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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Events (Instant) trigger
1. Connect your Twilio SendGrid account
2. Select one or more Event Types
Configure the Create Article action
1. Connect your Zoho SalesIQ account
2. Select a Screen Name
3. Select a Department
4. Select a Category
5. Configure Title
6. Configure Content
7. Configure Published
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 Events (Instant) on Twilio SendGrid

Description:Emit new event when any of the specified SendGrid events is received

Version:0.0.6

Key:sendgrid-events

View on GitHub

Twilio SendGrid Overview#

The Twilio SendGrid API opens up a world of possibilities for email automation, enabling you to send emails efficiently and track their performance. With this API, you can programmatically create and send personalized email campaigns, manage contacts, and parse inbound emails for data extraction. When you harness the power of Pipedream, you can connect SendGrid to hundreds of other apps to automate workflows, such as triggering email notifications based on specific actions, syncing email stats with your analytics, or handling incoming emails to create tasks or tickets.

Trigger Code#

import common from "../common/http-based.mjs";
import deliveryEventTypes from "./delivery-event-types.mjs";
import engagementEventTypes from "./engagement-event-types.mjs";

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "sendgrid-events",
  name: "New Events (Instant)",
  description: "Emit new event when any of the specified SendGrid events is received",
  version: "0.0.6",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    ...common.props,
    eventTypes: {
      type: "string[]",
      label: "Event Types",
      description: "The type of events to listen to",
      options(context) {
        const { page } = context;
        if (page !== 0) {
          return {
            options: [],
          };
        }

        const options = [
          ...deliveryEventTypes,
          ...engagementEventTypes,
        ];
        return {
          options,
        };
      },
    },
  },
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    baseWebhookSettings() {
      // The list of events that a webhook can listen to. This method returns an
      // exhaustive list of all such flags disabled, and each event source can
      // then override the flags that are relevant to the event they handle.
      //
      // See the docs for more information:
      // https://sendgrid.com/docs/api-reference/
      const eventTypesData = [
        ...deliveryEventTypes,
        ...engagementEventTypes,
      ];
      return eventTypesData.reduce((accum, eventTypeData) => ({
        ...accum,
        [eventTypeData.value]: false,
      }), {});
    },
    webhookEventFlags() {
      return this.eventTypes.reduce((accum, eventType) => ({
        ...accum,
        [eventType]: true,
      }), {});
    },
    generateMeta(data) {
      const {
        event: eventType,
        sg_event_id: id,
        timestamp: ts,
      } = data;
      const summary = `New event: ${eventType}`;
      return {
        id,
        summary,
        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
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
Twilio SendGrid	`sendgrid`	`app`	This component uses the Twilio SendGrid app.
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 Types	`eventTypes`	`string[]`	Select a value from the drop down menu.

Trigger Authentication#

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

About Twilio SendGrid#

Send marketing and transactional email through the Twilio SendGrid platform with the Email API, proprietary mail transfer agent, and infrastructure for scalable delivery.

Action#

Create Article on Zoho SalesIQ

Description:Create a new article. [See the documentation](https://www.zoho.com/salesiq/help/developer-section/create-articles-v2.html)

Version:0.0.1

Key:zoho_salesiq-create-article

View on GitHub

Zoho SalesIQ Overview#

The Zoho SalesIQ API offers a wealth of possibilities for engaging with customers and streamlining sales processes. By leveraging this API in Pipedream, you can craft automated workflows to react to events, manage visitors, and integrate customer interaction data with other services. This could range from triggering actions based on visitor activities to syncing chat transcripts with CRM tools. Pipedream's ability to connect with hundreds of apps allows for creative and powerful automations that can save time and provide valuable insights.

Action Code#

import zohoSalesIQ from "../../zoho_salesiq.app.mjs";

export default {
  key: "zoho_salesiq-create-article",
  name: "Create Article",
  description: "Create a new article. [See the documentation](https://www.zoho.com/salesiq/help/developer-section/create-articles-v2.html)",
  type: "action",
  version: "0.0.1",
  props: {
    zohoSalesIQ,
    screenName: {
      propDefinition: [
        zohoSalesIQ,
        "screenName",
      ],
    },
    departmentId: {
      propDefinition: [
        zohoSalesIQ,
        "departmentId",
        (c) => ({
          screenName: c.screenName,
        }),
      ],
    },
    categoryId: {
      propDefinition: [
        zohoSalesIQ,
        "articleCategoryId",
        (c) => ({
          screenName: c.screenName,
        }),
      ],
    },
    title: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Title",
      description: "The title of the article",
    },
    content: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Content",
      description: "The HTML content available in the article",
    },
    published: {
      type: "boolean",
      label: "Published",
      description: "Specify the publishing status of the article",
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const { data } = await this.zohoSalesIQ.createArticle({
      screenName: this.screenName,
      data: {
        category_id: this.categoryId,
        title: this.title,
        content: this.content,
        department_id: this.departmentId,
        published: this.published,
      },
      $,
    });

    $.export("$summary", `Successfully created article with ID ${data.id}.`);

    return data;
  },
};

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
Zoho SalesIQ	`zohoSalesIQ`	`app`	This component uses the Zoho SalesIQ app.
Screen Name	`screenName`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Department	`departmentId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Category	`categoryId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Title	`title`	`string`	The title of the article
Content	`content`	`string`	The HTML content available in the article
Published	`published`	`boolean`	Specify the publishing status of the article

Action Authentication#

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

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

SalesIQ.operators.readSalesIQ.portals.readSalesIQ.leadscorerules.readSalesIQ.leadscoreconfigs.readSalesIQ.webhooks.CREATESalesIQ.webhooks.DELETESalesIQ.articles.CREATESalesIQ.feedbacks.READSalesIQ.conversations.READSalesIQ.apps.READSalesIQ.articles.READSalesIQ.departments.READ

About Zoho SalesIQ#

Zoho SalesIQ offers your marketing, sales, and support teams the digital customer engagement tools to communicate with every site visitor at every stage of the customer lifecycle. This all-in-one live chat and analytics platform promotes proactive customer engagement, allowing you to initiate the right kind of conversation at exactly the right time.