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Getting Started#

This integration creates a workflow with a Twilio SendGrid trigger and Add to Calendar PRO 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 trigger
1. Connect your Twilio SendGrid account
2. Configure timer
Configure the Create Event action
1. Connect your Add to Calendar PRO account
2. Optional- Select a Group Pro Key
3. Optional- Configure New Event Group Name
4. Optional- Configure Title Event Series
5. Optional- Configure Simplified Recurrence
6. Optional- Configure Recurrence
7. Optional- Select a Recurrence Simple Type
8. Optional- Configure Recurrence Interval
9. Optional- Configure Recurrence By Day
10. Optional- Configure Recurrence By Month
11. Optional- Configure Recurrence By Month Day
12. Optional- Configure Recurrence Count
13. Optional- Configure Recurrence Week Start
14. Optional- Configure iCal File Name
15. Optional- Configure RSVP
16. Optional- Configure Event Distribution
17. Optional- Configure Hide Button
18. Optional- Configure Call to Action
19. Optional- Select a Style ID
20. Optional- Select a Landing Page Template ID
21. Optional- Select a RSVP Template ID
22. Optional- Select a CTA Template ID
23. Configure Number of Dates
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 on Twilio SendGrid

Description:Emit new event when a new contact is created

Version:0.0.8

Key:sendgrid-new-contact

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Twilio SendGrid Overview#

The Twilio SendGrid API opens up a world of possibilities for email automation, enabling you to send emails efficiently and track their performance. With this API, you can programmatically create and send personalized email campaigns, manage contacts, and parse inbound emails for data extraction. When you harness the power of Pipedream, you can connect SendGrid to hundreds of other apps to automate workflows, such as triggering email notifications based on specific actions, syncing email stats with your analytics, or handling incoming emails to create tasks or tickets.

Trigger Code#

import orderBy from "lodash/orderBy.js";
import common from "../common/timer-based.mjs";

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "sendgrid-new-contact",
  name: "New Contact",
  description: "Emit new event when a new contact is created",
  version: "0.0.8",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  hooks: {
    async activate() {
      const currentTimestamp = Date.now();
      const state = {
        processedItems: [],
        lowerTimestamp: currentTimestamp,
        upperTimestamp: currentTimestamp,
      };
      this.db.set("state", state);
    },
  },
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    _maxDelayTime() {
      // There is no report from SendGrid as to how much time it takes
      // for a contact to be created and appear in search results, so
      // we're using a rough estimate of 30 minutes here.
      return 30 * 60 * 1000;  // 30 minutes, in milliseconds
    },
    _addDelayOffset(timestamp) {
      return timestamp - this._maxDelayTime();
    },
    _cleanupOldProcessedItems(processedItems, currentTimestamp) {
      return processedItems
        .map((item) => ({
          // We just need to keep track of the record ID and
          // its creation date.
          id: item.id,
          created_at: item.created_at,
        }))
        .filter((item) => {
          const { created_at: createdAt } = item;
          const createdAtTimestamp = Date.parse(createdAt);
          const cutoffTimestamp = this._addDelayOffset(currentTimestamp);
          return createdAtTimestamp > cutoffTimestamp;
        });
    },
    _makeSearchQuery(processedItems, lowerTimestamp, upperTimestamp) {
      const idList = processedItems
        .map((item) => item.id)
        .map((id) => `'${id}'`)
        .join(", ")
      || "''";
      const startTimestamp = this._addDelayOffset(lowerTimestamp);
      const startDate = this.toISOString(startTimestamp);
      const endDate = this.toISOString(upperTimestamp);
      return `
        contact_id NOT IN (${idList}) AND
        created_at BETWEEN
          TIMESTAMP '${startDate}' AND
          TIMESTAMP '${endDate}'
      `;
    },
    generateMeta(data) {
      const {
        item,
        eventTimestamp: ts,
      } = data;
      const {
        id,
        email,
      } = item;
      const slugifiedEmail = this.slugifyEmail(email);
      const summary = `New contact: ${slugifiedEmail}`;
      return {
        id,
        summary,
        ts,
      };
    },
    async processEvent(event) {
      // Transform the timer timestamp to milliseconds
      // to be consistent with how Javascript handles timestamps.
      const eventTimestamp = event.timestamp * 1000;

      // Retrieve the current state of the component.
      const {
        processedItems,
        lowerTimestamp,
        upperTimestamp,
      } = this.db.get("state");

