content Filter	`contentFilter`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`lowhigh`
Color	`color`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`{ "label": "Black and White", "value": "black_and_white" }{ "label": "Black", "value": "black" }{ "label": "White", "value": "white" }{ "label": "Yellow", "value": "yellow" }{ "label": "Orange", "value": "orange" }{ "label": "Red", "value": "red" }{ "label": "Purple", "value": "purple" }{ "label": "Magenta", "value": "magenta" }{ "label": "Green", "value": "green" }{ "label": "Teal", "value": "teal" }{ "label": "Blue", "value": "blue" }`
Orientation	`orientation`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`{ "label": "Landscape", "value": "landscape" }{ "label": "Portrait", "value": "portrait" }{ "label": "Squarish", "value": "squarish" }`

Action Authentication#

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

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

publicread_userwrite_userread_photoswrite_photoswrite_likeswrite_followersread_collectionswrite_collections