Send Templated Email with Amazon SES API on New Task from Yanado API

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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Task trigger
1. Connect your Yanado account
2. Configure timer
3. Select a List ID
Configure the Send Templated Email action
1. Connect your Amazon SES account
2. Select a AWS Region
3. Configure To Addresses
4. Optional- Configure CC Addresses
5. Optional- Configure BCC Addresses
6. Optional- Configure Reply To Addresses
7. Configure From
8. Select a Template Name
9. Configure Template Data
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 Task on Yanado

Description:Emit new event for every new task in a list

Version:0.0.2

Key:yanado-new-task

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Yanado Overview#

Yanado turns your Gmail into a powerful collaboration tool, allowing you to manage tasks and projects directly within your inbox. With the Yanado API, you can automate task creation, project management, task updates, and notifications, syncing your email activities with project workflows. Pipedream's platform empowers you to integrate Yanado with a myriad of other apps, enabling seamless automation of complex workflows that bridge your email communications with task management, CRM updates, calendar scheduling, and more.

Trigger Code#

import common from "../common/base.mjs";

export default {
  ...common,
  name: "New Task",
  key: "yanado-new-task",
  description: "Emit new event for every new task in  a list",
  version: "0.0.2",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  methods: {
    _getTasks() {
      const tasks = this.db.get("tasks") || [];
      return new Set(tasks);
    },
    _setTasks(tasks) {
      this.db.set("tasks", Array.from(tasks));
    },
  },
  async run() {
    const savedTasks = this._getTasks();
    const tasks = await this.yanado.findTasks({
      listId: this.listId,
    });

    tasks
      .sort((a, b) => new Date(a.createTime).getTime() - new Date(b.createTime).getTime())
      .forEach((task) => {
        const {
          taskId: id,
          createTime: ts,
          name,
        } = task;

        if (!savedTasks.has(id)) {
          savedTasks.add(id);
          this.$emit(task, {
            id,
            summary: `New task: ${name}`,
            ts,
          });
        }
      });

    this._setTasks(savedTasks);
  },
};

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
Yanado	`yanado`	`app`	This component uses the Yanado app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`
List ID	`listId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.

Trigger Authentication#

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

An API key can be obtained by signing in to Yanado.com, and then going to Settings > Integrations, then click on the plus button at the bottom right corner to generate a new key.

About Yanado#

Yanado brings satisfaction to teams by giving them a project management app that works inside their everyday tools. With Yanado, everyone can manage their project without ever leaving their favorite work tools.

Action#

Send Templated Email on Amazon SES

Description:Send an email replacing the template tags with values using Amazon SES. [See the docs](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSJavaScriptSDK/v3/latest/clients/client-ses/classes/sendtemplatedemailcommand.html)

Version:0.0.1

Key:amazon_ses-send-templated-email

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Amazon SES Overview#

Amazon Simple Email Service (SES) is a powerful cloud-based email sending service designed to help digital marketers and application developers send marketing, notification, and transactional emails. With the SES API, you can reliably send emails at scale, manage sender reputations, view email sending statistics, and maintain a high deliverability rate. Leveraging Pipedream's capabilities, you can integrate SES seamlessly into serverless workflows, automate email responses based on triggers from other apps, and analyze the effectiveness of your email campaigns by connecting to data analytics platforms.

Action Code#

import base from "../common/base.mjs";

export default {
  key: "amazon_ses-send-templated-email",
  name: "Send Templated Email",
  description: "Send an email replacing the template tags with values using Amazon SES. [See the docs](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSJavaScriptSDK/v3/latest/clients/client-ses/classes/sendtemplatedemailcommand.html)",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    ...base.props,
    ToAddresses: {
      propDefinition: [
        base.props.amazonSes,
        "ToAddresses",
      ],
    },
    CcAddresses: {
      propDefinition: [
        base.props.amazonSes,
        "CcAddresses",
      ],
    },
    BccAddresses: {
      propDefinition: [
        base.props.amazonSes,
        "BccAddresses",
      ],
    },
    ReplyToAddresses: {
      propDefinition: [
        base.props.amazonSes,
        "ReplyToAddresses",
      ],
    },
    FromEmailAddress: {
      propDefinition: [
        base.props.amazonSes,
        "FromEmailAddress",
      ],
    },
    Template: {
      propDefinition: [
        base.props.amazonSes,
        "TemplateName",
        (c) => ({
          region: c.region,
        }),
      ],
    },
    TemplateData: {
      type: "object",
      label: "Template Data",
      description: "A JSON object of replacement values to apply to the template tags",
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const params = {
      Destination: {
        ToAddresses: this.ToAddresses,
        CcAddresses: this.CcAddresses,
        BccAddresses: this.BccAddresses,
      },
      Source: this.FromEmailAddress,
      ReplyToAddresses: this.ReplyToAddresses,
      Template: this.Template,
      TemplateData: JSON.stringify(this.TemplateData),
    };

    const response = await this.amazonSes.sendTemplatedEmail(this.region, params);
    $.export("$summary", "Sent email successfully");
    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
Amazon SES	`amazonSes`	`app`	This component uses the Amazon SES app.
AWS Region	`region`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
To Addresses	`ToAddresses`	`string[]`	An array of recipient email addresses you want to send to
CC Addresses	`CcAddresses`	`string[]`	An array of email addresses you want to CC
BCC Addresses	`BccAddresses`	`string[]`	An array of email addresses you want to BCC
Reply To Addresses	`ReplyToAddresses`	`string[]`	An array of reply-to addresses
From	`FromEmailAddress`	`string`	The email from which the email is addressed
Template Name	`Template`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Template Data	`TemplateData`	`object`	A JSON object of replacement values to apply to the template tags

Action Authentication#

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

Follow the AWS Instructions for creating an IAM user with an associated access and secret key, with the minimum IAM permissions necessary to send email or hit the desired SES APIs from Pipedream.

Enter the access and secret key below.