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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Events (Instant) trigger
1. Connect your Twilio SendGrid account
2. Select one or more Event Types
Configure the Add or Update Contact action
1. Connect your BigMailer account
2. Select a Brand ID
3. Configure Email
4. Select one or more List 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 Events (Instant) on Twilio SendGrid

Description:Emit new event when any of the specified SendGrid events is received

Version:0.0.5

Key:sendgrid-events

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Twilio SendGrid Overview#

The Twilio SendGrid API opens up a world of possibilities for email automation, enabling you to send emails efficiently and track their performance. With this API, you can programmatically create and send personalized email campaigns, manage contacts, and parse inbound emails for data extraction. When you harness the power of Pipedream, you can connect SendGrid to hundreds of other apps to automate workflows, such as triggering email notifications based on specific actions, syncing email stats with your analytics, or handling incoming emails to create tasks or tickets.

Trigger Code#

import common from "../common/http-based.mjs";
import deliveryEventTypes from "./delivery-event-types.mjs";
import engagementEventTypes from "./engagement-event-types.mjs";

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "sendgrid-events",
  name: "New Events (Instant)",
  description: "Emit new event when any of the specified SendGrid events is received",
  version: "0.0.5",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    ...common.props,
    eventTypes: {
      type: "string[]",
      label: "Event Types",
      description: "The type of events to listen to",
      options(context) {
        const { page } = context;
        if (page !== 0) {
          return {
            options: [],
          };
        }

        const options = [
          ...deliveryEventTypes,
          ...engagementEventTypes,
        ];
        return {
          options,
        };
      },
    },
  },
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    baseWebhookSettings() {
      // The list of events that a webhook can listen to. This method returns an
      // exhaustive list of all such flags disabled, and each event source can
      // then override the flags that are relevant to the event they handle.
      //
      // See the docs for more information:
      // https://sendgrid.com/docs/api-reference/
      const eventTypesData = [
        ...deliveryEventTypes,
        ...engagementEventTypes,
      ];
      return eventTypesData.reduce((accum, eventTypeData) => ({
        ...accum,
        [eventTypeData.value]: false,
      }), {});
    },
    webhookEventFlags() {
      return this.eventTypes.reduce((accum, eventType) => ({
        ...accum,
        [eventType]: true,
      }), {});
    },
    generateMeta(data) {
      const {
        event: eventType,
        sg_event_id: id,
        timestamp: ts,
      } = data;
      const summary = `New event: ${eventType}`;
      return {
        id,
        summary,
        ts,
      };
    },
  },
};

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
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
Twilio SendGrid	`sendgrid`	`app`	This component uses the Twilio SendGrid 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.
Event Types	`eventTypes`	`string[]`	Select a value from the drop down menu.

Trigger Authentication#

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

About Twilio SendGrid#

Send marketing and transactional email through the Twilio SendGrid platform with the Email API, proprietary mail transfer agent, and infrastructure for scalable delivery.

Action#

Add or Update Contact on BigMailer

Description:Creates or updates a contact within a brand. [See the documentation](https://docs.bigmailer.io/reference/upsertcontact)

Version:0.0.1

Key:bigmailer-add-update-contact

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BigMailer Overview#

The BigMailer API enables you to automate your email marketing by interacting with your BigMailer account programmatically. On Pipedream, you can leverage this API to create workflows that respond to events, manage contacts, campaigns, and analyze the effectiveness of your email strategies. By connecting BigMailer to other apps on Pipedream, you can orchestrate complex automations and streamline your email operations.

Action Code#

import bigmailer from "../../bigmailer.app.mjs";

export default {
  key: "bigmailer-add-update-contact",
  name: "Add or Update Contact",
  description: "Creates or updates a contact within a brand. [See the documentation](https://docs.bigmailer.io/reference/upsertcontact)",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    bigmailer,
    brandId: {
      propDefinition: [
        bigmailer,
        "brandId",
      ],
      reloadProps: true,
    },
    email: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Email",
      description: "Email address of the contact. If the specified email does not exist, a new contact is created. If the specified email exists, the existing contact is updated.",
    },
    listIds: {
      propDefinition: [
        bigmailer,
        "listIds",
        (c) => ({
          brandId: c.brandId,
        }),
      ],
    },
  },
  async additionalProps() {
    const props = {};
    if (!this.brandId) {
      return props;
    }
    const fields = await this.getFields();
    for (const field of fields) {
      props[field.id] = {
        type: field.type === "integer"
          ? "integer"
          : "string",
        label: `${field.name}`,
        description: `${field.name} value`,
      };
    }
    return props;
  },
  methods: {
    async getFields() {
      const fields = this.bigmailer.paginate({
        resourceFn: this.bigmailer.listFields,
        args: {
          brandId: this.brandId,
        },
      });
      const results = [];
      for await (const field of fields) {
        if (field.merge_tag_name !== "EMAIL") {
          results.push(field);
        }
      }
      return results;
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const fieldValues = [];
    const fields = await this.getFields();
    for (const field of fields) {
      const type = (field.type === "integer" || field.type === "date")
        ? field.type
        : "string";
      fieldValues.push({
        name: field.merge_tag_name,
        [type]: this[field.id],
      });
    }

    const response = await this.bigmailer.upsertContact({
      $,
      brandId: this.brandId,
      data: {
        email: this.email,
        field_values: fieldValues,
        list_ids: this.listIds,
      },
    });

    if (response?.id) {
      $.export("$summary", `Successfully created or updated contact 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
BigMailer	`bigmailer`	`app`	This component uses the BigMailer app.
Brand ID	`brandId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Email	`email`	`string`	Email address of the contact. If the specified email does not exist, a new contact is created. If the specified email exists, the existing contact is updated.
List ID	`listIds`	`string[]`	Select a value from the drop down menu.

Action Authentication#

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

To retrieve your API key,