Create GA4 Property with Google Analytics API on New Submission from Typeform API

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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Submission trigger
1. Connect your Typeform account
2. Select a Form
Configure the Create GA4 Property action
1. Connect your Google Analytics account
2. Select a Account
3. Configure Display Name
4. Select a Time Zone
5. Optional- Select a Industry Category
6. Optional- Configure Currency Code
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 Submission on Typeform

Description:Emit new submission

Version:0.0.8

Key:typeform-new-submission

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Typeform Overview#

The Typeform API furnishes you with the means to create dynamic forms and collect user responses in real-time. By leveraging this API within Pipedream's serverless platform, you can automate workflows to process this data, integrate seamlessly with other services, and react to form submissions instantaneously. This empowers you to craft tailored responses, synchronize with databases, trigger email campaigns, or even manage event registrations without manual intervention.

Trigger Code#

import { createHmac } from "crypto";
import sampleEmit from "./test-event.mjs";
import { uuid } from "uuidv4";
import common from "../common/common.mjs";
import constants from "../../constants.mjs";
import utils from "../common/utils.mjs";

const { typeform } = common.props;
const { parseIsoDate } = utils;

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "typeform-new-submission",
  name: "New Submission",
  version: "0.0.8",
  type: "source",
  description: "Emit new submission",
  props: {
    ...common.props,
    http: {
      type: "$.interface.http",
      customResponse: true,
    },
    db: "$.service.db",
    formId: {
      propDefinition: [
        typeform,
        "formId",
      ],
    },
  },
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    generateSecret() {
      return "" + Math.random();
    },
  },
  hooks: {
    ...common.hooks,
    async activate() {
      const secret = this.generateSecret();
      this._setSecret(secret);

      let tag = this._getTag();
      if (!tag) {
        tag = uuid();
        this._setTag(tag);
      }

      return await this.typeform.createHook({
        endpoint: this.http.endpoint,
        formId: this.formId,
        tag,
        secret,
      });
    },
    async deactivate() {
      const tag = this._getTag();

      return await this.typeform.deleteHook({
        formId: this.formId,
        tag,
      });
    },
  },
  async run(event) {
    const {
      body,
      headers,
    } = event;

    const { [constants.TYPEFORM_SIGNATURE]: typeformSignature } = headers;

    if (typeformSignature) {
      const secret = this._getSecret();

      const hmac =
        createHmac(constants.ALGORITHM, secret)
          .update(body)
          .digest(constants.ENCODING);

      const signature = `${constants.ALGORITHM}=${hmac}`;

      if (typeformSignature !== signature) {
        throw new Error("signature mismatch");
      }
    }

    let formResponseString = "";
    const data = Object.assign({}, body.form_response);
    data.form_response_parsed = {};

    for (let i = 0; i < body.form_response.answers.length; i++) {
      const field = body.form_response.definition.fields[i];
      const answer = body.form_response.answers[i];

      let parsedAnswer;
      let value = answer[answer.type];

      if (value.label) {
        parsedAnswer = value.label;

      } else if (value.labels) {
        parsedAnswer = value.labels.join();

      } else if (value.choice) {
        parsedAnswer = value.choice;

      } else if (value.choices) {
        parsedAnswer = value.choices.join();

      } else {
        parsedAnswer = value;
      }

      data.form_response_parsed[field.title] = parsedAnswer;
      formResponseString += `### ${field.title}\n${parsedAnswer}\n`;
    }

    data.form_response_string = formResponseString;
    data.raw_webhook_event = body;

    if (data.landed_at) {
      data.landed_at = parseIsoDate(data.landed_at);
    }

    if (data.submitted_at) {
      data.submitted_at = parseIsoDate(data.submitted_at);
    }

    data.form_title = body.form_response.definition.title;
    delete data.answers;
    delete data.definition;

    this.$emit(data, {
      summary: JSON.stringify(data),
      id: data.token,
    });

    this.http.respond({
      status: 200,
    });
  },
  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
Typeform	`typeform`	`app`	This component uses the Typeform 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.
Form	`formId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.

