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Getting Started#

This integration creates a workflow with a Twilio SendGrid trigger and Whautomate 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 WhatsApp Template Message action
1. Connect your Whautomate account
2. Select a Contact ID
3. Configure Template Name
4. Configure Template Language
5. Select a Location Id
6. Optional- Configure Header Media URL
7. Optional- Configure Header Text Parameters
8. Optional- Configure Body Text Parameters
9. Optional- Configure Button URL Parameters
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 WhatsApp Template Message on Whautomate

Description:Send a pre-defined WhatsApp message template to a contact. [See the documentation](https://help.whautomate.com/product-guides/whautomate-rest-api/messages)

Version:0.0.1

Key:whautomate-send-whatsapp-template-message

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Action Code#

import { ConfigurationError } from "@pipedream/platform";
import { parseObject } from "../../common/utils.mjs";
import whautomate from "../../whautomate.app.mjs";

export default {
  key: "whautomate-send-whatsapp-template-message",
  name: "Send WhatsApp Template Message",
  description: "Send a pre-defined WhatsApp message template to a contact. [See the documentation](https://help.whautomate.com/product-guides/whautomate-rest-api/messages)",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    whautomate,
    contactId: {
      propDefinition: [
        whautomate,
        "contactId",
      ],
    },
    templateName: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Template Name",
      description: "The WhatsApp Template from your Whautomate Account.",
    },
    templateLanguage: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Template Language",
      description: "The language of the WhatsApp Template.",
    },
    locationId: {
      propDefinition: [
        whautomate,
        "locationId",
      ],
    },
    headerMediaUrl: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Header Media URL",
      description: "The URL of the header media.",
      optional: true,
    },
    headerTextParameters: {
      type: "string[]",
      label: "Header Text Parameters",
      description: "The variables used in the header of your WhatsApp Template.",
      optional: true,
    },
    bodyTextParameters: {
      type: "string[]",
      label: "Body Text Parameters",
      description: "The variables used in the body of your WhatsApp Template.",
      optional: true,
    },
    buttonUrlParameters: {
      type: "string[]",
      label: "Button URL Parameters",
      description: "The placeholders used in the buttons of your WhatsApp Template.",
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const response = await this.whautomate.sendWhatsAppMessageTemplate({
      $,
      data: {
        contact: {
          id: this.contactId,
        },
        template: {
          name: this.templateName,
          language: this.templateLanguage,
        },
        location: {
          id: this.locationId,
        },
        headerMediaUrl: this.headerMediaUrl,
        headerTextParameters: parseObject(this.headerTextParameters),
        bodyTextParameters: parseObject(this.bodyTextParameters),
        buttonUrlParameters: parseObject(this.buttonUrlParameters),
      },
    });

    if (response.error) throw new ConfigurationError(response.error);

    $.export("$summary", `Successfully sent template message to ${this.locationId}`);
    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
Whautomate	`whautomate`	`app`	This component uses the Whautomate app.
Contact ID	`contactId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Template Name	`templateName`	`string`	The WhatsApp Template from your Whautomate Account.
Template Language	`templateLanguage`	`string`	The language of the WhatsApp Template.
Location Id	`locationId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Header Media URL	`headerMediaUrl`	`string`	The URL of the header media.
Header Text Parameters	`headerTextParameters`	`string[]`	The variables used in the header of your WhatsApp Template.
Body Text Parameters	`bodyTextParameters`	`string[]`	The variables used in the body of your WhatsApp Template.
Button URL Parameters	`buttonUrlParameters`	`string[]`	The placeholders used in the buttons of your WhatsApp Template.

Action Authentication#

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

To retrieve your API Host and API Key,

Navigate to your Whautomate account and sign in
Go to “Integrations”
Scroll down to "REST API"
Click on "Connect/Edit Setup".

Send WhatsApp Template Message with Whautomate API on New Events (Instant) from Twilio SendGrid API

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