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Getting Started#

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

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Configure the New Organization Post Created trigger
1. Connect your LinkedIn account
2. Configure Polling Schedule
3. Configure Organization Vanity Name
Configure the Add Contact action
1. Connect your Constant Contact account
2. Configure Email Address
3. Optional- Select a Permission To Send
4. Optional- Configure First Name
5. Optional- Configure Last Name
6. Optional- Configure Job Title
7. Optional- Configure Company Name
8. Select a Create Source
9. Optional- Configure Birthday Month
10. Optional- Configure Birthday Day
11. Optional- Configure Anniversary
12. Optional- Configure Number Of Phone Numbers
13. Optional- Configure Number Of Street Addresses
14. Optional- Select one or more List Membership
15. Optional- Select one or more Taggings
16. Optional- Configure Number Of Notes
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 Organization Post Created on LinkedIn

Description:Emit new event when a new post is created by the organization. [See the documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/linkedin/marketing/community-management/shares/posts-api?view=li-lms-2024-09&tabs=curl#find-posts-by-authors).

Version:0.0.1

Key:linkedin-new-organization-post-created

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LinkedIn Overview#

The LinkedIn API on Pipedream allows you to automate interactions with your LinkedIn account, such as posting updates, managing your profile, and engaging with your network. With Pipedream's serverless platform, you can create workflows that trigger on various events, process data, and connect with countless other apps to extend your LinkedIn presence, analyze your network's demographics, automate content sharing, and more.

Trigger Code#

import { ConfigurationError } from "@pipedream/platform";
import common from "../common/polling.mjs";
import utils from "../../common/utils.mjs";
import sampleEmit from "./test-event.mjs";

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "linkedin-new-organization-post-created",
  name: "New Organization Post Created",
  description: "Emit new event when a new post is created by the organization. [See the documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/linkedin/marketing/community-management/shares/posts-api?view=li-lms-2024-09&tabs=curl#find-posts-by-authors).",
  type: "source",
  version: "0.0.1",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    ...common.props,
    organizationVanityName: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Organization Vanity Name",
      description: "You can get the Orgainization Vanity Name from the company LinkedIN URL, for example, if the company LinkedIn URL is `https://www.linkedin.com/company/confluent`, then the Organization Vanity Name is `confluent`.",
    },
  },
  hooks: {
    ...common.hooks,
    async deploy() {
      const {
        app,
        organizationVanityName,
        setOrganizationId,
        setIsFirstRun,
      } = this;

      const { elements } = await app.searchOrganizations("vanityName", {
        debug: true,
        params: {
          vanityName: organizationVanityName,
        },
        paramsSerializer: utils.getParamsSerializer(utils.encodeFn),
      });

      const organizationFound =
        elements?.find(({ vanityName }) => vanityName === organizationVanityName);

      if (!organizationFound) {
        throw new ConfigurationError(`There's no Organization matched for Organization Vanity Name \`${organizationVanityName}\`.`);
      }

      setOrganizationId(organizationFound.id);
      setIsFirstRun(true);
    },
  },
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    getDateField() {
      return "createdAt";
    },
    getResourceName() {
      return "elements";
    },
    getResourcesFn() {
      return this.app.listPosts;
    },
    getResourcesFnArgs() {
      const author = `urn:li:organization:${this.getOrganizationId()}`;
      return {
        debug: true,
        params: {
          author,
          q: "author",
          sortBy: "CREATED",
        },
      };
    },
    generateMeta(resource) {
      return {
        id: resource.id,
        summary: `New Org Post: ${resource.id}`,
        ts: resource.createdAt,
      };
    },
  },
  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
LinkedIn	`app`	`app`	This component uses the LinkedIn app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
Polling Schedule	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`	How often to poll the API
Organization Vanity Name	`organizationVanityName`	`string`	You can get the Orgainization Vanity Name from the company LinkedIN URL, for example, if the company LinkedIn URL is `https://www.linkedin.com/company/confluent`, then the Organization Vanity Name is `confluent`.

Trigger Authentication#

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

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

r_1st_connections_sizer_ads_reportingrw_organization_adminw_organization_socialr_organization_socialw_member_social_feedw_member_socialw_organization_social_feedr_basicprofilerw_adsr_organization_social_feedr_ads

About LinkedIn#

LinkedIn is a business and employment-focused social media platform. Manage your professional identity. Build and engage with your professional network. Access knowledge, insights and opportunities.

Action#

Add Contact on Constant Contact

Description:Add a single contact. [See the documentation](https://developer.constantcontact.com/api_reference/index.html#!/Contacts/createContact)

Version:0.0.2

Key:constant_contact-add-contact

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Constant Contact Overview#

The Constant Contact API allows users to automate email marketing efforts by managing contacts, sending emails, and tracking results. With Pipedream, you can connect Constant Contact to other apps to create powerful workflows. You can trigger events, sync contact lists, automate email campaigns, and analyze email performance with ease. Pipedream's serverless platform offers a streamlined approach to integrating Constant Contact's functionalities into diverse, automated sequences.

