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how to code api using oauth2 nodejs
Hi Cole, would love to understand exactly what you’re trying to do here, happy to help
To code an API using OAuth2 in Node.js within Pipedream, you’ll need to create a custom Node.js code step that makes an HTTP request to the API using the OAuth2 token for authentication. Here’s a general example of how you might structure that code using the axios library provided by Pipedream: import { axios } from "@pipedream/platform"; export default defineComponent({ props: { // Define the app using OAuth2 authentication my_oauth_app: { type: "app", app: "my_oauth_app", // Replace with your OAuth2 app name } }, async run({steps, $}) { return await axios($, { url: "https://api.example.com/data", // Replace with the API endpoint you're accessing method: "GET", // Replace with the appropriate HTTP method headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${this.my_oauth_app.$auth.oauth_access_token}`, }, }); }, }); This code assumes that you have already connected your OAuth2 app within Pipedream and have access to the oauth_access_token. Replace my_oauth_app with the actual name of your OAuth2 app as it’s known in Pipedream, and update the url and method to match the API you’re calling. Remember to follow the specific OAuth2 flow required by the API you’re integrating with. If you need to implement the OAuth2 flow manually, you’ll have to handle the exchange of the authorization code for an access token and possibly implement token refresh logic if the API uses short-lived access tokens. If you’re looking for more detailed guidance or if you have specific requirements for the OAuth2 implementation, please provide additional details so I can assist you further.
I have a workflow built that parses a lead from an email. I need to pass that contact along to a HighLevel account. I’m trying to avoid the need for separate workflows for each company by creating a step that references my airtable database. The issue I’m running into is that in my HighLevel OAuth app configuration I can’t pass through the relevant account. I have several companies connected via HighLevel. I’m trying to figure out if I can automate the company selection element of the HighLevel configuration. I’d like to connect the companies once and then be able to reference them in this step utilizing my database.
That makes a lot of sense. and I worked on a beta feature that supports sending custom access tokens / keys to Pipedream steps at runtime, so you’d be able to do just this. I’ll discuss with him so we can try to get this out.
In the meantime, you can run any Node.js / Python code that references those dynamic, customer-specific credentials. The feature we were working on allowed you to pass these to existing Pipedream steps, but since you have access to any data sent to the trigger in subsequent steps, you can always reference the credentials in code.
Not sure if you’ve tried it out but the AI Code Gen tool can help you scaffold Node.js code steps based on a prompt, so you could give that a try to reduce the time you spend coding the custom code steps.
It’s definitely one of the best features on Pipedream. I’ve been experimenting with it but can’t quite get it just yet. Pi is probably just as helpful. So many cool features I really couldn’t tell you my favorite 
I might be wrong, but I was exploring OpenAIs’ GPTs and they claim to be able to handle authentication for APIs. It’s an interesting idea. I’ll experiment with it a bit, but anything to make OAuth2 authentication easy would be a game changer!