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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Events (Instant) trigger
1. Connect your Twilio SendGrid account
2. Select one or more Event Types
Configure the Send Text Message action
1. Connect your LoopMessage account
2. Configure Recipient
3. Configure Text
4. Optional- Configure Sender Name
5. Optional- Configure Status Callback
6. Optional- Configure Status Callback Header
7. Optional- Select a Service
8. Optional- Configure Subject
9. Optional- Select a Effect
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 Events (Instant) on Twilio SendGrid

Description:Emit new event when any of the specified SendGrid events is received

Version:0.0.6

Key:sendgrid-events

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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 common from "../common/http-based.mjs";
import deliveryEventTypes from "./delivery-event-types.mjs";
import engagementEventTypes from "./engagement-event-types.mjs";

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "sendgrid-events",
  name: "New Events (Instant)",
  description: "Emit new event when any of the specified SendGrid events is received",
  version: "0.0.6",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    ...common.props,
    eventTypes: {
      type: "string[]",
      label: "Event Types",
      description: "The type of events to listen to",
      options(context) {
        const { page } = context;
        if (page !== 0) {
          return {
            options: [],
          };
        }

        const options = [
          ...deliveryEventTypes,
          ...engagementEventTypes,
        ];
        return {
          options,
        };
      },
    },
  },
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    baseWebhookSettings() {
      // The list of events that a webhook can listen to. This method returns an
      // exhaustive list of all such flags disabled, and each event source can
      // then override the flags that are relevant to the event they handle.
      //
      // See the docs for more information:
      // https://sendgrid.com/docs/api-reference/
      const eventTypesData = [
        ...deliveryEventTypes,
        ...engagementEventTypes,
      ];
      return eventTypesData.reduce((accum, eventTypeData) => ({
        ...accum,
        [eventTypeData.value]: false,
      }), {});
    },
    webhookEventFlags() {
      return this.eventTypes.reduce((accum, eventType) => ({
        ...accum,
        [eventType]: true,
      }), {});
    },
    generateMeta(data) {
      const {
        event: eventType,
        sg_event_id: id,
        timestamp: ts,
      } = data;
      const summary = `New event: ${eventType}`;
      return {
        id,
        summary,
        ts,
      };
    },
  },
};

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.
N/A	`http`	`$.interface.http`	This component uses `$.interface.http` to generate a unique URL when the component is first instantiated. Each request to the URL will trigger the `run()` method of the component.
Event Types	`eventTypes`	`string[]`	Select a value from the drop down menu.

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#

Send Text Message on LoopMessage

Description:Action to send a text in iMessage to an individual recipient. [See the documentation](https://docs.loopmessage.com/imessage-conversation-api/messaging/send-message#send-single-message)

Version:0.0.2

Key:loopmessage-send-text-message

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LoopMessage Overview#

The LoopMessage API offers you the ability to send, receive, and manage messages within your applications. Through Pipedream's integration, you can harness this API to automate communication processes, organize message flows, and even connect to various data sources or other APIs to create complex messaging workflows. With Pipedream, you can trigger actions based on events, schedule messages, and interact with users in real-time without managing servers or infrastructure.

Action Code#

import common from "../common/send-message.mjs";

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "loopmessage-send-text-message",
  name: "Send Text Message",
  description: "Action to send a text in iMessage to an individual recipient. [See the documentation](https://docs.loopmessage.com/imessage-conversation-api/messaging/send-message#send-single-message)",
  type: "action",
  version: "0.0.2",
  props: {
    ...common.props,
    service: {
      propDefinition: [
        common.props.app,
        "service",
      ],
    },
    subject: {
      propDefinition: [
        common.props.app,
        "subject",
      ],
    },
    effect: {
      propDefinition: [
        common.props.app,
        "effect",
      ],
    },
  },
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    getSummary(response) {
      return `Successfully sent a text message with ID \`${response.message_id}\``;
    },
  },
};

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
LoopMessage	`app`	`app`	This component uses the LoopMessage app.
Recipient	`recipient`	`string`	The recipient of the message. This can be a phone number or email address.
Text	`text`	`string`	The text of the message.
Sender Name	`senderName`	`string`	Your dedicated sender name. This parameter will be ignored if you send a request to a recipient who is added as a Sandbox contact. If you've connected a phone number, you'll need to keep passing your original sender name. DON'T use a phone number as a value for this parameter.
Status Callback	`statusCallback`	`string`	The URL that will receive status updates for this message. Check the Webhooks section for details. Max length is 256 characters.
Status Callback Header	`statusCallbackHeader`	`string`	The custom Authorization header will be contained in the callback request. Max length is 256 characters.
Service	`service`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`imessagesms`
Subject	`subject`	`string`	The subject of the message. A recipient will see this subject as a bold title before the message text.
Effect	`effect`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`slamloudgentleinvisibleInkechospotlightballoonsconfettilovelasersfireworksshootingStarcelebration`