Action Code#

import { prepareData } from "../../common/utils.mjs";
import constantContact from "../../constant_contact.app.mjs";

export default {
  key: "constant_contact-add-contact",
  name: "Add Contact",
  version: "0.0.2",
  description: "Add a single contact. [See the documentation](https://developer.constantcontact.com/api_reference/index.html#!/Contacts/createContact)",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    constantContact,
    emailAddress: {
      propDefinition: [
        constantContact,
        "emailAddress",
      ],
      reloadProps: true,
    },
    permissionToSend: {
      propDefinition: [
        constantContact,
        "permissionToSend",
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
    firstName: {
      propDefinition: [
        constantContact,
        "firstName",
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
    lastName: {
      propDefinition: [
        constantContact,
        "lastName",
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
    jobTitle: {
      propDefinition: [
        constantContact,
        "jobTitle",
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
    companyName: {
      propDefinition: [
        constantContact,
        "companyName",
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
    createSource: {
      propDefinition: [
        constantContact,
        "createSource",
      ],
    },
    birthdayMonth: {
      propDefinition: [
        constantContact,
        "birthdayMonth",
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
    birthdayDay: {
      propDefinition: [
        constantContact,
        "birthdayDay",
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
    anniversary: {
      propDefinition: [
        constantContact,
        "anniversary",
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
    numberOfPhoneNumbers: {
      propDefinition: [
        constantContact,
        "numberOfPhoneNumbers",
      ],
      optional: true,
      reloadProps: true,
    },
    numberOfStreetAddresses: {
      propDefinition: [
        constantContact,
        "numberOfStreetAddresses",
      ],
      optional: true,
      reloadProps: true,
    },
    listMemberships: {
      propDefinition: [
        constantContact,
        "listMemberships",
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
    taggings: {
      propDefinition: [
        constantContact,
        "taggings",
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
    numberOfNotes: {
      propDefinition: [
        constantContact,
        "numberOfNotes",
      ],
      optional: true,
      reloadProps: true,
    },
  },
  async additionalProps() {
    const props = {};
    const { custom_fields: customFields } = await this.listCustomFields();

    for (let i = 0; i < customFields.length; i++) {
      props[`customField_${customFields[i].custom_field_id}`] = {
        type: "string",
        label: `Custom Field ${i + 1} - ${customFields[i].label}`,
        description: "The content of the custom field.",
        optional: true,
      };
    }

    for (let i = 0; i < this.numberOfPhoneNumbers; i++) {
      props[`phoneNumberKind_${i}`] = {
        type: "string",
        label: `Phone Number Kind ${i + 1}`,
        description: `The kind of the phone number ${i + 1}.`,
        options: [
          "home",
          "work",
          "mobile",
          "other",
        ],
      };
      props[`phoneNumberValue_${i}`] = {
        type: "string",
        label: `Phone Number Value ${i + 1}`,
        description: `The value of the phone number ${i + 1}.`,
      };
    }

    for (let i = 0; i < this.numberOfStreetAddresses; i++) {
      props[`streetAddressKind_${i}`] = {
        type: "string",
        label: `Address Kind ${i + 1}`,
        description: `The kind of the address ${i + 1}.`,
        options: [
          "home",
          "work",
          "other",
        ],
      };
      props[`streetAddressStreet_${i}`] = {
        type: "string",
        label: `Address Street ${i + 1}`,
        description: `The street of the address ${i + 1}.`,
      };
      props[`streetAddressCity_${i}`] = {
        type: "string",
        label: `Address City ${i + 1}`,
        description: `The city of the address ${i + 1}.`,
      };
      props[`streetAddressState_${i}`] = {
        type: "string",
        label: `Address State ${i + 1}`,
        description: `The state of the address ${i + 1}.`,
      };
      props[`streetAddressPostalCode_${i}`] = {
        type: "string",
        label: `Address Postal Code ${i + 1}`,
        description: `The postal code of the address ${i + 1}.`,
      };
      props[`streetAddressCountry_${i}`] = {
        type: "string",
        label: `Address Country ${i + 1}`,
        description: `The country of the address ${i + 1}.`,
      };
    }

    for (let i = 0; i < this.numberOfNotes; i++) {
      props[`notes_${i}`] = {
        type: "string",
        label: `Note ${i + 1}`,
        description: "The content of the note.",
      };
    }

    return props;
  },
  methods: {
    listCustomFields() {
      return this.constantContact.listCustomFields();
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const {
      constantContact,
      ...data
    } = this;

    const preparedData = await prepareData({}, data, this.listCustomFields);

    const response = await constantContact.createContact({
      $,
      data: preparedData,
    });

    $.export("$summary", `A new contact with id: ${response.contact_id} was successfully created!`);
    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
Constant Contact	`constantContact`	`app`	This component uses the Constant Contact app.
Email Address	`emailAddress`	`string`	The contact's email address.
Permission To Send	`permissionToSend`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`implicitexplicitpending_confirmationunsubscribedtemp_holdnot_set`
First Name	`firstName`	`string`	The first name of the contact.
Last Name	`lastName`	`string`	The last name of the contact.
Job Title	`jobTitle`	`string`	The job title of the contact.
Company Name	`companyName`	`string`	The name of the company where the contact works.
Create Source	`createSource`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`AccountContact`
Birthday Month	`birthdayMonth`	`string`	The month value for the contact's birthday. The `birthdayMonth` is required if you use `birthdayDay`.
Birthday Day	`birthdayDay`	`string`	The day value for the contact's birthday. The `birthdayDay` is required if you use `birthdayMonth`.
Anniversary	`anniversary`	`string`	The anniversary date for the contact. For example, this value could be the date when the contact first became a customer of an organization in Constant Contact. Valid date formats are MM/DD/YYYY, M/D/YYYY, YYYY/MM/DD, YYYY/M/D, YYYY-MM-DD, YYYY-M-D,M-D-YYYY, or M-DD-YYYY.
Number Of Phone Numbers	`numberOfPhoneNumbers`	`integer`	The number of phone numbers of the contact.
Number Of Street Addresses	`numberOfStreetAddresses`	`integer`	The number of street addresses of the contact.
List Membership	`listMemberships`	`string[]`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Taggings	`taggings`	`string[]`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Number Of Notes	`numberOfNotes`	`integer`	The number of notes in the contact.

Action Authentication#

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

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

account_readaccount_updatecontact_datacampaign_dataoffline_access