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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the Monthly Schedule trigger
1. Connect your Schedule account
2. Configure Cron Schedule
Configure the Create a Post action
1. Connect your Blogger account
2. Select a Blog
3. Configure Title
4. Configure Content
5. Configure Labels
6. Configure Is Draft
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#

Monthly Schedule on Schedule

Description:Trigger your workflow on one or more days each month at a specific time (with timezone support).

Version:0.0.2

Key:schedule-monthly

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Schedule Overview#

The Schedule app in Pipedream is a powerful tool that allows you to trigger workflows at regular intervals, ranging from every minute to once a year. This enables the automation of repetitive tasks and the scheduling of actions to occur without manual intervention. By leveraging this API, you can execute code, run integrations, and process data on a reliable schedule, all within Pipedream's serverless environment.

Trigger Code#

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

export default {
  name: "Monthly Schedule",
  version: "0.0.2",
  key: "schedule-monthly",
  type: "source",
  description: "Trigger your workflow on one or more days each month at a specific time (with timezone support).",
  props: {
    schedule,
    cron: {
      propDefinition: [
        schedule,
        "cron",
      ],
      default: {
        cron: "0 10 1 * *",
      },
    },
  },
};

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
Schedule	`schedule`	`app`	This component uses the Schedule app.
Cron Schedule	`cron`	`$.interface.timer`	Enter a cron expression

Trigger Authentication#

The Schedule API does not require authentication.

About Schedule#

Trigger workflows on an interval or cron schedule.

Action#

Create a Post on Blogger

Description:Creates and publishes a new post or creates a new post as a draft. [See the docs here](https://developers.google.com/blogger/docs/3.0/reference/posts/insert).

Version:0.0.2

Key:blogger-create-post

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Blogger Overview#

The Blogger API grants the power to manage your blog's content, comments, and settings programmatically. With Pipedream, you can automate content creation, streamline publishing workflows, and integrate your blog with a multitude of other services to expand its capabilities. Think real-time content updates from social media inputs, analytics-driven publishing, or automated content syndication. Harness the Blogger API on Pipedream to craft dynamic blogging ecosystems that respond to your audience's engagement and your creative inputs, keeping your content fresh and your operations efficient.

Action Code#

import bloggerApp from "../../blogger.app.mjs";

export default {
  name: "Create a Post",
  description: "Creates and publishes a new post or creates a new post as a draft. [See the docs here](https://developers.google.com/blogger/docs/3.0/reference/posts/insert).",
  key: "blogger-create-post",
  version: "0.0.2",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    bloggerApp,
    blog: {
      propDefinition: [
        bloggerApp,
        "blog",
      ],
    },
    title: {
      propDefinition: [
        bloggerApp,
        "title",
      ],
    },
    content: {
      propDefinition: [
        bloggerApp,
        "content",
      ],
    },
    labels: {
      type: "string[]",
      label: "Labels",
      description: "The list of labels this post is tagged with.",
    },
    isDraft: {
      type: "boolean",
      label: "Is Draft",
      description: "If `true` your post will be created as `draft`, otherwise, it will be automatically published (as `live`).",
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const dataParams = {
      content: this.content,
      title: this.title,
      labels: this.labels,
    };
    const urlParams = {
      isDraft: this.isDraft,
    };
    const res = await this.bloggerApp.newPost(
      $,
      this.blog,
      dataParams,
      urlParams,
    );

    $.export("$summary", "Post successfully created.");

    return res;
  },
};

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
Blogger	`bloggerApp`	`app`	This component uses the Blogger app.
Blog	`blog`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Title	`title`	`string`	Your post title.
Content	`content`	`string`	Your post content.
Labels	`labels`	`string[]`	The list of labels this post is tagged with.
Is Draft	`isDraft`	`boolean`	If `true` your post will be created as `draft`, otherwise, it will be automatically published (as `live`).

Action Authentication#

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

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

emailprofilehttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/blogger