Capture Event with PostHog API on New Database from Snowflake API

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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Database trigger
1. Connect your Snowflake account
2. Configure timer
Configure the Capture Event action
1. Connect your PostHog account
2. Configure Project API Key
3. Select a Organization ID
4. Select a Project ID
5. Select a Event
6. Optional- Configure Properties
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 Database on Snowflake

Description:Emit new event when a database is created

Version:0.1.2

Key:snowflake-new-database

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Snowflake Overview#

Snowflake offers a cloud database and related tools to help developers create robust, secure, and scalable data warehouses. See Snowflake's Key Concepts & Architecture.

Getting Started

1. Create a user, role and warehouse in Snowflake

Snowflake recommends you create a new user, role, and warehouse when you integrate a third-party tool like Pipedream. This way, you can control permissions via the user / role, and separate Pipedream compute and costs with the warehouse. You can do this directly in the Snowflake UI.

We recommend you create a read-only account if you only need to query Snowflake. If you need to insert data into Snowflake, add permissions on the appropriate objects after you create your user.

2. Enter those details in Pipedream

Visit https://pipedream.com/accounts. Click the button to Connect an App. Enter the required Snowflake account data.

You'll only need to connect your account once in Pipedream. You can connect this account to multiple workflows to run queries against Snowflake, insert data, and more.

3. Build your first workflow

Visit https://pipedream.com/new to build your first workflow. Pipedream workflows let you connect Snowflake with 1,000+ other apps. You can trigger workflows on Snowflake queries, sending results to Slack, Google Sheets, or any app that exposes an API. Or you can accept data from another app, transform it with Python, Node.js, Go or Bash code, and insert it into Snowflake.

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Trigger Code#

import common from "../common.mjs";
import { v4 as uuidv4 } from "uuid";

export default {
  ...common,
  type: "source",
  key: "snowflake-new-database",
  name: "New Database",
  description: "Emit new event when a database is created",
  version: "0.1.2",
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    alwaysRunInSingleProcessMode() {
      return true;
    },
    updateLastExecutionTime() {
      this.db.set("lastExecutionTime", Date.now());
    },
    getLastExecutionTime() {
      return this.db.get("lastExecutionTime");
    },
    generateMeta(data) {
      return {
        id: uuidv4(),
        summary: data.row.DATABASE_NAME,
        ts: data.timestamp,
      };
    },
    getStatement() {
      const lastExecutionTime = this.getLastExecutionTime();
      if (lastExecutionTime) {
        return {
          sqlText: "select * from INFORMATION_SCHEMA.DATABASES where CREATED > ? order by CREATED ASC",
          binds: [
            new Date(lastExecutionTime),
          ],
        };
      }
      return {
        sqlText: "select * from INFORMATION_SCHEMA.DATABASES order by CREATED ASC",
      };
    },
    additionalProccessing() {
      this.updateLastExecutionTime();
    },
  },
};

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
Snowflake	`snowflake`	`app`	This component uses the Snowflake app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`	Watch for changes on this schedule

Trigger Authentication#

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

We recommend you create a read-only account if you only need to query Snowflake. If you need to insert data into Snowflake, add permissions on the appropriate objects after you create your user.

About Snowflake#

A data warehouse built for the cloud

Action#

Capture Event on PostHog

Description:Captures a given event within the PostHog system. [See the documentation](https://posthog.com/docs/api/post-only-endpoints#single-event)

Version:0.0.1

Key:posthog-capture-event

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PostHog Overview#

The PostHog API lets you track events, update user properties, and extract analytics to understand user behavior within your applications. Integrating this API into Pipedream workflows allows you to automate actions based on event data, sync user properties across platforms, and trigger alerts or notifications.

Action Code#

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

export default {
  key: "posthog-capture-event",
  name: "Capture Event",
  description: "Captures a given event within the PostHog system. [See the documentation](https://posthog.com/docs/api/post-only-endpoints#single-event)",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    posthog,
    projectApiKey: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Project API Key",
      description: "The Project API Key in your Project Settings. This key can only create new events. It can't read events or any of your other data stored with PostHog, so it's safe to use in public apps.",
    },
    organizationId: {
      propDefinition: [
        posthog,
        "organizationId",
      ],
    },
    projectId: {
      propDefinition: [
        posthog,
        "projectId",
        (c) => ({
          organizationId: c.organizationId,
        }),
      ],
    },
    event: {
      propDefinition: [
        posthog,
        "event",
        (c) => ({
          projectId: c.projectId,
        }),
      ],
    },
    properties: {
      type: "object",
      label: "Properties",
      description: "The properties to include in the event",
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const properties = typeof this.properties === "string"
      ? JSON.parse(this.properties)
      : this.properties;
    const { distinct_id: distinctId } = await this.posthog.getUser({
      $,
    });
    const response = await this.posthog.captureEvent({
      $,
      data: {
        event: this.event,
        api_key: this.projectApiKey,
        properties: {
          ...properties,
          distinct_id: distinctId,
        },
      },
    });
    $.export("$summary", `Successfully captured event ${this.event}`);
    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
PostHog	`posthog`	`app`	This component uses the PostHog app.
Project API Key	`projectApiKey`	`string`	The Project API Key in your Project Settings. This key can only create new events. It can't read events or any of your other data stored with PostHog, so it's safe to use in public apps.
Organization ID	`organizationId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Project ID	`projectId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Event	`event`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Properties	`properties`	`object`	The properties to include in the event

Action Authentication#

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

To retrieve your API Key,