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Getting Started#

This integration creates a workflow with a Twilio SendGrid trigger and Yelp 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 Search Businesses action
1. Connect your Yelp account
2. Optional- Configure Location
3. Optional- Configure Latitude
4. Optional- Configure Longitude
5. Optional- Configure Search Term
6. Optional- Configure Max Results
7. Optional- Configure Categories
8. Optional- Select one or more Price
9. Optional- Select one or more Attributes
10. Optional- Configure Additional Options
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:0.0.5

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: "0.0.5",
  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#

Search Businesses on Yelp

Description:Search businesses matching given criteria [See docs here](https://docs.developer.yelp.com/reference/v3_business_search)

Version:0.0.1

Key:yelp-search-businesses

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Yelp Overview#

The Yelp API provides access to rich data on local businesses across various categories, including restaurants, bars, and service providers. Leveraging Yelp's API on Pipedream allows you to automate the retrieval of business information, ratings, and customer reviews, which can be instrumental in making data-driven decisions for market analysis, customer insights, or even personal use. By stitching the Yelp API into Pipedream workflows, you unlock potential for real-time monitoring, data collection, and cross-application synergy, enhancing your business intelligence and operational efficiency.

Action Code#

import { defineAction } from "@pipedream/types";
import yelp from "../../app/yelp.app.mjs";
import { ConfigurationError } from "@pipedream/platform";
import { ATTRIBUTE_OPTIONS, DOCS, PRICE_OPTIONS, } from "../../common/constants.mjs";
export default defineAction({
    name: "Search Businesses",
    description: `Search businesses matching given criteria [See docs here](${DOCS.searchBusinesses})`,
    key: "yelp-search-businesses",
    version: "0.0.1",
    type: "action",
    props: {
        yelp,
        location: {
            label: "Location",
            description: `The geographic area to be used when searching for businesses. Examples: "New York City", "NYC", "350 5th Ave, New York, NY 10118".
        \\
        Required if \`latitude\` and \`longitude\` are not provided.`,
            type: "string",
            optional: true,
        },
        latitude: {
            label: "Latitude",
            description: `Latitude of the location to search from.
        \\
        Required if \`location\` is not provided. If \`longitude\` is provided, latitude is required too.`,
            type: "string",
            optional: true,
        },
        longitude: {
            label: "Longitude",
            description: `Longitude of the location to search from.
        \\
        Required if \`location\` is not provided. If \`latitude\` is provided, longitude is required too.`,
            type: "string",
            optional: true,
        },
        term: {
            label: "Search Term",
            description: "Search term, e.g. \"food\" or \"restaurants\". The term may also be the business's name, such as \"Starbucks\". If term is not included, the action will default to searching across businesses from a small number of popular categories.",
            type: "string",
            optional: true,
        },
        maxResults: {
            label: "Max Results",
            description: "The maximum amount of businesses to be listed. Yelp enforces a limit of 1000. Default is 200.",
            type: "integer",
            max: 1000,
            default: 200,
            optional: true,
        },
        categories: {
            label: "Categories",
            description: `Categories to filter the search results with. [See the list of supported categories.](${DOCS.categories}) The category alias should be used (e.g. "discgolf", not "Disc Golf").`,
            type: "string[]",
            optional: true,
        },
        price: {
            label: "Price",
            description: "Pricing levels to filter the search result with.",
            type: "integer[]",
            optional: true,
            options: PRICE_OPTIONS,
        },
        attributes: {
            label: "Attributes",
            description: "Additional filters to return specific search results. If multiple attributes are used, only businesses that satisfy all the attributes will be returned.",
            type: "string[]",
            optional: true,
            options: ATTRIBUTE_OPTIONS,
        },
        additionalOptions: {
            label: "Additional Options",
            description: `Additional parameters to pass in the request, such as \`open_now\`. [See the docs for all the parameters.](${DOCS.searchBusinesses})`,
            type: "object",
            optional: true,
        },
    },
    async run({ $ }) {
        const { additionalOptions, attributes, categories, location, latitude, longitude, maxResults, price, term, } = this;
        if (!(location || (latitude && longitude))) {
            throw new ConfigurationError("Either `location`, or `latitude` and `longitude`, must be provided.");
        }
        const params = {
            $,
            params: {
                attributes: attributes?.join(),
                categories: categories?.join(),
                location,
                latitude,
                longitude,
                term,
                maxResults,
                price: price?.join(),
                ...additionalOptions,
            },
        };
        const response = await this.yelp.searchBusinesses(params);
        const { result: { length } } = response;
        const summary = length
            ? `Listed ${length} business${length === 1
                ? ""
                : "es"}`
            : "No businesses found with the given criteria";
        $.export("$summary", summary);
        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
Yelp	`yelp`	`app`	This component uses the Yelp app.
Location	`location`	`string`	The geographic area to be used when searching for businesses. Examples: "New York City", "NYC", "350 5th Ave, New York, NY 10118". Required if `latitude` and `longitude` are not provided.
Latitude	`latitude`	`string`	Latitude of the location to search from. Required if `location` is not provided. If `longitude` is provided, latitude is required too.
Longitude	`longitude`	`string`	Longitude of the location to search from. Required if `location` is not provided. If `latitude` is provided, longitude is required too.
Search Term	`term`	`string`	Search term, e.g. "food" or "restaurants". The term may also be the business's name, such as "Starbucks". If term is not included, the action will default to searching across businesses from a small number of popular categories.
Max Results	`maxResults`	`integer`	The maximum amount of businesses to be listed. Yelp enforces a limit of 1000. Default is 200.
Categories	`categories`	`string[]`	Categories to filter the search results with. See the list of supported categories. The category alias should be used (e.g. "discgolf", not "Disc Golf").
Price	`price`	`integer[]`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`{ "label": "$", "value": 1 }{ "label": "$$", "value": 2 }{ "label": "$$$", "value": 3 }{ "label": "$$$$", "value": 4 }`
Attributes	`attributes`	`string[]`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`{ "label": "Hot and New - popular businesses which recently joined Yelp", "value": "hot_and_new" }{ "label": "Request a Quote - businesses which actively reply to Request a Quote inquiries", "value": "request_a_quote" }{ "label": "Reservation - businesses with Yelp Reservations bookings enabled on their profile page", "value": "reservation" }{ "label": "Wait List Reservation - businesses with Yelp Wait List bookings enabled on their profile screen (iOS/Android)", "value": "waitlist_reservation" }{ "label": "Deals - businesses offering Yelp Deals on their profile page", "value": "deals" }{ "label": "Gender Neutral Restrooms - businesses which provide gender neutral restrooms", "value": "gender_neutral_restrooms" }{ "label": "Open to All - businesses which are Open To All", "value": "open_to_all" }{ "label": "Wheelchair Acessible - businesses which are Wheelchair Accessible", "value": "wheelchair_accessible" }`
Additional Options	`additionalOptions`	`object`	Additional parameters to pass in the request, such as `open_now`. See the docs for all the parameters.

Action Authentication#

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

To retrieve your API key for Yelp,