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Getting Started#

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

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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 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 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 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 is an incredibly powerful tool for businesses of all kinds
that need help managing their finances. With Quickbooks, businesses can easily
process payments, keep track of billing, create invoices and so much more.
Through the Quickbooks API, businesses can customize the platform to fit their
individual needs and create custom, automated transactions that can streamline
processes. Here are a few examples of what you can build using the Quickbooks
API:

Automated payment processing
Customer invoices
Customized billing cycles
Automated expense tracking
Client account monitoring
Financial analytics and insights
Automated reminders
Transaction histories and insights
Global payment processing
Accounting integration
Sales tax calculation and compliance

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.accounting