Upload Item with Google Photos API on New Submission from Typeform API

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Getting Started#

This integration creates a workflow with a Typeform trigger and Google Photos 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 Upload Item action
1. Connect your Google Photos account
2. Configure Media Path
3. Configure File Name
4. Configure Description
5. Optional- Select a Album ID
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

View on GitHub

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#

Upload Item on Google Photos

Description:Uploads an item to Google Photos. [See the documentation](https://developers.google.com/photos/library/guides/upload-media)

Version:0.0.1

Key:google_photos-upload-item

View on GitHub

Google Photos Overview#

The Google Photos API allows you to integrate with Google's photo storage and sharing service, enabling you to create powerful automations around photo and album management. You can upload photos, create and manage albums, share photos and albums, and retrieve media items. When combined with Pipedream's ability to connect to hundreds of other apps, you can craft workflows that automate digital asset management, enhance productivity, and sync data across platforms.

Action Code#

import app from "../../google_photos.app.mjs";
import utils from "../../common/utils.mjs";
import { ConfigurationError } from "@pipedream/platform";
import mime from "mime-types";
import fs from "fs";

export default {
  key: "google_photos-upload-item",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "action",
  name: "Upload Item",
  description: "Uploads an item to Google Photos. [See the documentation](https://developers.google.com/photos/library/guides/upload-media)",
  props: {
    app,
    media: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Media Path",
      description: "The media content to upload, please provide an image file from `/tmp`. To upload a file to `/tmp` folder, please follow the doc [here](https://pipedream.com/docs/code/nodejs/working-with-files/#writing-a-file-to-tmp)",
    },
    filename: {
      type: "string",
      label: "File Name",
      description: "File name attribute.",
    },
    description: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Description",
      description: "Description.",
    },
    albumId: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "albumId",
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  async run ({ $ }) {
    const filePath = utils.isValidFile(this.media);
    if (!filePath) {
      throw new ConfigurationError("`Media Path` must be a valid file path");
    }
    const fileData = fs.readFileSync(filePath, {
      flag: "r",
    });
    const bytes = new Uint8Array(fileData);
    const uploadToken = await this.app.uploadBytes({
      $,
      headers: {
        "Content-type": "application/octet-stream",
        "X-Goog-Upload-Content-Type": mime.lookup(filePath),
        "X-Goog-Upload-Protocol": "raw",
      },
      data: bytes,
    });
    const resp = await this.app.createItem({
      $,
      data: {
        albumId: this.albumId,
        newMediaItems: [
          {
            description: this.description,
            simpleMediaItem: {
              fileName: this.filename,
              uploadToken,
            },
          },
        ],
      },
    });
    $.export("$summary", "Item has been uploaded successfully.");
    return resp;
  },
};

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 Photos	`app`	`app`	This component uses the Google Photos app.
Media Path	`media`	`string`	The media content to upload, please provide an image file from `/tmp`. To upload a file to `/tmp` folder, please follow the doc here
File Name	`filename`	`string`	File name attribute.
Description	`description`	`string`	Description.
Album ID	`albumId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.

Action Authentication#

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

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

emailprofilehttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/photoslibrary.readonly.appcreateddatahttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/photoslibrary.edit.appcreateddatahttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/photoslibraryhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/photoslibrary.appendonlyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/photoslibrary.sharinghttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/photoslibrary.readonly