New Follower Received by User from Twitter API

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Getting Started#

Trigger a workflow on New Follower Received by User with Twitter API. When you configure and deploy the workflow, it will run on Pipedream's servers 24x7 for free.

Configure the New Follower Received by User trigger
1. Connect your Twitter account
2. Configure timer
3. Optional- Configure User Name or ID
Add steps to connect to 1,600+ APIs using code and no-code building blocks
Deploy the workflow
Send a test event to validate your setup
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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 Follower Received by User on Twitter

Description:Emit new event when the specified User receives a Follower [See the documentation](https://developer.twitter.com/en/docs/twitter-api/users/follows/api-reference/get-users-id-followers)

Version:2.0.3

Key:twitter-new-follower-of-user

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Code#

import app from "../../app/twitter.app.mjs";
import { defineSource } from "@pipedream/types";
import common from "../common/base.mjs";
import { getUserSummary as getItemSummary } from "../common/getItemSummary.mjs";
import { getUserFields } from "../../common/methods.mjs";
import { DOCS_LINK, MAX_RESULTS_PER_PAGE, } from "../../actions/list-followers/list-followers.mjs";
import cacheUserId from "../common/cacheUserId.mjs";
export default defineSource({
    ...common,
    key: "twitter-new-follower-of-user",
    name: "New Follower Received by User",
    description: `Emit new event when the specified User receives a Follower [See the documentation](${DOCS_LINK})`,
    version: "2.0.3",
    type: "source",
    props: {
        ...common.props,
        userNameOrId: {
            propDefinition: [
                app,
                "userNameOrId",
            ],
        },
    },
    methods: {
        ...common.methods,
        ...cacheUserId,
        getUserFields,
        getItemSummary,
        getEntityName() {
            return "Follower";
        },
        async getResources(maxResults) {
            const userId = await this.getCachedUserId();
            const params = {
                $: this,
                maxPerPage: MAX_RESULTS_PER_PAGE,
                maxResults: maxResults ?? MAX_RESULTS_PER_PAGE,
                params: this.getUserFields(),
                userId,
            };
            const { data } = await this.app.getUserFollowers(params);
            return data;
        },
    },
});

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	`app`	`app`	This component uses the Twitter app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`
User Name or ID	`userNameOrId`	`string`	A Twitter username (handle) prefixed with `@` (e.g. `@pipedream`). You can also use the string `me` to use the authenticated user (default), or a numeric User ID.

Authentication#

Twitter uses OAuth authentication. When you connect your Twitter account, Pipedream will open a popup window where you can sign into 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 Twitter API.

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