      // Search for contacts within a specific timeframe, excluding
      // items that have already been processed.
      const query = this._makeSearchQuery(processedItems, lowerTimestamp, upperTimestamp);
      const {
        result: items,
        contact_count: contactCount,
      } = await this.sendgrid.searchContacts(query);

      // If no contacts have been retrieved via the API,
      // move the time window forward to possibly capture newer contacts.
      if (contactCount === 0) {
        const newState = {
          processedItems: this._cleanupOldProcessedItems(processedItems, lowerTimestamp),
          lowerTimestamp: upperTimestamp,
          upperTimestamp: eventTimestamp,
        };
        this.db.set("state", newState);
        return;
      }

      // We process the searched records from oldest to newest.
      const itemsToProcess = orderBy(items, "created_at");
      itemsToProcess
        .forEach((item) => {
          const meta = this.generateMeta({
            item,
            eventTimestamp,
          });
          this.$emit(item, meta);
        });

      // Use the timestamp of the last processed record as a lower bound for
      // following searches. This bound will be subjected to an offset so in
      // case older records appear in future search results, but have not
      // appeared until now, can be processed. We only adjust it if it means
      // moving forward, not backwards. Otherwise, we might start retrieving
      // older and older records indefinitely (and we're all about *new*
      // records!)
      const newLowerTimestamp = Math.max(
        lowerTimestamp,
        Date.parse(itemsToProcess[0].created_at),
      );

      // If the total contact count is less than 100, it means that during the
      // next iteration the search results count will most likely be less than
      // 50. In that case, if we extend the upper bound of the search time range
      // we might be able to retrieve more records.
      const newUpperTimestamp = contactCount < 100
        ? eventTimestamp
        : upperTimestamp;

      // The list of processed items can grow indefinitely.
      // Since we don't want to keep track of every processed record
      // ever, we need to clean up this list, removing any records
      // that are no longer relevant.
      const newProcessedItems = this._cleanupOldProcessedItems(
        [
          ...processedItems,
          ...itemsToProcess,
        ],
        newLowerTimestamp,
      );

      // Update the state of the component to reflect the computations
      // made above.
      const newState = {
        processedItems: newProcessedItems,
        lowerTimestamp: newLowerTimestamp,
        upperTimestamp: newUpperTimestamp,
      };
      this.db.set("state", newState);
    },
  },
};

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
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
Twilio SendGrid	`sendgrid`	`app`	This component uses the Twilio SendGrid app.
	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`

Trigger Authentication#

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

About Twilio SendGrid#

Send marketing and transactional email through the Twilio SendGrid platform with the Email API, proprietary mail transfer agent, and infrastructure for scalable delivery.

Action#

Create Event on Add to Calendar PRO

Description:Create an event in a group. [See the documentation](https://docs.add-to-calendar-pro.com/api/events#add-an-event)

Version:0.0.1

Key:add_to_calendar_pro-create-event

View on GitHub

Action Code#

import addToCalendarPro from "../../add_to_calendar_pro.app.mjs";
import { ConfigurationError } from "@pipedream/platform";

