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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Document in Firestore Collection trigger
1. Connect your Firebase Admin SDK account
2. Configure Polling Interval
3. Optional- Select a Database Region
4. Configure Structured Query
Configure the Create Bill action
1. Connect your QuickBooks account
2. Configure Vendor Ref Value
3. Configure Line Items
4. Optional- Configure Vendor Reference Name
5. Optional- Configure Currency Reference Value
6. Optional- Configure Currency Reference Name
7. Optional- Configure Minor Version
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 Document in Firestore Collection on Firebase Admin SDK

Description:Emit new event when a structured query returns new documents

Version:0.0.6

Key:firebase_admin_sdk-new-doc-in-firestore-collection

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Firebase Admin SDK Overview#

The Firebase Admin SDK API provides powerful backend functionality for Firebase apps. It allows you to interact with Firebase services like Firestore, Firebase Realtime Database, Firebase Storage, and Firebase Authentication directly from a server. With Pipedream, you can harness this API to automate complex workflows, respond to Firebase events in real-time, and integrate with countless other services.

Trigger Code#

import common from "../common/common.mjs";

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "firebase_admin_sdk-new-doc-in-firestore-collection",
  name: "New Document in Firestore Collection",
  description: "Emit new event when a structured query returns new documents",
  version: "0.0.6",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    ...common.props,
    query: {
      propDefinition: [
        common.props.firebase,
        "query",
      ],
    },
  },
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    async processEvent() {
      const structuredQuery = JSON.parse(this.query);

      const queryResults = await this.firebase.runQuery(structuredQuery);

      for (const result of queryResults) {
        const meta = this.generateMeta(result);
        this.$emit(result, meta);
      }
    },
    generateMeta({ document }) {
      const {
        name,
        createTime,
      } = document;
      const id = name.substring(name.lastIndexOf("/") + 1);
      return {
        id,
        summary: name,
        ts: Date.parse(createTime),
      };
    },
  },
};

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
Firebase Admin SDK	`firebase`	`app`	This component uses the Firebase Admin SDK app.
Polling Interval	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`	Pipedream will poll the API on this schedule
Database Region	`databaseRegion`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`{ "label": "us-central1", "value": "firebaseio.com" }{ "label": "europe-west1", "value": "europe-west1.firebasedatabase.app" }{ "label": "asia-southeast1", "value": "asia-southeast1.firebasedatabase.app" }`
Structured Query	`query`	`string`	Enter a structured query that returns new records from your target collection. Example: `{ "select": { "fields": [] }, "from": [ { "collectionId": "<YOUR COLLECTION>", "allDescendants": "true" } ] }`

Trigger Authentication#

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

Enable the Cloud Firestore API on your Firebase account, and make sure you've created at least one collection in the database.
Follow these instructions to generate a private key tied to your Firebase service account. This will generate a JSON file that contains the project ID, private key, and client email that you should paste below.
When entering the private key, please add the full string included in the JSON file, from -----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY----- to -----END PRIVATE KEY-----, with all newline characters included.

About Firebase Admin SDK#

Firebase is Google's mobile platform that helps you quickly develop high-quality apps and grow your business.

Action#

Create Bill on QuickBooks

Description:Creates a bill. [See docs here](https://developer.intuit.com/app/developer/qbo/docs/api/accounting/all-entities/bill#create-a-bill)

Version:0.1.3

Key:quickbooks-create-bill

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QuickBooks Overview#

The QuickBooks API allows for streamlined financial management within Pipedream's ecosystem, enabling automated accounting and data syncing across various platforms. With this API, you can manipulate invoices, manage sales receipts, handle expenses, and synchronize customer data. It's a robust tool for financial oversight and automation that can save time and reduce errors for businesses of all sizes.

