Create a Product with Printify API on New Inventory Update from Vend API

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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Inventory Update trigger
1. Connect your Vend account
2. Select a Event Type
Configure the Create a Product action
1. Connect your Printify account
2. Select a Shop ID
3. Configure Title
4. Configure Description
5. Optional- Configure Tags
6. Select a Blueprint Id
7. Select a Print Provider Id
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 Inventory Update on Vend

Description:Emit new event for each update on inventory. [See docs here](https://docs.vendhq.com/reference/post-webhooks)

Version:0.0.1

Key:vend-inventory-update

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Vend Overview#

The Vend API offers programmatic access to retail management features, enabling users to automate processes related to inventory, sales, products, customers, and more within their retail business. Through Pipedream, you can harness this API to create custom workflows that trigger on various events within Vend, process data, integrate with other apps, and automate actions to streamline retail operations, enhance customer engagement, and optimize sales strategies.

Trigger Code#

import vend from "../../vend.app.mjs";
import constants from "../common/constants.mjs";

export default {
  name: "New Inventory Update",
  version: "0.0.1",
  key: "vend-inventory-update",
  description: "Emit new event for each update on inventory. [See docs here](https://docs.vendhq.com/reference/post-webhooks)",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    vend,
    db: "$.service.db",
    http: "$.interface.http",
    eventType: {
      label: "Event Type",
      description: "The type of the event",
      type: "string",
      options: constants.WEBHOOK_EVENT_TYPES,
    },
  },
  methods: {
    _getWebhookId() {
      return this.db.get("webhookId");
    },
    _setWebhookId(webhookId) {
      this.db.set("webhookId", webhookId);
    },
  },
  hooks: {
    async activate() {
      const response = await this.vend.createWebhook({
        url: this.http.endpoint,
        active: true,
        type: this.eventType,
      });

      this._setWebhookId(response.id);
    },
    async deactivate() {
      const webhookId = this._getWebhookId();
      await this.vend.removeWebhook(webhookId);
    },
  },
  async run(event) {
    const { body: { payload } } = event;

    const resource = JSON.parse(payload);

    const ts = new Date();

    this.$emit(resource, {
      id: ts,
      summary: `New event ${this.eventType} (${resource.id}) `,
      ts: ts,
    });
  },
};

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
Vend	`vend`	`app`	This component uses the Vend app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
N/A	`http`	`$.interface.http`	This component uses `$.interface.http` to generate a unique URL when the component is first instantiated. Each request to the URL will trigger the `run()` method of the component.
Event Type	`eventType`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`{ "label": "Sale Update", "value": "sale.update" }{ "label": "Product Update", "value": "product.update" }{ "label": "Customer Update", "value": "customer.update" }{ "label": "Inventory Update", "value": "inventory.update" }{ "label": "Register Closure Create", "value": "register_closure.create" }{ "label": "Register Closure Update", "value": "register_closure.update" }{ "label": "Consignment Send", "value": "consignment.send" }{ "label": "Consignment Receive", "value": "consignment.receive" }`

Trigger Authentication#

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

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

About Vend#

Retail POS Software

Action#

Create a Product on Printify

Description:Creates a new product on Printify. [See the documentation](https://developers.printify.com/#create-a-new-product)

Version:0.0.1

Key:printify-create-product

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Printify Overview#

The Printify API, accessible within Pipedream's platform, offers a suite of operations to streamline your print-on-demand business. It allows you to create products, manage orders, sync inventory, and handle a variety of other e-commerce functions programmatically. With Pipedream's serverless execution environment, you can tap into the Printify API to automate workflows, integrate with other apps, and manipulate data without the need to manage infrastructure.

Action Code#

import fs from "fs";
import {
  checkTmp, isValidHttpUrl,
} from "../../common/utils.mjs";
import printify from "../../printify.app.mjs";

export default {
  key: "printify-create-product",
  name: "Create a Product",
  description: "Creates a new product on Printify. [See the documentation](https://developers.printify.com/#create-a-new-product)",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    printify,
    shopId: {
      propDefinition: [
        printify,
        "shopId",
      ],
    },
    title: {
      propDefinition: [
        printify,
        "title",
      ],
    },
    description: {
      propDefinition: [
        printify,
        "description",
      ],
    },
    tags: {
      propDefinition: [
        printify,
        "tags",
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
    blueprintId: {
      propDefinition: [
        printify,
        "blueprintId",
      ],
    },
    printProviderId: {
      propDefinition: [
        printify,
        "printProviderId",
        ({ blueprintId }) => ({
          blueprintId,
        }),
      ],
      reloadProps: true,
    },
  },
  async additionalProps() {
    const props = {};
    if (this.printProviderId) {
      props.variantCount = {
        type: "integer",
        label: "Print Provide Variant Quantity",
        description: "The quantity of variants.",
        min: 1,
        reloadProps: true,
      };
      props.imageCount = {
        type: "integer",
        label: "Image Quantity",
        description: "The quantity of images.",
        min: 1,
        reloadProps: true,
      };
    }
    if (this.variantCount) {
      for (let i = 1; i <= this.variantCount; i++) {
        props[`variant_${i}`] = {
          type: "string",
          label: `Variant ${i}`,
          description: `Print Provide Variant ${i}.`,
          options: async () => {
            const { variants } = await this.printify.listPrintProviderVariants({
              blueprintId: this.blueprintId,
              printProviderId: this.printProviderId,
            });

