Create a Pin with Pinterest API on New Purchase Created from DPD API

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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Purchase Created trigger
1. Connect your DPD account
2. Configure timer
3. Optional- Select a Storefront ID
4. Optional- Select a Product ID
5. Optional- Select a Customer ID
6. Optional- Select a Subscriber ID
7. Optional- Select a Status
Configure the Create a Pin action
1. Connect your Pinterest account
2. Select a Board ID
3. Optional- Select a Board Section ID
4. Configure Title
5. Optional- Configure Description
6. Optional- Configure Link
7. Optional- Configure Alt. Text
8. Configure Media
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 Purchase Created on DPD

Description:Emit new event when a purchase is made. [See the documentation](https://getdpd.com/docs/api/purchases.html#list-purchases)

Version:0.0.1

Key:dpd2-new-purchase-created

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DPD Overview#

The DPD API provides a gateway to manage and automate digital product sales. By integrating with Pipedream, you can craft serverless workflows that interact with your DPD account, harnessing the ability to automate tasks like creating products, updating customer details, or reacting to new sales in real-time. With Pipedream's ability to connect to a multitude of services, the DPD API can be part of a larger ecosystem, streamlining your e-commerce operations or enriching your customer data across platforms.

Trigger Code#

import dpd2 from "../../dpd2.app.mjs";
import { DEFAULT_POLLING_SOURCE_TIMER_INTERVAL } from "@pipedream/platform";
import sampleEmit from "./test-event.mjs";

export default {
  key: "dpd2-new-purchase-created",
  name: "New Purchase Created",
  description: "Emit new event when a purchase is made. [See the documentation](https://getdpd.com/docs/api/purchases.html#list-purchases)",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    dpd2,
    timer: {
      type: "$.interface.timer",
      default: {
        intervalSeconds: DEFAULT_POLLING_SOURCE_TIMER_INTERVAL,
      },
    },
    db: "$.service.db",
    storefrontId: {
      propDefinition: [
        dpd2,
        "storefrontId",
      ],
    },
    productId: {
      propDefinition: [
        dpd2,
        "productId",
        (c) => ({
          storefrontId: c.storefrontId,
        }),
      ],
    },
    customerId: {
      propDefinition: [
        dpd2,
        "customerId",
      ],
    },
    subscriberId: {
      propDefinition: [
        dpd2,
        "subscriberId",
        (c) => ({
          storefrontId: c.storefrontId,
        }),
      ],
    },
    status: {
      propDefinition: [
        dpd2,
        "status",
      ],
    },
  },
  hooks: {
    async deploy() {
      await this.processEvent(25);
    },
  },
  methods: {
    _getLastCreated() {
      return this.db.get("lastCreated");
    },
    _setLastCreated(lastCreated) {
      this.db.set("lastCreated", lastCreated);
    },
    emitEvent(purchase) {
      const meta = this.generateMeta(purchase);
      this.$emit(purchase, meta);
    },
    generateMeta(purchase) {
      return {
        id: purchase.id,
        summary: `New Purchase: ${purchase.id}`,
        ts: purchase.created_at,
      };
    },
    async processEvent(max) {
      const lastCreated = this._getLastCreated();
      let purchases = await this.dpd2.listPurchases({
        params: {
          date_min: lastCreated,
          status: this.status,
          product_id: this.productId,
          storefrontId: this.storefrontId,
          customer_id: this.customerId,
          subscriber_id: this.subscriberId,
        },
      });
      if (!purchases?.length) {
        return;
      }
      this._setLastCreated(purchases[purchases.length - 1].created_at);
      if (max) {
        purchases = purchases.slice(max * -1);
      }
      purchases.forEach((purchase) => this.emitEvent(purchase));
    },
  },
  async run() {
    await this.processEvent();
  },
  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
DPD	`dpd2`	`app`	This component uses the DPD app.
	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
Storefront ID	`storefrontId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Product ID	`productId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Customer ID	`customerId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Subscriber ID	`subscriberId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Status	`status`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`{ "value": "ACT", "label": "Active" }{ "value": "PND", "label": "Pending" }{ "value": "RFD", "label": "Refunded" }{ "value": "ERR", "label": "Error" }{ "value": "CAN", "label": "Canceled" }{ "value": "HLD", "label": "Held" }`

Trigger Authentication#

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

To retrieve your API Credentials,

Navigate to your DPD account and sign in
Click on the User menu on the top right
Go to "Profile" > "DPD API Credentials"

About DPD#

DPD is an all-in-one shopping cart and digital fulfillment service to sell downloads. Serving thousands of stores, DPD processes and delivers millions worth of downloads each year.

