Search Tweets with X (Twitter) API on New Chat Started (Instant) from tawk.to API

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Getting Started#

This integration creates a workflow with a tawk.to trigger and X (Twitter) action. When you configure and deploy the workflow, it will run on Pipedream's servers 24x7 for free.

Select this integration
Configure the New Chat Started (Instant) trigger
1. Connect your tawk.to account
2. Select a Type
3. Select a Property ID
Configure the Search Tweets action
1. Connect your X (Twitter) account
2. Configure Query
3. Optional- Configure Max Results
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 Chat Started (Instant) on tawk.to

Description:Emit new event when the first message in a chat is sent by a visitor or agent.

Version:0.0.1

Key:tawk_to-new-chat-started-instant

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tawk.to Overview#

The tawk.to API lets you interact with the tawk.to live chat platform programmatically. Using Pipedream, you can connect tawk.to to a variety of other apps and services to automate notifications, sync chat data, and enhance customer support operations. You can trigger workflows on new messages, follow up on conversations, extract chat transcripts, or link chat events to CRM systems, issue trackers, or databases—all in real-time.

Trigger Code#

import common from "../common/base.mjs";

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "tawk_to-new-chat-started-instant",
  name: "New Chat Started (Instant)",
  description: "Emit new event when the first message in a chat is sent by a visitor or agent.",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    getEvents() {
      return [
        "chat:start",
      ];
    },
    generateMeta(event) {
      return {
        id: event.chatId,
        summary: `New Chat Started ${event.chatId}`,
        ts: Date.parse(event.time),
      };
    },
  },
};

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
tawk.to	`tawkTo`	`app`	This component uses the tawk.to 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.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
Type	`type`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`businessprofile`
Property ID	`propertyId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.

Trigger Authentication#

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

To retrieve your API Key,

Navigate to your tawk.to account and sign in
Select your Profile Image in the upper-right corner
Go to “Edit Profile” > “REST API Keys”

Note: To use the REST API and get your API Key, you’ll first need to request access.

About tawk.to#

Monitor and chat with the visitors on your website, respond to support tickets, organize contacts and create a help center to empower customers to help themselves.

Action#

Search Tweets on X (Twitter)

Description:Retrieve Tweets from the last seven days that match a query. [See the documentation](https://developer.twitter.com/en/docs/twitter-api/tweets/search/api-reference/get-tweets-search-recent)

Version:2.0.8

Key:twitter-simple-search

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X (Twitter) Overview#

The Twitter API on Pipedream enables you to automate interactions with Twitter, from posting tweets to analyzing social media trends. Pipedream's serverless platform provides the tools to create workflows that trigger on specific Twitter activities, process data, and connect with countless other apps for extensive automation scenarios. With Pipedream's integration, you can listen for events such as new tweets, mentions, or followers, and execute actions like tweeting, retweeting, or even leveraging sentiment analysis to gauge public perception.

Action Code#

import common from "../../common/appValidation.mjs";
import { ACTION_ERROR_MESSAGE } from "../../common/errorMessage.mjs";
import { defineAction } from "@pipedream/types";
import { getMultiItemSummary, getTweetFields, } from "../../common/methods.mjs";
export const DOCS_LINK = "https://developer.twitter.com/en/docs/twitter-api/tweets/search/api-reference/get-tweets-search-recent";
const MIN_RESULTS = 10;
const DEFAULT_RESULTS = 10;
export const MAX_RESULTS_PER_PAGE = 100;
export default defineAction({
    ...common,
    key: "twitter-simple-search",
    name: "Search Tweets",
    description: `Retrieve Tweets from the last seven days that match a query. [See the documentation](${DOCS_LINK})`,
    version: "2.0.8",
    type: "action",
    props: {
        ...common.props,
        query: {
            propDefinition: [
                common.props.app,
                "query",
            ],
        },
        maxResults: {
            propDefinition: [
                common.props.app,
                "maxResults",
            ],
            min: MIN_RESULTS,
            description: `Maximum amount of items to return. Each request can return up to ${MAX_RESULTS_PER_PAGE} items.`,
            default: DEFAULT_RESULTS,
        },
    },
    methods: {
        ...common.methods,
        getMultiItemSummary,
        getTweetFields,
    },
    async run({ $ }) {
        const params = {
            $,
            maxPerPage: MAX_RESULTS_PER_PAGE,
            maxResults: this.maxResults,
            params: {
                query: this.query,
                ...this.getTweetFields(),
            },
            fallbackError: ACTION_ERROR_MESSAGE,
        };
        const response = await this.app.searchTweets(params);
        $.export("$summary", this.getMultiItemSummary("tweet", response.data?.length));
        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
X (Twitter)	`app`	`app`	This component uses the X (Twitter) app.
Query	`query`	`string`	One query for matching Tweets. See the Twitter API guide on building queries.
Max Results	`maxResults`	`integer`	Maximum amount of items to return. Each request can return up to 100 items.

Action Authentication#

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

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

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