            return variants.map(({
              id: value, title: label,
            }) => ({
              label,
              value,
            }));
          },
        };
        props[`variantPrice_${i}`] = {
          type: "integer",
          label: `Variant Price ${i}`,
          description: `The price of the variant ${i}.`,
        };
        props[`variantEnabled_${i}`] = {
          type: "boolean",
          label: `Variant Enabled ${i}`,
          description: `Whether the variant ${i} is enable or not.`,
        };
      }
    }
    if (this.imageCount) {
      for (let i = 1; i <= this.imageCount; i++) {
        props[`position_${i}`] = {
          type: "string",
          label: `Position ${i}`,
          description: `The placeholder position ${i}`,
        };
        props[`imageName_${i}`] = {
          type: "string",
          label: `Image Name ${i}`,
          description: `The name of the image ${i}.`,
        };
        props[`imagePath_${i}`] = {
          type: "string",
          label: `Image Path or URL ${i}`,
          description: `The URL or path to a file in the \`/tmp\` directory of the image ${i}. [See the documentation on working with files](https://pipedream.com/docs/code/nodejs/working-with-files/#writing-a-file-to-tmp).`,
        };
        props[`imageX_${i}`] = {
          type: "string",
          label: `X Coordinates ${i}`,
          description: `The X coordinates of image ${i}`,
        };
        props[`imageY_${i}`] = {
          type: "string",
          label: `Y Coordinates ${i}`,
          description: `The Y coordinates of image ${i}`,
        };
        props[`imageScale_${i}`] = {
          type: "string",
          label: `Scale ${i}`,
          description: `The scale of image ${i}`,
        };
        props[`imageAngle_${i}`] = {
          type: "integer",
          label: `Angle ${i}`,
          description: `The angle of image ${i}`,
        };
      }
    }
    return props;
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const variants = [];
    const placeholders = [];
    for (let i = 1; i <= this.variantCount; i++) {
      variants.push({
        id: this[`variant_${i}`],
        price: this[`variantPrice_${i}`],
        is_enabled: this[`variantEnabled_${i}`],
      });
    }
    for (let i = 1; i <= this.imageCount; i++) {
      const imageString = this[`imagePath_${i}`];

      let file = "";
      let fieldName = "";

      if (isValidHttpUrl(imageString)) {
        file = imageString;
        fieldName = "url";
      } else {
        file = fs.readFileSync(checkTmp(imageString));
        file = Buffer.from(file).toString("base64");
        fieldName = "contents";
      }

      const responseImage = await this.printify.uploadImage({
        data: {
          file_name: this[`imageName_${i}`],
          [fieldName]: file,
        },
      });

      const verifyPos = placeholders.findIndex((item) => item.position === this[`position_${i}`]);
      if (verifyPos === -1) {
        placeholders.push({
          position: this[`position_${i}`],
          images: [
            {
              id: responseImage.id,
              x: this[`imageX_${i}`],
              y: this[`imageY_${i}`],
              scale: this[`imageScale_${i}`],
              angle: this[`imageAngle_${i}`],
            },
          ],
        });
      } else {
        placeholders[verifyPos].images.push(
          {
            id: responseImage.id,
            x: this[`imageX_${i}`],
            y: this[`imageY_${i}`],
            scale: this[`imageScale_${i}`],
            angle: this[`imageAngle_${i}`],
          },
        );
      }
    }
    const response = await this.printify.createProduct({
      shopId: this.shopId,
      data: {
        title: this.title,
        description: this.description,
        tags: this.tags,
        blueprint_id: this.blueprintId,
        print_provider_id: this.printProviderId,
        print_areas: [
          {
            variant_ids: variants.map((variant) => variant.id),
            placeholders: placeholders,
          },
        ],
        variants,
      },
    });

    $.export("$summary", `Successfully created a new product with ID: ${response.id}`);
    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
Printify	`printify`	`app`	This component uses the Printify app.
Shop ID	`shopId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Title	`title`	`string`	The name of the product.
Description	`description`	`string`	A description of the product. Supports HTML formatting.
Tags	`tags`	`string[]`	Tags are also published to sales channel.
Blueprint Id	`blueprintId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Print Provider Id	`printProviderId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.

Action Authentication#

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

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