Trigger Authentication#

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

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

offlineaccounts:readforms:writeforms:readimages:writeimages:readthemes:writethemes:readresponses:readresponses:writewebhooks:readwebhooks:writeworkspaces:readworkspaces:write

About Typeform#

Typeform lets you build no-code forms, quizzes, and surveys - and get more responses.

Action#

Create GA4 Property on Google Analytics

Description:Creates a new GA4 property. [See the documentation](https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/config/admin/v1/rest/v1beta/properties/create)

Version:0.1.0

Key:google_analytics-create-ga4-property

View on GitHub

Google Analytics Overview#

The Google Analytics API unlocks the power of your analytics data, enabling automated access to custom reports, real-time statistics, and user behavior analysis. With it, you can extract actionable insights, push data to other platforms, and tailor your business strategy with precision. Leveraging Pipedream's serverless platform, these capabilities can be seamlessly integrated into workflows that trigger actions in other apps, send alerts, or even feed data warehouses for deeper analysis.

Action Code#

import googleAnalytics from "../../google_analytics.app.mjs";
import constants from "../../common/constants.mjs";

export default {
  key: "google_analytics-create-ga4-property",
  name: "Create GA4 Property",
  description: "Creates a new GA4 property. [See the documentation](https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/config/admin/v1/rest/v1beta/properties/create)",
  version: "0.1.0",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    googleAnalytics,
    account: {
      propDefinition: [
        googleAnalytics,
        "account",
      ],
    },
    displayName: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Display Name",
      description: "Human-readable display name for this property. The max allowed display name length is 100 UTF-16 code units.",
    },
    timeZone: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Time Zone",
      description: "The reporting time zone for the property. Must be a valid value from [the IANA timezone database](https://www.iana.org/time-zones).",
      options: constants.TIMEZONE_OPTIONS,
    },
    industryCategory: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Industry Category",
      description: "The industry category associated with the property.",
      optional: true,
      options: constants.INDUSTRY_CATEGORY_OPTIONS,
    },
    currencyCode: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Currency Code",
      description: "The currency type to be used in reports involving monetary values, [in ISO 4217 format](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_4217). Examples: `USD`, `EUR`, `JPY`",
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const response = await this.googleAnalytics.createProperty({
      $,
      data: {
        parent: this.account,
        displayName: this.displayName,
        timeZone: this.timeZone,
        currencyCode: this.currencyCode,
        industryCategory: this.industryCategory,
        propertyType: "PROPERTY_TYPE_ORDINARY",
      },
    });

