Print Shipping Label with Starshipit API on New Channel Created (Instant) from Slack API

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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Channel Created (Instant) trigger
1. Connect your Slack account
2. Configure slackApphook
Configure the Print Shipping Label action
1. Connect your Starshipit account
2. Select a Order Number
3. Configure Carrier
4. Configure Carrier Service Code
5. Configure Number of Packages
6. Optional- Configure Reprint
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 Channel Created (Instant) on Slack

Description:Emit new event when a new channel is created.

Version:0.0.11

Key:slack_v2-new-channel-created

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Slack Overview#

The Pipedream app for Slack enables you to build event-driven workflows that interact with the Slack API. Once you authorize the app's access to your workspace, you can use Pipedream workflows to perform common Slack actions or write your own code against the Slack API.

The Pipedream app for Slack is not a typical app. You don't interact with it directly as a bot, and it doesn't add custom functionality to your workspace out of the box. It makes it easier to automate anything you'd typically use the Slack API for, using Pipedream workflows.

Automate posting updates to your team channels
Create a bot to answer common questions
Integrate with your existing tools and services
And much more!

Trigger Code#

import common from "../common/base.mjs";
import sampleEmit from "./test-event.mjs";

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "slack_v2-new-channel-created",
  name: "New Channel Created (Instant)",
  version: "0.0.11",
  description: "Emit new event when a new channel is created.",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    ...common.props,
    // eslint-disable-next-line pipedream/props-description,pipedream/props-label
    slackApphook: {
      type: "$.interface.apphook",
      appProp: "slack",
      async eventNames() {
        return [
          "channel_created",
        ];
      },
    },
  },
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    getSummary({ channel: { name } }) {
      return `New channel created - ${name}`;
    },
  },
  sampleEmit,
};

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
Slack	`slack`	`app`	This component uses the Slack app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
	`slackApphook`	`$.interface.apphook`

Trigger Authentication#

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

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

chat:writechat:write.customizechat:write.publicfiles:read

About Slack#

Slack is the AI-powered platform for work bringing all of your conversations, apps, and customers together in one place. Around the world, Slack is helping businesses of all sizes grow and send productivity through the roof.

Action#

Print Shipping Label on Starshipit

Description:Print a shipping label for a specific order. [See the documentation](https://api-docs.starshipit.com/#b6bc3576-a43f-4992-86d8-8fdf57f872f6)

Version:0.0.2

Key:starshipit-print-label

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Starshipit Overview#

The Starshipit API is a tool for optimizing and automating shipping and fulfillment processes. By integrating it with Pipedream, you can create powerful serverless workflows that connect Starshipit with other apps and services to streamline e-commerce operations, reduce manual entry, and improve customer experiences. From automating order dispatch to synchronizing tracking information across platforms, the possibilities are vast.

Action Code#

import starshipit from "../../starshipit.app.mjs";
import utils from "../../common/utils.mjs";

export default {
  key: "starshipit-print-label",
  name: "Print Shipping Label",
  description: "Print a shipping label for a specific order. [See the documentation](https://api-docs.starshipit.com/#b6bc3576-a43f-4992-86d8-8fdf57f872f6)",
  version: "0.0.2",
  annotations: {
    destructiveHint: false,
    openWorldHint: true,
    readOnlyHint: false,
  },
  type: "action",
  props: {
    starshipit,
    orderNumber: {
      propDefinition: [
        starshipit,
        "orderNumber",
      ],
    },
    carrier: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Carrier",
      description: "The carrier that will be used when creating shipment",
    },
    carrierServiceCode: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Carrier Service Code",
      description: "Carrier service code for delivery",
    },
    numPackages: {
      type: "integer",
      label: "Number of Packages",
      description: "The number of packages in the order",
      reloadProps: true,
    },
    reprint: {
      type: "boolean",
      label: "Reprint",
      description: "  Returns labels previously generated for the printed order",
      default: false,
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  additionalProps() {
    const props = {};
    for (let i = 1; i <= this.numPackages; i++) {
      props[`package_${i}_weight`] = {
        type: "string",
        label: `Package ${i} Weight`,
        description: "Physical weight of the parcel in kilograms (kg)",
        optional: true,
      };
      props[`package_${i}_height`] = {
        type: "string",
        label: `Package ${i} Height`,
        description: "Height of the parcel in meters (m)",
        optional: true,
      };
      props[`package_${i}_width`] = {
        type: "string",
        label: `Package ${i} Width`,
        description: "Width of the parcel in meters (m)",
        optional: true,
      };
      props[`package_${i}_length`] = {
        type: "string",
        label: `Package ${i} Length`,
        description: "Length of the parcel in meters (m)",
        optional: true,
      };
    }
    return props;
  },
  methods: {
    parseFloat(i, type) {
      return utils.parseFloatProp(this, "package", i, type);
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const packages = [];
    for (let i = 1; i <= this.numPackages; i++) {
      packages.push({
        weight: this.parseFloat(i, "weight"),
        height: this.parseFloat(i, "height"),
        width: this.parseFloat(i, "width"),
        length: this.parseFloat(i, "length"),
      });
    }

    const response = await this.starshipit.printShippingLabel({
      data: {
        order_number: this.orderNumber,
        carrier: this.carrier,
        carrier_service_code: this.carrierServiceCode,
        reprint: this.repring,
        packages,
      },
      $,
    });
    if (response?.success === false) {
      throw new Error(`${response.errors[0].message}: ${response.errors[0].details}`);
    }
    if (response) {
      $.export("$summary", `Successfully printed shipping label for order number ${this.orderNumber}`);
    }
    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
Starshipit	`starshipit`	`app`	This component uses the Starshipit app.
Order Number	`orderNumber`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Carrier	`carrier`	`string`	The carrier that will be used when creating shipment
Carrier Service Code	`carrierServiceCode`	`string`	Carrier service code for delivery
Number of Packages	`numPackages`	`integer`	The number of packages in the order
Reprint	`reprint`	`boolean`	Returns labels previously generated for the printed order

Action Authentication#

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

To retrieve your API keys,