Create a PDF document with Pdfless API on New or Modified Records from Airtable API

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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New or Modified Records trigger
1. Connect your Airtable account
2. Configure timer
3. Select a Base
4. Select a Table
5. Optional- Select one or more Field IDs
6. Optional- Configure Return Fields By Field ID
Configure the Create a PDF document action
1. Connect your Pdfless account
2. Select a Template ID
3. Configure Payload
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 or Modified Records on Airtable

Description:Emit new event for each new or modified record in a table

Version:0.0.8

Key:airtable_oauth-new-or-modified-records

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Airtable Overview#

Airtable (OAuth) API on Pipedream allows you to manipulate and leverage your Airtable data in a myriad of powerful ways. Sync data between Airtable and other apps, trigger workflows on updates, or process bulk data operations asynchronously. By using Airtable's structured databases with Pipedream's serverless platform, you can craft custom automation solutions, integrate with other services seamlessly, and streamline complex data processes.

Trigger Code#

import base from "../common/common.mjs";
import sampleEmit from "./test-event.mjs";
import moment from "moment";

export default {
  ...base,
  name: "New or Modified Records",
  key: "airtable_oauth-new-or-modified-records",
  description: "Emit new event for each new or modified record in a table",
  version: "0.0.8",
  type: "source",
  props: {
    ...base.props,
    tableId: {
      propDefinition: [
        base.props.airtable,
        "tableId",
        ({ baseId }) => ({
          baseId,
        }),
      ],
      description: "The table ID to watch for changes.",
    },
    fieldIds: {
      propDefinition: [
        base.props.airtable,
        "sortFieldId",
        ({
          baseId, tableId,
        }) => ({
          baseId,
          tableId,
        }),
      ],
      type: "string[]",
      label: "Field IDs",
      description: "Identifiers of spedific fields/columns to watch for updates",
      withLabel: true,
    },
    returnFieldsByFieldId: {
      propDefinition: [
        base.props.airtable,
        "returnFieldsByFieldId",
      ],
    },
  },
  methods: {
    ...base.methods,
    _getFieldValues() {
      return this.db.get("fieldValues") || {};
    },
    _setFieldValues(fieldValues) {
      this.db.set("fieldValues", fieldValues);
    },
    updateFieldValues(newFieldValues, record) {
      const fieldKey = this.returnFieldsByFieldId
        ? "value"
        : "label";
      for (const fieldId of this.fieldIds) {
        newFieldValues[record.id] = {
          ...newFieldValues[record.id],
          [fieldId.value]: record.fields[fieldId[fieldKey]] || null,
        };
      }
      return newFieldValues;
    },
    isUpdated(fieldValues, fieldIds, record) {
      const fieldKey = this.returnFieldsByFieldId
        ? "value"
        : "label";
      for (const fieldId of fieldIds) {
        if (!record.fields[fieldId[fieldKey]]) {
          record.fields[fieldId[fieldKey]] = null;
        }
        if (fieldValues[record.id]
          && fieldValues[record.id][fieldId.value] !== undefined
          && record.fields[fieldId[fieldKey]] !== fieldValues[record.id][fieldId.value]
        ) {
          return true;
        }
      }
      return false;
    },
  },
  async run(event) {
    const {
      baseId,
      tableId,
      viewId,
    } = this;

    const lastTimestamp = this._getLastTimestamp();
    const fieldValues = this._getFieldValues();
    const isFirstRunWithFields = this.fieldIds && Object.keys(fieldValues).length === 0;
    const params = {
      returnFieldsByFieldId: this.returnFieldsByFieldId || false,
    };
    if (!isFirstRunWithFields) {
      params.filterByFormula = `LAST_MODIFIED_TIME() > "${lastTimestamp}"`;
    }

    const records = await this.airtable.listRecords({
      baseId,
      tableId,
      params,
    });

    if (!records.length) {
      console.log("No new or modified records.");
      return;
    }

    const metadata = {
      baseId,
      tableId,
      viewId,
    };

    let newRecords = 0, modifiedRecords = 0;
    let newFieldValues = {
      ...fieldValues,
    };
    for (const record of records) {
      if (this.fieldIds) {
        newFieldValues = this.updateFieldValues(newFieldValues, record);
      }
      if (!lastTimestamp || moment(record.createdTime) > moment(lastTimestamp)) {
        record.type = "new_record";
        newRecords++;
      } else {
        if (this.fieldIds
          && (!this.isUpdated(fieldValues, this.fieldIds, record) || isFirstRunWithFields)
        ) {
          continue;
        }
        record.type = "record_modified";
        modifiedRecords++;
      }

      record.metadata = metadata;

      this.$emit(record, {
        summary: `${record.type}: ${JSON.stringify(record.fields)}`,
        id: record.id,
        ts: Date.now(),
      });
    }
    this._setFieldValues(newFieldValues);
    console.log(`Emitted ${newRecords} new records(s) and ${modifiedRecords} modified record(s).`);

    // We keep track of the timestamp of the current invocation
    this.updateLastTimestamp(event);
  },
  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
Airtable	`airtable`	`app`	This component uses the Airtable app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`
Base	`baseId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Table	`tableId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Field IDs	`fieldIds`	`string[]`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Return Fields By Field ID	`returnFieldsByFieldId`	`boolean`	An optional boolean value that lets you return field objects where the key is the field id. This defaults to `false`, which returns field objects where the key is the field name.

Trigger Authentication#

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

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

data.records:readdata.records:writedata.recordComments:readdata.recordComments:writeschema.bases:readschema.bases:writewebhook:manageuser.email:read

About Airtable#

Airtable is a low-code platform to build next-gen apps. Move beyond rigid tools, operationalize your critical data, and reimagine workflows with AI.

Action#

Create a PDF document on Pdfless

Description:Create a PDF document based on selected template identifier and defined payload. [See the documentation](https://github.com/Pdfless/pdfless-js)

Version:0.0.1

Key:pdfless-generate-pdf

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Pdfless Overview#

The Pdfless API provides a suite of tools for creating and manipulating PDF documents, enabling users to generate PDFs from HTML, merge multiple PDFs into one, split a PDF into separate files, and convert PDFs to other formats. By incorporating the Pdfless API into Pipedream workflows, you can automate document processing tasks, streamline data extraction, and integrate with other services to manage documents as part of larger business processes.

Action Code#

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

export default {
  name: "Create a PDF document",
  version: "0.0.1",
  key: "pdfless-generate-pdf",
  description: "Create a PDF document based on selected template identifier and defined payload. [See the documentation](https://github.com/Pdfless/pdfless-js)",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    app,
    templateId: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "templateId",
      ],
    },
    payload: {
      type: "object",
      label: "Payload",
      description: "The data to be used in the template",
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const result = await this.app.generate({
      templateId: this.templateId,
      payload: this.payload,
    });

    if (result?.status === "success") {
      $.export("$summary", "Successfully generated PDF");
    }
    return result;
  },
};

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
Pdfless	`app`	`app`	This component uses the Pdfless app.
Template ID	`templateId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Payload	`payload`	`object`	The data to be used in the template

Action Authentication#

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

About Pdfless#

Pdfless is a SaaS to generate PDF using Html templating

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