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Getting Started#

This integration creates a workflow with a RSS trigger and iContact 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 From Multiple RSS Feeds trigger
1. Connect your RSS account
2. Configure timer
3. Configure Feed URLs
4. Optional- Configure Max per Feed
Configure the Create and Dispatch Message action
1. Connect your iContact account
2. Select a Campaign ID
3. Select a Message Type
4. Configure Subject
5. Optional- Configure HTML Body
6. Optional- Configure Text Body
7. Optional- Configure Message Name
8. Optional- Configure Preview Text
9. Optional- Select a Reply To Campaign 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 Item From Multiple RSS Feeds on RSS

Description:Emit new items from multiple RSS feeds

Version:1.2.7

Key:rss-new-item-from-multiple-feeds

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RSS Overview#

The RSS app allows users to automatically fetch and parse updates from web feeds. This functionality is pivotal for staying abreast of content changes or updates from websites, blogs, and news outlets that offer RSS feeds. With Pipedream, you can harness the RSS API to trigger workflows that enable a broad range of automations, like content aggregation, monitoring for specific keywords, notifications, and data synchronization across platforms.

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-from-multiple-feeds",
    name: "New Item From Multiple RSS Feeds",
    type: "source",
    description: "Emit new items from multiple RSS feeds",
    version: "1.2.7",
    props: {
        ...rssCommon.props,
        urls: {
            propDefinition: [
                rss,
                "urls",
            ],
            description: "Enter one or multiple URLs from any public RSS feed. To avoid timeouts, 5 or less URLs is recommended.",
        },
        max: {
            type: "integer",
            label: "Max per Feed",
            description: "Maximum number of posts per feed to retrieve at one time. Defaults to 20.",
            optional: true,
            default: 20,
        },
    },
    dedupe: "unique",
    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.
            for (const url of this.urls) {
                await this.rss.fetchAndParseFeed(url);
            }
        },
    },
    async run() {
        const items = [];
        for (const url of this.urls) {
            const feedItems = (await this.rss.fetchAndParseFeed(url))?.slice(0, this.max);
            console.log(`Retrieved items from ${url}`);
            items.push(...feedItems);
        }
        this.rss.sortItems(items).forEach((item) => {
            const meta = this.generateMeta(item);
            this.$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 URLs	`urls`	`string[]`	Enter one or multiple URLs from any public RSS feed. To avoid timeouts, 5 or less URLs is recommended.
Max per Feed	`max`	`integer`	Maximum number of posts per feed to retrieve at one time. Defaults to 20.

Trigger Authentication#

The RSS API does not require authentication.

About RSS#

Real Simple Syndication

Action#

Create and Dispatch Message on iContact

Description:Creates and dispatches a new message using custom HTML. [See the documentation](https://help.icontact.com/customers/s/article/Messages-iContact-API?r=153&ui-knowledge-components-aura-actions.KnowledgeArticleVersionCreateDraftFromOnlineAction.createDraftFromOnlineArticle=1)

Version:0.0.1

Key:icontact-create-message

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iContact Overview#

The iContact API provides a programmable way to manage email marketing campaigns, contacts, lists, and messages within iContact's service. Through this API, you can automate the creation and sending of emails, manage subscribers, and track the performance of your campaigns. When used on Pipedream, the iContact API allows you to create serverless workflows that integrate with other apps and services, trigger actions based on various conditions, and automate repetitive tasks.

Action Code#

import { MESSAGE_TYPE_OPTIONS } from "../../common/constants.mjs";
import { checkWarnings } from "../../common/utils.mjs";
import icontact from "../../icontact.app.mjs";

export default {
  key: "icontact-create-message",
  name: "Create and Dispatch Message",
  description: "Creates and dispatches a new message using custom HTML. [See the documentation](https://help.icontact.com/customers/s/article/Messages-iContact-API?r=153&ui-knowledge-components-aura-actions.KnowledgeArticleVersionCreateDraftFromOnlineAction.createDraftFromOnlineArticle=1)",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    icontact,
    campaignId: {
      propDefinition: [
        icontact,
        "campaignId",
      ],
    },
    messageType: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Message Type",
      description: "The kind of message being added.",
      options: MESSAGE_TYPE_OPTIONS,
    },
    subject: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Subject",
      description: "The subject line of the email.",
    },
    htmlBody: {
      type: "string",
      label: "HTML Body",
      description: "Contains the HTML version of the email message body.",
      optional: true,
    },
    textBody: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Text Body",
      description: "Contains the text version of the email message body.",
      optional: true,
    },
    messageName: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Message Name",
      description: "The reference name of the message. This is used for organizational purposes and will not be seen by your contacts.",
      optional: true,
    },
    previewText: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Preview Text",
      description: "Indicates the preview text that some email systems display before opening the email.",
      optional: true,
    },
    replyToCampaignId: {
      propDefinition: [
        icontact,
        "campaignId",
      ],
      label: "Reply To Campaign Id",
      description: "Indicates the sender property where you want reply emails to be sent to.",
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const {
      icontact,
      ...message
    } = this;

    const response = await icontact.createMessage({
      $,
      data: {
        message,
      },
    });

    checkWarnings(response);

    $.export("$summary", `Successfully created message with ID: ${response.messages[0].messageId}`);
    return response.messages[0];
  },
};

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
iContact	`icontact`	`app`	This component uses the iContact app.
Campaign ID	`campaignId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Message Type	`messageType`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`{ "label": "Normal - An email message.", "value": "normal" }{ "label": "Confirmation - An email that requests a contact to confirm their subscription", "value": "confirmation" }`
Subject	`subject`	`string`	The subject line of the email.
HTML Body	`htmlBody`	`string`	Contains the HTML version of the email message body.
Text Body	`textBody`	`string`	Contains the text version of the email message body.
Message Name	`messageName`	`string`	The reference name of the message. This is used for organizational purposes and will not be seen by your contacts.
Preview Text	`previewText`	`string`	Indicates the preview text that some email systems display before opening the email.
Reply To Campaign Id	`replyToCampaignId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.

Action Authentication#

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

To retrieve your API's App ID, Username, Password:

Navigate to your iContact account and sign in
Click on the top right dropdown
Go to “Settings and Billing” > “iContact Integrations”
Click “View Details” on one of your Custom API Integrations, or create a new one