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Getting Started#

Trigger a workflow on New Tweet Metrics with Twitter Developer App API. When you configure and deploy the workflow, it will run on Pipedream's servers 24x7 for free.

Configure the New Tweet Metrics trigger
1. Connect your Twitter Developer App account
2. Configure timer
3. Configure Tweet IDs
4. Configure Only Changed Metrics?
5. Configure Exclude Public Metrics
6. Configure Exclude Non-Public Metrics
7. Configure Exclude Organic Metrics
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Details#

This is a pre-built, source-available component from Pipedream's GitHub repo. The component is 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.

New Tweet Metrics on Twitter Developer App

Description:Emit new event on each new twitter metric

Version:0.0.3

Key:twitter_developer_app-new-tweet-metrics

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Code#

const isEqual = require("lodash/isEqual");
const common = require("../common");

module.exports = {
  ...common,
  key: "twitter_developer_app-new-tweet-metrics",
  description: "Emit new event on each new twitter metric",
  type: "source",
  name: "New Tweet Metrics",
  version: "0.0.3",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    ...common.props,
    tweetIds: {
      type: "string[]",
      label: "Tweet IDs",
      description: "The IDs of the Tweets for which to retrieve metrics",
    },
    onlyChangedMetrics: {
      type: "boolean",
      label: "Only Changed Metrics?",
      description: `
        When enabled, this event source will only emit events if the values of the
        retrieved metrics changed
      `,
      default: false,
    },
    excludePublic: {
      type: "boolean",
      label: "Exclude Public Metrics",
      description: "Exclude public metrics from the emitted events",
      default: false,
    },
    excludeNonPublic: {
      type: "boolean",
      label: "Exclude Non-Public Metrics",
      description: "Exclude non-public metrics from the emitted events",
      default: false,
    },
    excludeOrganic: {
      type: "boolean",
      label: "Exclude Organic Metrics",
      description: "Exclude organic metrics from the emitted events",
      default: false,
    },
  },
  hooks: {
    deactivate() {
      this._setLastMetrics(null);
    },
  },
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    _getLastMetrics() {
      return this.db.get("lastmetrics");
    },
    _setLastMetrics(metrics) {
      this.db.set("lastmetrics", metrics);
    },
    _shouldSkipExecution(metrics) {
      return (
        this.onlyChangedMetrics &&
        isEqual(this._getLastMetrics(), metrics)
      );
    },
    generateMeta({
      event,
      metrics,
    }) {
      const { id: tweetId } = metrics;
      const { timestamp: ts } = event;
      const id = `${tweetId}-${ts}`;
      const summary = "New metrics";
      return {
        id,
        summary,
        ts,
      };
    },
  },
  async run(event) {
    const metrics = await this.twitter_developer_app.getMetricsForIds({
      tweetIds: this.tweetIds,
      excludePublic: this.excludePublic,
      excludeNonPublic: this.excludeNonPublic,
      excludeOrganic: this.excludeOrganic,
    });

    if (this._shouldSkipExecution(metrics)) {
      console.log("No new metrics found. Skipping...");
      return;
    }

    const meta = this.generateMeta({
      event,
      metrics,
    });
    this.$emit(metrics, meta);

    this._setLastMetrics(metrics);
  },
};

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
Twitter Developer App	`twitter_developer_app`	`app`	This component uses the Twitter Developer App app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`
Tweet IDs	`tweetIds`	`string[]`	The IDs of the Tweets for which to retrieve metrics
Only Changed Metrics?	`onlyChangedMetrics`	`boolean`	`When enabled, this event source will only emit events if the values of the retrieved metrics changed`
Exclude Public Metrics	`excludePublic`	`boolean`	Exclude public metrics from the emitted events
Exclude Non-Public Metrics	`excludeNonPublic`	`boolean`	Exclude non-public metrics from the emitted events
Exclude Organic Metrics	`excludeOrganic`	`boolean`	Exclude organic metrics from the emitted events

Authentication#

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

Video Tutorial on how to create and connect a Twitter Developer App to Pipedream

First, you'll need to sign up for a Twitter developer account and create a new application in the Twitter app dashboard.

Register a new app on https://developers.twitter.com
Apply for a new Twitter app, be detailed about your use
After approval, create a new Standalone App
Copy the api_key and api_secret_key into a Twitter Developer App Account on Pipedream
Generate a new set of keys for your specific Twitter account
Paste the access_token and access_token_secret in the Twitter Developer App Account on Pipedream

Once you've created an app, visit the Keys and tokens section of the app's settings, and add the API key, API secret key, Access token, and Access token secret below.