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Getting Started#

This integration creates a workflow with a WhatsApp Business 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 Message Sent trigger
1. Connect your WhatsApp Business account
Configure the Create Table action
1. Connect your Airtable account
2. Select a Base
3. Configure Name
4. Optional- Configure Description
5. Configure Fields
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 Message Sent on WhatsApp Business

Description:Emit new event when a new message is sent or received. A Webhook subscribed to field "messages" must be set up from the App Dashboard of your [Facebook Developer Account](https://developers.facebook.com/). See [documentation](https://developers.facebook.com/docs/graph-api/webhooks/getting-started#configure-webhooks-product) for more information about Webhook setup.

Version:0.0.4

Key:whatsapp_business-new-message-sent

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WhatsApp Business Overview#

The WhatsApp Business API on Pipedream is a powerful avenue for automating interactions with customers on WhatsApp. You can send messages, set up automated responses, and manage conversations on a large scale. With Pipedream's serverless platform, you can create workflows that trigger from various events and connect WhatsApp Business with numerous other apps to automate tasks, notify teams, sync data, and more, all without managing infrastructure.

Trigger Code#

import whatsapp from "../../whatsapp_business.app.mjs";
import sampleEmit from "./test-event.mjs";

export default {
  key: "whatsapp_business-new-message-sent",
  name: "New Message Sent",
  description: "Emit new event when a new message is sent or received. A Webhook subscribed to field \"messages\" must be set up from the App Dashboard of your [Facebook Developer Account](https://developers.facebook.com/). See [documentation](https://developers.facebook.com/docs/graph-api/webhooks/getting-started#configure-webhooks-product) for more information about Webhook setup.",
  version: "0.0.4",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    whatsapp,
    db: "$.service.db",
    httpInterface: {
      type: "$.interface.http",
      customResponse: true,
    },
  },
  methods: {
    _getChallengeToken() {
      return this.db.get("challengeToken");
    },
    _setChallengeToken(challengeToken) {
      this.db.set("challengeToken", challengeToken);
    },
  },
  async run(event) {
    const {
      body, query,
    } = event;
    if (query["hub.challenge"]) {
      this._setChallengeToken(query["hub.challenge"]);
    }
    const challengeToken = this._getChallengeToken();

    this.httpInterface.respond({
      status: "200",
      body: challengeToken,
      headers: {
        "content-type": "application/json",
      },
    });

    if (!body) {
      return;
    }

    const entries = body?.entry || [];
    for (const entry of entries) {
      if (entry.changes && entry.changes?.length > 0) {
        const status = entry?.changes[0]?.value?.statuses
          ? entry?.changes[0]?.value?.statuses[0]?.status
          : null;
        if (status && status !== "sent") {
          continue;
        }
      }
      this.$emit(entry, {
        id: Date.now(),
        summary: "New Message Sent",
        ts: Date.now(),
      });
    }
  },
  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
WhatsApp Business	`whatsapp`	`app`	This component uses the WhatsApp Business app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
N/A	`httpInterface`	`$.interface.http`	This component uses `$.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.

Trigger Authentication#

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

To connect your WhatsApp Business Cloud account to Pipedream, follow the steps below to find your Business Account ID and your Permanent Access Token.

For additional info on setting up a WhatsApp Business account, refer to their getting started docs.

About WhatsApp Business#

WhatsApp Business products support businesses from large to small. Engage audiences, accelerate sales and drive better customer support outcomes on the platform with more than 2 billion users around the world.

Action#

Create Table on Airtable

Description:Create a new table. [See the documentation](https://airtable.com/developers/web/api/create-table)

Version:0.0.7

Key:airtable_oauth-create-table

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Airtable Overview#

Airtable (OAuth) API on Pipedream allows you to manipulate and leverage your Airtable data in a myriad of powerful ways. Sync data between Airtable and other apps, trigger workflows on updates, or process bulk data operations asynchronously. By using Airtable's structured databases with Pipedream's serverless platform, you can craft custom automation solutions, integrate with other services seamlessly, and streamline complex data processes.

Action Code#

import airtable from "../../airtable_oauth.app.mjs";

export default {
  key: "airtable_oauth-create-table",
  name: "Create Table",
  description: "Create a new table. [See the documentation](https://airtable.com/developers/web/api/create-table)",
  version: "0.0.7",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    airtable,
    baseId: {
      propDefinition: [
        airtable,
        "baseId",
      ],
    },
    name: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Name",
      description: "The name for the table",
    },
    description: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Description",
      description: "The description for the table",
      optional: true,
    },
    fields: {
      type: "string[]",
      label: "Fields",
      description: "A list of JSON objects representing the fields in the table. Refer to [field types](https://airtable.com/developers/web/api/model/field-type) for supported field types, the write format for field options, and other specifics for certain field types.",
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const fields = [];
    for (const field of this.fields) {
      const fieldObj = typeof field === "object"
        ? field
        : JSON.parse(field);
      fields.push(fieldObj);
    }
    const response = await this.airtable.createTable({
      baseId: this.baseId,
      data: {
        name: this.name,
        description: this.description,
        fields,
      },
      $,
    });

    if (response) {
      $.export("$summary", `Successfully created table with ID ${response.id}.`);
    }

    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
Airtable	`airtable`	`app`	This component uses the Airtable app.
Base	`baseId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Name	`name`	`string`	The name for the table
Description	`description`	`string`	The description for the table
Fields	`fields`	`string[]`	A list of JSON objects representing the fields in the table. Refer to field types for supported field types, the write format for field options, and other specifics for certain field types.

Action Authentication#

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

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

data.records:readdata.records:writedata.recordComments:readdata.recordComments:writeschema.bases:readschema.bases:writewebhook:manageuser.email:read

About Airtable#

Airtable is a low-code platform to build next-gen apps. Move beyond rigid tools, operationalize your critical data, and reimagine workflows with AI.

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