export default {
  key: "add_to_calendar_pro-create-event",
  name: "Create Event",
  description: "Create an event in a group. [See the documentation](https://docs.add-to-calendar-pro.com/api/events#add-an-event)",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    addToCalendarPro,
    groupProKey: {
      propDefinition: [
        addToCalendarPro,
        "groupProKey",
      ],
      description: "The pro key of the group to add the event to. Either this or newEventGroupName is required.",
      optional: true,
    },
    newEventGroupName: {
      type: "string",
      label: "New Event Group Name",
      description: "Create a new group for the event with the name provided. Either this or groupProKey is required.",
      optional: true,
    },
    titleEventSeries: {
      propDefinition: [
        addToCalendarPro,
        "titleEventSeries",
      ],
    },
    simplifiedRecurrence: {
      propDefinition: [
        addToCalendarPro,
        "simplifiedRecurrence",
      ],
    },
    recurrence: {
      propDefinition: [
        addToCalendarPro,
        "recurrence",
      ],
    },
    recurrenceSimpleType: {
      propDefinition: [
        addToCalendarPro,
        "recurrenceSimpleType",
      ],
    },
    recurrenceInterval: {
      propDefinition: [
        addToCalendarPro,
        "recurrenceInterval",
      ],
    },
    recurrenceByDay: {
      propDefinition: [
        addToCalendarPro,
        "recurrenceByDay",
      ],
    },
    recurrenceByMonth: {
      propDefinition: [
        addToCalendarPro,
        "recurrenceByMonth",
      ],
    },
    recurrenceByMonthDay: {
      propDefinition: [
        addToCalendarPro,
        "recurrenceByMonthDay",
      ],
    },
    recurrenceCount: {
      propDefinition: [
        addToCalendarPro,
        "recurrenceCount",
      ],
    },
    recurrenceWeekStart: {
      propDefinition: [
        addToCalendarPro,
        "recurrenceWeekStart",
      ],
    },
    iCalFileName: {
      propDefinition: [
        addToCalendarPro,
        "iCalFileName",
      ],
    },
    rsvp: {
      propDefinition: [
        addToCalendarPro,
        "rsvp",
      ],
    },
    distribution: {
      propDefinition: [
        addToCalendarPro,
        "distribution",
      ],
    },
    hideButton: {
      propDefinition: [
        addToCalendarPro,
        "hideButton",
      ],
    },
    cta: {
      propDefinition: [
        addToCalendarPro,
        "cta",
      ],
    },
    styleId: {
      propDefinition: [
        addToCalendarPro,
        "styleId",
      ],
    },
    landingPageTemplateId: {
      propDefinition: [
        addToCalendarPro,
        "landingPageTemplateId",
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
    rsvpTemplateId: {
      propDefinition: [
        addToCalendarPro,
        "rsvpTemplateId",
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
    ctaTemplateId: {
      propDefinition: [
        addToCalendarPro,
        "ctaTemplateId",
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
    numberOfDates: {
      type: "integer",
      label: "Number of Dates",
      description: "The number of dates to create for the event",
      reloadProps: true,
    },
  },
  additionalProps() {
    const props = {};
    if (!this.numberOfDates) {
      return props;
    }
    for (let i = 0; i < this.numberOfDates; i++) {
      props[`name${i}`] = {
        type: "string",
        label: `Title of Date ${i + 1}`,
        description: `The title of Date ${i + 1}`,
      };
      props[`startDate${i}`] = {
        type: "string",
        label: `Start Date of Date ${i + 1}`,
        description: `The start date of Date ${i + 1} in format YYYY-MM-DD`,
      };
      props[`startTime${i}`] = {
        type: "string",
        label: `Start Time of Date ${i + 1}`,
        description: `The start time of Date ${i + 1} in format HH:MM`,
        optional: true,
      };
      props[`endDate${i}`] = {
        type: "string",
        label: `End Date of Date ${i + 1}`,
        description: `The end date of Date ${i + 1} in format YYYY-MM-DD`,
        optional: true,
      };
      props[`endTime${i}`] = {
        type: "string",
        label: `End Time of Date ${i + 1}`,
        description: `The end time of Date ${i + 1} in format HH:MM`,
        optional: true,
      };
      props[`timeZone${i}`] = {
        type: "string",
        label: `Time Zone of Date ${i + 1}`,
        description: `The time zone of Date ${i + 1}. Example: "America/Los_Angeles"`,
        optional: true,
      };
      props[`description${i}`] = {
        type: "string",
        label: `Description of Date ${i + 1}`,
        description: `The description of Date ${i + 1}`,
        optional: true,
      };
      props[`location${i}`] = {
        type: "string",
        label: `Location of Date ${i + 1}`,
        description: `The location of Date ${i + 1}`,
        optional: true,
      };
      props[`availability${i}`] = {
        type: "string",
        label: `Availability of Date ${i + 1}`,
        description: `The availability of Date ${i + 1}`,
        options: [
          "free",
          "busy",
        ],
        optional: true,
      };
      props[`organizerName${i}`] = {
        type: "string",
        label: `Organizer Name of Date ${i + 1}`,
        description: `The organizer name of Date ${i + 1}`,
        optional: true,
      };
      props[`organizerEmail${i}`] = {
        type: "string",
        label: `Organizer Email of Date ${i + 1}`,
        description: `The organizer email of Date ${i + 1}`,
        optional: true,
      };
      props[`attendeeName${i}`] = {
        type: "string",
        label: `Attendee Name of Date ${i + 1}`,
        description: `The attendee name of Date ${i + 1}`,
        optional: true,
      };
      props[`attendeeEmail${i}`] = {
        type: "string",
        label: `Attendee Email of Date ${i + 1}`,
        description: `The attendee email of Date ${i + 1}`,
        optional: true,
      };
    }
    return props;
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    if (!this.groupProKey && !this.newEventGroupName) {
      throw new ConfigurationError("Either `groupProKey` or `newEventGroupName` is required.");
    }
    if (this.groupProKey && this.newEventGroupName) {
      throw new ConfigurationError("Only one of `groupProKey` or `newEventGroupName` can be provided.");
    }
    const dates = [];
    for (let i = 0; i < this.numberOfDates; i++) {
      dates.push({
        name: this[`name${i}`],
        startDate: this[`startDate${i}`],
        startTime: this[`startTime${i}`],
        endDate: this[`endDate${i}`],
        endTime: this[`endTime${i}`],
        timeZone: this[`timeZone${i}`],
        description: this[`description${i}`],
        location: this[`location${i}`],
        availability: this[`availability${i}`],
        organizerName: this[`organizerName${i}`],
        organizerEmail: this[`organizerEmail${i}`],
        attendeeName: this[`attendeeName${i}`],
        attendeeEmail: this[`attendeeEmail${i}`],
      });
    }
    const event = await this.addToCalendarPro.createEvent({
      $,
      data: {
        event_group: this.groupProKey,
        new_event_group_name: this.newEventGroupName,
        dates,
        title_event_series: this.titleEventSeries,
        simplified_recurrence: this.simplifiedRecurrence,
        recurrence: this.recurrence,
        recurrence_simple_type: this.recurrenceSimpleType,
        recurrence_interval: this.recurrenceInterval,
        recurrence_byDay: this.recurrenceByDay,
        recurrence_byMonth: this.recurrenceByMonth,
        recurrence_byMonthDay: this.recurrenceByMonthDay,
        recurrence_count: this.recurrenceCount,
        recurrence_weekstart: this.recurrenceWeekStart,
        iCalFileName: this.iCalFileName,
        rsvp: this.rsvp,
        rsvp_block: this.rsvpTemplateId,
        distribution: this.distribution,
        hideButton: this.hideButton,
        cta: this.cta,
        cta_block: this.ctaTemplateId,
        layout: this.styleId,
        landingpage: this.landingPageTemplateId,
      },
    });
    $.export("$summary", "Successfully created event.");
    return event;
  },
};