Action Code#

import { ConfigurationError } from "@pipedream/platform";
import quickbooks from "../../quickbooks.app.mjs";

export default {
  key: "quickbooks-create-bill",
  name: "Create Bill",
  description: "Creates a bill. [See docs here](https://developer.intuit.com/app/developer/qbo/docs/api/accounting/all-entities/bill#create-a-bill)",
  version: "0.1.3",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    quickbooks,
    vendorRefValue: {
      label: "Vendor Ref Value",
      type: "string",
      description: "Reference to the vendor for this transaction. Query the Vendor name list resource to determine the appropriate Vendor object for this reference. Use `Vendor.Id` from that object for `VendorRef.value`.",
    },
    lineItems: {
      description: "Individual line items of a transaction. Valid Line types include: `ItemBasedExpenseLine` and `AccountBasedExpenseLine`. One minimum line item required for the request to succeed. E.g `[ { \"DetailType\": \"AccountBasedExpenseLineDetail\", \"Amount\": 200.0, \"AccountBasedExpenseLineDetail\": { \"AccountRef\": { \"value\": \"1\" } } } ]`",
      propDefinition: [
        quickbooks,
        "lineItems",
      ],
    },
    vendorRefName: {
      label: "Vendor Reference Name",
      type: "string",
      description: "Reference to the vendor for this transaction. Query the Vendor name list resource to determine the appropriate Vendor object for this reference. Use `Vendor.Name` from that object for `VendorRef.name`.",
      optional: true,
    },
    currencyRefValue: {
      propDefinition: [
        quickbooks,
        "currencyRefValue",
      ],
    },
    currencyRefName: {
      propDefinition: [
        quickbooks,
        "currencyRefName",
      ],
    },
    minorVersion: {
      propDefinition: [
        quickbooks,
        "minorVersion",
      ],
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    if (!this.vendorRefValue || !this.lineItems) {
      throw new ConfigurationError("Must provide vendorRefValue, and lineItems parameters.");
    }

    try {
      this.lineItems = this.lineItems.map((lineItem) => typeof lineItem === "string"
        ? JSON.parse(lineItem)
        : lineItem);
    } catch (error) {
      throw new ConfigurationError(`We got an error trying to parse the LineItems. Error: ${error}`);
    }

    const response = await this.quickbooks.createBill({
      $,
      data: {
        VendorRef: {
          value: this.vendorRefValue,
          name: this.vendorRefName,
        },
        Line: this.lineItems,
        CurrencyRef: {
          value: this.currencyRefValue,
          name: this.currencyRefName,
        },
      },
      params: {
        minorversion: this.minorVersion,
      },
    });

    if (response) {
      $.export("summary", `Successfully created bill with id ${response.Bill.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
QuickBooks	`quickbooks`	`app`	This component uses the QuickBooks app.
Vendor Ref Value	`vendorRefValue`	`string`	Reference to the vendor for this transaction. Query the Vendor name list resource to determine the appropriate Vendor object for this reference. Use `Vendor.Id` from that object for `VendorRef.value`.
Line Items	`lineItems`	`string[]`	Individual line items of a transaction. Valid Line types include: `ItemBasedExpenseLine` and `AccountBasedExpenseLine`. One minimum line item required for the request to succeed. E.g `[ { "DetailType": "AccountBasedExpenseLineDetail", "Amount": 200.0, "AccountBasedExpenseLineDetail": { "AccountRef": { "value": "1" } } } ]`
Vendor Reference Name	`vendorRefName`	`string`	Reference to the vendor for this transaction. Query the Vendor name list resource to determine the appropriate Vendor object for this reference. Use `Vendor.Name` from that object for `VendorRef.name`.
Currency Reference Value	`currencyRefValue`	`string`	A three letter string representing the ISO 4217 code for the currency. For example, `USD`, `AUD`, `EUR`, and so on. This must be defined if multicurrency is enabled for the company. Multicurrency is enabled for the company if `Preferences.MultiCurrencyEnabled` is set to `true`. Read more about multicurrency support here. Required if multicurrency is enabled for the company.
Currency Reference Name	`currencyRefName`	`string`	The full name of the currency.
Minor Version	`minorVersion`	`string`	Use the `minorversion` query parameter in REST API requests to access a version of the API other than the generally available version. For example, to invoke minor version 1 of the JournalEntry entity, issue the following request: `https://quickbooks.api.intuit.com/v3/company/<realmId>/journalentry/entityId?minorversion=1`

Action Authentication#

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

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

com.intuit.quickbooks.accountingopenidprofileemail