Create a Playlist with Spotify API on New Contact from VBOUT API

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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Contact trigger
1. Connect your VBOUT account
2. Configure Polling interval
3. Select a List
Configure the Create a Playlist action
1. Connect your Spotify account
2. Configure Name
3. Optional- Configure Description
4. Optional- Configure Public
5. Optional- Configure Collaborative
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 Contact on VBOUT

Description:Emit new event for each new contact. [See docs here](https://developers.vbout.com/docs#emailmarketing_getcontacts)

Version:0.0.3

Key:vbout-new-contact

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VBOUT Overview#

The VBOUT API unlocks the potential to automate your marketing stack, leveraging Pipedream's capabilities for seamless integrations with other services. With VBOUT, you can manage contacts, automate email campaigns, track user actions, and analyze performance data. Pipedream enhances this by allowing you to capture events in real-time, process data with serverless code, and connect with countless apps to extend your marketing automation workflows.

Trigger Code#

import common from "../common/base.mjs";

export default {
  ...common,
  type: "source",
  name: "New Contact",
  key: "vbout-new-contact",
  description: "Emit new event for each new contact. [See docs here](https://developers.vbout.com/docs#emailmarketing_getcontacts)",
  version: "0.0.3",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    ...common.props,
    list: {
      propDefinition: [
        common.props.vbout,
        "list",
      ],
    },
  },
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    getDataToEmit({
      id, email,
    }) {
      const ts = new Date().getTime();
      return {
        id,
        summary: `New Contact (${email})`,
        ts,
      };
    },
    getDatetimeField() {
      return "registration_date";
    },
    async getRecords(params) {
      const toEmit = [];
      const records = this.vbout.paginate({
        fn: this.vbout.getContacts,
        params,
        field: "contacts",
      });
      for await (const record of records) {
        toEmit.push(record);
      }
      return toEmit;
    },
    async getItems() {
      const { contacts } = await this.vbout.getContacts({
        limit: 20,
        listid: this.list.value,
      });
      return contacts;
    },
    getParams() {
      return {
        limit: 99999999,
        listid: this.list.value,
      };
    },
  },
};

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
VBOUT	`vbout`	`app`	This component uses the VBOUT app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
Polling interval	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`	Pipedream will poll the vbout API on this schedule
List	`list`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.

Trigger Authentication#

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

To retrieve your API key,

Navigate to your VBOUT account and sign in
Go to “Settings” > “API Integrations”

About VBOUT#

VBOUT offers several marketing tools into one powerful platform: Social media, landing pages, lead management, email marketing, automation and analytics.

Action#

Create a Playlist on Spotify

Description:Create a playlist for a Spotify user. The playlist will be empty until you add tracks. [See the docs here](https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/#/operations/create-playlist).

Version:0.1.1

Key:spotify-create-playlist

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Spotify Overview#

The Spotify API on Pipedream offers a creative playground for music lovers and developers alike. With it, you can manage playlists, search for music, get recently played tracks, and manipulate playback among other features. It's a gateway to a rich dataset of music and user information, enabling the creation of personalized and dynamic music experiences.

Action Code#

import { axios } from "@pipedream/platform";
import spotify from "../../spotify.app.mjs";

export default {
  name: "Create a Playlist",
  description: "Create a playlist for a Spotify user. The playlist will be empty until you add tracks. [See the docs here](https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/web-api/reference/#/operations/create-playlist).",
  key: "spotify-create-playlist",
  version: "0.1.1",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    spotify,
    name: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Name",
      description: "The name for the new playlist, for example \"Your Coolest Playlist\". This name does not need to be unique; a user may have several playlists with the same name.",
    },
    description: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Description",
      description: "Value for playlist description as displayed in Spotify Clients and in the Web API.",
      optional: true,
    },
    isPublic: {
      type: "boolean",
      label: "Public",
      description: "Defaults to `true`. If `true` the playlist will be public, if `false` it will be private.",
      optional: true,
    },
    isCollaborative: {
      type: "boolean",
      label: "Collaborative",
      description: "Defaults to `false`. If `true` the playlist will be collaborative. Note that to create a collaborative playlist you must also set **public** to `false`.",
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const {
      name,
      description,
      isPublic,
      isCollaborative,
    } = this;

    const data = {
      name,
      description,
      public: isPublic,
      collaborative: isCollaborative,
    };

    const resp = await axios($, this.spotify._getAxiosParams({
      method: "POST",
      path: `/users/${this.spotify.$auth.oauth_uid}/playlists`,
      data,
    }));

    $.export("$summary", `Successfully created a new playlist, "${data.name}"`);

    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
Spotify	`spotify`	`app`	This component uses the Spotify app.
Name	`name`	`string`	The name for the new playlist, for example "Your Coolest Playlist". This name does not need to be unique; a user may have several playlists with the same name.
Description	`description`	`string`	Value for playlist description as displayed in Spotify Clients and in the Web API.
Public	`isPublic`	`boolean`	Defaults to `true`. If `true` the playlist will be public, if `false` it will be private.
Collaborative	`isCollaborative`	`boolean`	Defaults to `false`. If `true` the playlist will be collaborative. Note that to create a collaborative playlist you must also set public to `false`.

Action Authentication#

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

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

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Create a Playlist with Spotify API on New Contact from VBOUT API

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