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
Add to Calendar PRO	`addToCalendarPro`	`app`	This component uses the Add to Calendar PRO app.
Group Pro Key	`groupProKey`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
New Event Group Name	`newEventGroupName`	`string`	Create a new group for the event with the name provided. Either this or groupProKey is required.
Title Event Series	`titleEventSeries`	`string`	The title of the event series
Simplified Recurrence	`simplifiedRecurrence`	`boolean`	Set false, if you go for the "recurrence" field, which takes an RRULE; and true if you use the other recurrence fields
Recurrence	`recurrence`	`string`	The recurrence of the event
Recurrence Simple Type	`recurrenceSimpleType`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`dailyweeklymonthlyyearly`
Recurrence Interval	`recurrenceInterval`	`integer`	The interval of the recurrence
Recurrence By Day	`recurrenceByDay`	`string`	Example: `2MO,TU` for the second Monday and each Tuesday
Recurrence By Month	`recurrenceByMonth`	`string`	Example: `1,2,12` for Jan, Feb, and Dec
Recurrence By Month Day	`recurrenceByMonthDay`	`string`	Example: `3,23` for the 3rd and 23rd day of the month
Recurrence Count	`recurrenceCount`	`integer`	The count of the recurrence
Recurrence Week Start	`recurrenceWeekStart`	`string`	The week start of the recurrence. Example: `MO` for Monday
iCal File Name	`iCalFileName`	`string`	Overriding the ics file name
RSVP	`rsvp`	`boolean`	Whether the event is an RSVP event
Event Distribution	`distribution`	`boolean`	Whether the event is distributed to all group members
Hide Button	`hideButton`	`boolean`	Whether the Add to Calendar button is hidden
Call to Action	`cta`	`boolean`	Whether the event has a call to action
Style ID	`styleId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Landing Page Template ID	`landingPageTemplateId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
RSVP Template ID	`rsvpTemplateId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
CTA Template ID	`ctaTemplateId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Number of Dates	`numberOfDates`	`integer`	The number of dates to create for the event

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