    $.export("$summary", `Successfully created GA4 property with display name "${this.displayName}"`);
    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
Google Analytics	`googleAnalytics`	`app`	This component uses the Google Analytics app.
Account	`account`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Display Name	`displayName`	`string`	Human-readable display name for this property. The max allowed display name length is 100 UTF-16 code units.
Time Zone	`timeZone`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`Africa/AbidjanAfrica/AlgiersAfrica/BissauAfrica/CairoAfrica/CasablancaAfrica/CeutaAfrica/El_AaiunAfrica/JohannesburgAfrica/JubaAfrica/KhartoumAfrica/LagosAfrica/MaputoAfrica/MonroviaAfrica/NairobiAfrica/NdjamenaAfrica/Sao_TomeAfrica/TripoliAfrica/TunisAfrica/WindhoekAmerica/AdakAmerica/AnchorageAmerica/AraguainaAmerica/Argentina/Buenos_AiresAmerica/Argentina/CatamarcaAmerica/Argentina/CordobaAmerica/Argentina/JujuyAmerica/Argentina/La_RiojaAmerica/Argentina/MendozaAmerica/Argentina/Rio_GallegosAmerica/Argentina/SaltaAmerica/Argentina/San_JuanAmerica/Argentina/San_LuisAmerica/Argentina/TucumanAmerica/Argentina/UshuaiaAmerica/AsuncionAmerica/BahiaAmerica/Bahia_BanderasAmerica/BarbadosAmerica/BelemAmerica/Boa_VistaAmerica/BoiseAmerica/Cambridge_BayAmerica/Campo_GrandeAmerica/CancunAmerica/CayenneAmerica/ChicagoAmerica/ChihuahuaAmerica/Ciudad_JuarezAmerica/Costa_RicaAmerica/CuiabaAmerica/DanmarkshavnAmerica/DawsonAmerica/Dawson_CreekAmerica/DenverAmerica/DetroitAmerica/EdmontonAmerica/EirunepeAmerica/El_SalvadorAmerica/Fort_NelsonAmerica/FortalezaAmerica/Glace_BayAmerica/Goose_BayAmerica/Grand_TurkAmerica/GuatemalaAmerica/GuayaquilAmerica/HalifaxAmerica/HermosilloAmerica/IndianaAmerica/InuvikAmerica/IqaluitAmerica/JuneauAmerica/KentuckyAmerica/Los_AngelesAmerica/MaceioAmerica/ManausAmerica/MartiniqueAmerica/MatamorosAmerica/MazatlanAmerica/MenomineeAmerica/MeridaAmerica/MetlakatlaAmerica/Mexico_CityAmerica/MiquelonAmerica/MonctonAmerica/MonterreyAmerica/MontevideoAmerica/New_YorkAmerica/NomeAmerica/NoronhaAmerica/North_DakotaAmerica/NuukAmerica/OjinagaAmerica/ParamariboAmerica/PhoenixAmerica/PortAmerica/Porto_VelhoAmerica/Puerto_RicoAmerica/Punta_ArenasAmerica/Rankin_InletAmerica/RecifeAmerica/ReginaAmerica/ResoluteAmerica/Rio_BrancoAmerica/SantaremAmerica/SantiagoAmerica/Santo_DomingoAmerica/Sao_PauloAmerica/ScoresbysundAmerica/SitkaAmerica/St_JohnsAmerica/Swift_CurrentAmerica/TegucigalpaAmerica/ThuleAmerica/TijuanaAmerica/TorontoAmerica/VancouverAmerica/WhitehorseAmerica/WinnipegAmerica/YakutatAntarctica/MacquarieAsia/AlmatyAsia/AmmanAsia/AnadyrAsia/AqtauAsia/AqtobeAsia/AshgabatAsia/AtyrauAsia/BaghdadAsia/BakuAsia/BangkokAsia/BarnaulAsia/BeirutAsia/BishkekAsia/ChitaAsia/ChoibalsanAsia/ColomboAsia/DamascusAsia/DhakaAsia/DiliAsia/DubaiAsia/DushanbeAsia/FamagustaAsia/GazaAsia/HebronAsia/Ho_Chi_MinhAsia/Hong_KongAsia/HovdAsia/IrkutskAsia/JakartaAsia/JayapuraAsia/JerusalemAsia/KabulAsia/KamchatkaAsia/KarachiAsia/KathmanduAsia/KhandygaAsia/KolkataAsia/KrasnoyarskAsia/KuchingAsia/MacauAsia/MagadanAsia/MakassarAsia/ManilaAsia/NicosiaAsia/NovokuznetskAsia/NovosibirskAsia/OmskAsia/OralAsia/PontianakAsia/PyongyangAsia/QatarAsia/QostanayAsia/QyzylordaAsia/RiyadhAsia/SakhalinAsia/SamarkandAsia/SeoulAsia/ShanghaiAsia/SingaporeAsia/SrednekolymskAsia/TaipeiAsia/TashkentAsia/TbilisiAsia/TehranAsia/ThimphuAsia/TokyoAsia/TomskAsia/UlaanbaatarAsia/UrumqiAsia/UstAsia/VladivostokAsia/YakutskAsia/YangonAsia/YekaterinburgAsia/YerevanAtlantic/AzoresAtlantic/CanaryAtlantic/Cape_VerdeAtlantic/FaroeAtlantic/MadeiraAustralia/AdelaideAustralia/BrisbaneAustralia/Broken_HillAustralia/DarwinAustralia/EuclaAustralia/HobartAustralia/LindemanAustralia/Lord_HoweAustralia/MelbourneAustralia/PerthAustralia/SydneyEurope/AndorraEurope/AstrakhanEurope/AthensEurope/BelgradeEurope/BerlinEurope/BrusselsEurope/BucharestEurope/BudapestEurope/ChisinauEurope/DublinEurope/GibraltarEurope/HelsinkiEurope/IstanbulEurope/KaliningradEurope/KirovEurope/KyivEurope/LisbonEurope/LondonEurope/MadridEurope/MaltaEurope/MinskEurope/MonacoEurope/MoscowEurope/ParisEurope/PragueEurope/RigaEurope/RomeEurope/SamaraEurope/SaratovEurope/SimferopolEurope/SofiaEurope/TallinnEurope/TiraneEurope/UlyanovskEurope/ViennaEurope/VilniusEurope/VolgogradEurope/WarsawEurope/ZurichIndian/ChagosIndian/MaldivesIndian/MauritiusPacific/ApiaPacific/AucklandPacific/BougainvillePacific/ChathamPacific/GuadalcanalPacific/KantonPacific/KiritimatiPacific/KosraePacific/KwajaleinPacific/Pago_PagoPacific/PalauPacific/PitcairnPacific/Port_MoresbyPacific/RarotongaPacific/TarawaPacific/Tongatapu`
Industry Category	`industryCategory`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`{ "value": "INDUSTRY_CATEGORY_UNSPECIFIED", "label": "Industry category unspecified" }{ "value": "AUTOMOTIVE", "label": "Automotive" }{ "value": "BUSINESS_AND_INDUSTRIAL_MARKETS", "label": "Business and industrial markets" }{ "value": "FINANCE", "label": "Finance" }{ "value": "HEALTHCARE", "label": "Healthcare" }{ "value": "TECHNOLOGY", "label": "Technology" }{ "value": "TRAVEL", "label": "Travel" }{ "value": "OTHER", "label": "Other" }{ "value": "ARTS_AND_ENTERTAINMENT", "label": "Arts and entertainment" }{ "value": "BEAUTY_AND_FITNESS", "label": "Beauty and fitness" }{ "value": "BOOKS_AND_LITERATURE", "label": "Books and literature" }{ "value": "FOOD_AND_DRINK", "label": "Food and drink" }{ "value": "GAMES", "label": "Games" }{ "value": "HOBBIES_AND_LEISURE", "label": "Hobbies and leisure" }{ "value": "HOME_AND_GARDEN", "label": "Home and garden" }{ "value": "INTERNET_AND_TELECOM", "label": "Internet and telecom" }{ "value": "LAW_AND_GOVERNMENT", "label": "Law and government" }{ "value": "NEWS", "label": "News" }{ "value": "ONLINE_COMMUNITIES", "label": "Online communities" }{ "value": "PEOPLE_AND_SOCIETY", "label": "People and society" }{ "value": "PETS_AND_ANIMALS", "label": "Pets and animals" }{ "value": "REAL_ESTATE", "label": "Real estate" }{ "value": "REFERENCE", "label": "Reference" }{ "value": "SCIENCE", "label": "Science" }{ "value": "SPORTS", "label": "Sports" }{ "value": "JOBS_AND_EDUCATION", "label": "Jobs and education" }{ "value": "SHOPPING", "label": "Shopping" }`
Currency Code	`currencyCode`	`string`	The currency type to be used in reports involving monetary values, in ISO 4217 format. Examples: `USD`, `EUR`, `JPY`

Action Authentication#

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

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

emailprofilehttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/analytics.edit