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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Item in Feed trigger
1. Connect your RSS account
2. Configure timer
3. Configure Feed URL
4. Optional- Configure Published After Than
Configure the Create an Image action
1. Connect your APITemplate.io account
2. Optional- Select a API Endpoints
3. Select a Template Id
4. Configure Overrides
5. Optional- Configure Expiration
6. Optional- Configure Meta
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 Item in Feed on RSS

Description:Emit new items from an RSS feed

Version:1.2.3

Key:rss-new-item-in-feed

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RSS Overview#

With the RSS API you have the power to create powerful tools and applications.
RSS is a great way to reliably subscribe to, track and build around your
favorite content sources. Here are some examples of things you can create
using the RSS API:

A personal news website to syndicate articles from multiple sources.
A custom feed reader to deliver timely notifications of updates and news.
A live editorial dashboard to track news, trends and public sentiment.
An automated “report bot” to aggregate and report on news topics.
A competitor tracking tool to stay on top of industry news.
A custom RSS-based search engine or RSS-supported deep learning engine.
A live events feed to notify users and followers of new developments.

Trigger Code#

import rss from "../../app/rss.app.mjs";
import { defineSource } from "@pipedream/types";
import rssCommon from "../common/common.mjs";
export default defineSource({
    ...rssCommon,
    key: "rss-new-item-in-feed",
    name: "New Item in Feed",
    description: "Emit new items from an RSS feed",
    version: "1.2.3",
    type: "source",
    dedupe: "unique",
    props: {
        ...rssCommon.props,
        url: {
            propDefinition: [
                rss,
                "url",
            ],
        },
        publishedAfterThan: {
            type: "string",
            label: "Published After Than",
            description: "Emit items published after the specified date in ISO 8601 format .e.g `2022-12-07T12:57:10+07:00`",
            optional: true,
        },
    },
    hooks: {
        async activate() {
            // Try to parse the feed one time to confirm we can fetch and parse.
            // The code will throw any errors to the user.
            await this.rss.fetchAndParseFeed(this.url);
        },
    },
    methods: {
        ...rssCommon.methods,
        generateMeta: function (item) {
            return {
                id: this.rss.itemKey(item),
                summary: item.title,
                ts: Date.now(),
            };
        },
    },
    async run() {
        const items = await this.rss.fetchAndParseFeed(this.url);
        for (const item of items.reverse()) {
            if (this.publishedAfterThan) {
                const publishedAfterThan = +new Date(this.publishedAfterThan);
                const ts = this.rss.itemTs(item);
                if (Number.isNaN(publishedAfterThan) || publishedAfterThan > ts) {
                    continue;
                }
            }
            const meta = this.generateMeta(item);
            this.$emit(item, meta);
        }
    },
});

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
RSS	`rss`	`app`	This component uses the RSS app.
	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`	How often you want to poll the feed for new items
Feed URL	`url`	`string`	Enter the URL for any public RSS feed
Published After Than	`publishedAfterThan`	`string`	Emit items published after the specified date in ISO 8601 format .e.g `2022-12-07T12:57:10+07:00`

Trigger Authentication#

The RSS API does not require authentication.

About RSS#

Real Simple Syndication

Action#

Create an Image on APITemplate.io

Description:Create a JPEG file(along with PNG) with JSON data and your template. [See the docs](https://apitemplate.io/apiv2/#tag/API-Integration/operation/create-image) for more information

Version:0.0.1

Key:apitemplate_io-create-image

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APITemplate.io Overview#

With the APITemplate.io API, you can easily create and manage APIs for your web
applications. You can use the API to create, update, and delete resources, as
well as to manage users and permissions.

Action Code#

import app from "../../app/apitemplate_io.app.mjs";
import { ConfigurationError } from "@pipedream/platform";
import { defineAction } from "@pipedream/types";
export default defineAction({
    name: "Create an Image",
    description: "Create a JPEG file(along with PNG) with JSON data and your template. [See the docs](https://apitemplate.io/apiv2/#tag/API-Integration/operation/create-image) for more information",
    key: "apitemplate_io-create-image",
    version: "0.0.1",
    type: "action",
    props: {
        app,
        apiEndpoints: {
            propDefinition: [
                app,
                "apiEndpoints",
            ],
        },
        templateId: {
            propDefinition: [
                app,
                "templateId",
                () => ({
                    format: "JPEG",
                }),
            ],
        },
        overrides: {
            propDefinition: [
                app,
                "overrides",
            ],
        },
        expiration: {
            propDefinition: [
                app,
                "expiration",
            ],
        },
        meta: {
            propDefinition: [
                app,
                "meta",
            ],
        },
    },
    async run({ $ }) {
        const params = {
            template_id: this.templateId,
            expiration: this.expiration,
            meta: this.meta,
        };
        let overrides = this.overrides;
        if (overrides && typeof (this.overrides) === "string") {
            overrides = JSON.parse(this.overrides);
        }
        if (overrides && !Array.isArray(overrides)) {
            throw new ConfigurationError("Override must ba an array of objects with the property name and the replaced values on the template.");
        }
        const data = {
            overrides,
        };
        const response = await this.app.createImage($, this.apiEndpoints, params, data);
        $.export("$summary", `Successfully created a new image: ${response.transaction_ref}`);
        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
APITemplate.io	`app`	`app`	This component uses the APITemplate.io app.
API Endpoints	`apiEndpoints`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`{ "label": "Default (Singapore)", "value": "https://rest.apitemplate.io" }{ "label": "Europe (Frankfurt)", "value": "https://rest-de.apitemplate.io" }{ "label": "US East (N. Virginia)", "value": "https://rest-us.apitemplate.io" }{ "label": "Australia (Sydney)", "value": "https://rest-au.apitemplate.io" }{ "label": "Alternative Default (Singapore)", "value": "https://rest-alt.apitemplate.io" }{ "label": "Alternative Europe (Frankfurt)", "value": "https://rest-alt-de.apitemplate.io" }{ "label": "Alternative US East (N. Virginia)", "value": "https://rest-alt-us.apitemplate.io" }`
Template Id	`templateId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Overrides	`overrides`	`any`	Array of objects with the property name and the replaced values on the template, as shown below: `[{"name": "text_name","text": "My Name"}, {"name": "text_quote","text": "Lorem ipsum dolor sit..."}]`
Expiration	`expiration`	`integer`	Expiration of the generated image in minutes(default to `0`, store permanently).
Meta	`meta`	`string`	Specify an external reference ID for your own reference. It appears in the `list-objects` API.

Action Authentication#

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

To retrieve your API key,