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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Inbox Message trigger
1. Connect your Textlocal account
2. Configure timer
3. Select a Inbox Id
Configure the Create Multiple Records action
1. Connect your Airtable account
2. Select a Base
3. Select a Table
4. Configure Records
5. Configure Typecast
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 Inbox Message on Textlocal

Description:Emit new inbox message.

Version:0.0.3

Key:textlocal-new-inbox-message

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Textlocal Overview#

You can do so much with the Textlocal API! Textlocal is an easy-to-use platform
for sending and receiving mobile and SMS messages, making it a great avenue for
businesses to communicate with their customers. Here are a few examples of what
you can build with the Textlocal API:

Automate SMS marketing campaigns to customers
Notify customers of special offers and discounts
Send reminders and appointment confirmations
Create location-based notifications
Receive two-way communication from customers
Integrate text alerts into other applications, like business workflows and
CRMs
Send mass notifications during emergencies

Trigger Code#

import textlocal from "../../textlocal.app.mjs";
import common from "../common/timer-based.mjs";

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "textlocal-new-inbox-message",
  name: "New Inbox Message",
  description: "Emit new inbox message.",
  version: "0.0.3",
  dedupe: "unique",
  type: "source",
  props: {
    ...common.props,
    inboxId: {
      propDefinition: [
        textlocal,
        "inboxId",
      ],
    },
  },
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    generateMeta(message) {
      const {
        id,
        datetime,
        number,
        sender,
      } = message;
      const maskedNumber = this.getMaskedNumber(number);
      const summary = `New message from ${sender} to ${maskedNumber}`;
      const ts = Date.parse(datetime);
      return {
        id,
        summary,
        ts,
      };
    },
    async processEvent() {
      const params = {
        inbox_id: this.inboxId,
      };
      const inboxMessages = await this.textlocal.paginate({
        fn: this.textlocal.getInboxMessages,
        params,
      });

      const messages = [];
      for await (const inboxMessage of inboxMessages) {
        messages.push(inboxMessage);
      }

      messages.forEach((message) => {
        const meta = this.generateMeta(message);
        this.$emit(message, meta);
      });
    },
  },
};

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
Textlocal	`textlocal`	`app`	This component uses the Textlocal app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`
Inbox Id	`inboxId`	`integer`	Select a value from the drop down menu.

Trigger Authentication#

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

Get your api key in your settings > API keys.

About Textlocal#

Bulk SMS Marketing Service for Business | Send ...

Action#

Create Multiple Records on Airtable

Description:Create one or more records in a table by passing an array of objects containing field names and values as key/value pairs.

Version:0.2.0

Key:airtable-create-multiple-records

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Airtable Overview#

Using the Airtable API, you can build applications that can:

Create and manage databases
Add, update, and delete records
Search for records
Sort and filter records
Display records in a variety of ways
Import and export data

Action Code#

import chunk from "lodash.chunk";
import airtable from "../../airtable.app.mjs";
import common from "../common.mjs";

const BATCH_SIZE = 10; // The Airtable API allows us to update up to 10 rows per request.

export default {
  key: "airtable-create-multiple-records",
  name: "Create Multiple Records",
  description: "Create one or more records in a table by passing an array of objects containing field names and values as key/value pairs.",
  version: "0.2.0",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    ...common.props,
    records: {
      propDefinition: [
        airtable,
        "records",
      ],
    },
    typecast: {
      propDefinition: [
        airtable,
        "typecast",
      ],
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const baseId = this.baseId?.value ?? this.baseId;
    const tableId = this.tableId?.value ?? this.tableId;

    const table = this.airtable.base(baseId)(tableId);

    let data = this.records;
    if (!Array.isArray(data)) {
      data = JSON.parse(data);
    }
    data = data.map((fields) => ({
      fields,
    }));
    if (!data.length) {
      throw new Error("No Airtable record data passed to step. Please pass at least one record");
    }

    const params = {
      typecast: this.typecast,
    };

    const responses = [];
    for (const c of chunk(data, BATCH_SIZE)) {
      try {
        responses.push(...(await table.create(c, params)));
      } catch (err) {
        this.airtable.throwFormattedError(err);
      }
    }

    const l = responses.length;
    $.export("$summary", `Added ${l} record${l === 1
      ? ""
      : "s"} to ${this.baseId?.label || baseId}: [${this.tableId?.label || tableId}](https://airtable.com/${baseId}/${tableId})`);

    return responses;
  },
};

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
Airtable	`airtable`	`app`	This component uses the Airtable app.
Base	`baseId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Table	`tableId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Records	`records`	`string`	Provide an array of objects. Each object should represent a new record with the column name as the key and the data to insert as the corresponding value (e.g., passing `[{"foo":"bar","id":123},{"foo":"baz","id":456}]` will create two records and with values added to the fields `foo` and `id`). The most common pattern is to reference an array of objects exported by a previous step (e.g., `{{steps.foo.$return_value}}`). You may also enter or construct a string that will `JSON.parse()` to an array of objects.
Typecast	`typecast`	`boolean`	The Airtable API will perform best-effort automatic data conversion from string values if the typecast parameter is `True`. Automatic conversion is disabled by default to ensure data integrity, but it may be helpful for integrating with 3rd party data sources.

Action Authentication#

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

Visit your account settings, copy your API key, and enter it below. If you only need to read data from Airtable, and not modify it, you can generate a read-only API key.

get airtable api key

About Airtable#

Looks like a spreadsheet, acts like a database.

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