Action#

Create a Pin on Pinterest

Description:Create a Pin on a board or board section, [See the docs](https://developers.pinterest.com/docs/api/v5/#operation/pins/create)

Version:0.1.0

Key:pinterest-create-pin

View on GitHub

Pinterest Overview#

The Pinterest API opens a portal to interact programmatically with Pinterest's rich data, including boards, pins, and user information. By leveraging this API on Pipedream, you can automate actions like posting new pins, extracting pin data for analysis, and synchronizing Pinterest content with other platforms. The potential extends to marketing optimization, content management, and audience engagement, all automated and integrated within the Pipedream ecosystem.

Action Code#

import pinterest from "../../pinterest.app.mjs";
import { ConfigurationError } from "@pipedream/platform";
import utils from "../../common/utils.mjs";

export default {
  type: "action",
  key: "pinterest-create-pin",
  version: "0.1.0",
  name: "Create a Pin",
  description: "Create a Pin on a board or board section, [See the docs](https://developers.pinterest.com/docs/api/v5/#operation/pins/create)",
  props: {
    pinterest,
    boardId: {
      propDefinition: [
        pinterest,
        "boardId",
      ],
    },
    boardSectionId: {
      propDefinition: [
        pinterest,
        "boardSectionId",
        (configuredProps) => ({
          boardId: configuredProps.boardId,
        }),
      ],
    },
    title: {
      propDefinition: [
        pinterest,
        "title",
      ],
    },
    description: {
      propDefinition: [
        pinterest,
        "description",
      ],
    },
    link: {
      propDefinition: [
        pinterest,
        "link",
      ],
    },
    altText: {
      propDefinition: [
        pinterest,
        "altText",
      ],
    },
    media: {
      propDefinition: [
        pinterest,
        "media",
      ],
    },
  },
  async run ({ $ }) {
    let mediaSource;
    const media = this.media;
    const fileValidation = utils.isValidFile(media);
    if (fileValidation) {
      mediaSource = utils.getFileMeta(fileValidation);
    } else if (await utils.isValidUrl(media)) {
      mediaSource = utils.getUrlMeta(media);
    } else {
      const downloadedFile = await utils.getUrlResource(media);
      if (!downloadedFile) {
        throw new ConfigurationError("`media` must be a valid file path or a valid URL!");
      } else {
        mediaSource = utils.getFileMeta(downloadedFile.path, downloadedFile.contentType);
      }
    }
    const resp = await this.pinterest.createPin({
      $,
      data: {
        board_id: this.boardId,
        board_section_id: this.boardSectionId,
        title: this.title,
        description: this.description,
        link: this.link,
        alt_text: this.altText,
        media_source: mediaSource,
      },
    });
    $.export("$summary", `Pin with ID:${resp.id} has been created.`);
    return resp;
  },
};

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
Pinterest	`pinterest`	`app`	This component uses the Pinterest app.
Board ID	`boardId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Board Section ID	`boardSectionId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Title	`title`	`string`	Title of the pin
Description	`description`	`string`	Description of the pin
Link	`link`	`string`	Source link
Alt. Text	`altText`	`string`	Alt. text of the pin
Media	`media`	`string`	The media content of the pin, only images are supported currently, please provide an image url or an image file from `/tmp`. To upload a file to `/tmp` folder, please follow the doc here

Action Authentication#

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

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

boards:readboards:read_secretboards:writeboards:write_secretpins:readpins:read_secretpins:writepins:write_secretuser_accounts:read