Create Channel with Microsoft Teams API on New Event from Box API

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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Event trigger
1. Connect your Box account
2. Select a Target
3. Select one or more Event types
Configure the Create Channel action
1. Connect your Microsoft Teams account
2. Select a Team
3. Configure Display Name
4. Configure Description
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 Event on Box

Description:Emit new event when an event with subscribed event source triggered on a target. [See the documentation](https://developer.box.com/reference/post-webhooks)

Version:0.0.4

Key:box-new-event

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Box Overview#

The Box API offers a playground for enhancing content management and collaboration within your cloud storage. With Pipedream, you can orchestrate Box's functionality to automate document handling, streamline approval flows, sync files across apps, and trigger actions based on file events. Think of Pipedream as the glue that allows you to connect Box with your tech stack, triggering workflows with new file uploads, comments, or when sharing settings change, to enhance productivity and minimize manual labor.

Trigger Code#

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

export default {
  key: "box-new-event",
  name: "New Event",
  description: "Emit new event when an event with subscribed event source triggered on a target. [See the documentation](https://developer.box.com/reference/post-webhooks)",
  version: "0.0.4",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  ...common,
  props: {
    ...common.props,
    events: {
      type: "string[]",
      label: "Event types",
      description: "The events that trigger the webhook.",
      options: eventsTypes,
    },
  },
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    getTriggers() {
      return this.events;
    },
    getSummary(event) {
      const eventType = eventsTypes.find((pair) => pair.value == event?.trigger);
      return  `New ${eventType?.label ?? "unclassified"} event with ID(${event.id})`;
    },
  },
};

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
Box	`app`	`app`	This component uses the Box 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.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
Target	`webhookTarget`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Event types	`events`	`string[]`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`{ "label": "File Uploaded", "value": "FILE.UPLOADED" }{ "label": "File Previewed", "value": "FILE.PREVIEWED" }{ "label": "File Downloaded", "value": "FILE.DOWNLOADED" }{ "label": "File Trashed", "value": "FILE.TRASHED" }{ "label": "File Deleted", "value": "FILE.DELETED" }{ "label": "File Restored", "value": "FILE.RESTORED" }{ "label": "File Closed", "value": "FILE.COPIED" }{ "label": "File Moved", "value": "FILE.MOVED" }{ "label": "File Locked", "value": "FILE.LOCKED" }{ "label": "File Unlocked", "value": "FILE.UNLOCKED" }{ "label": "File Renamed", "value": "FILE.RENAMED" }{ "label": "Comment Created", "value": "COMMENT.CREATED" }{ "label": "Comment Updated", "value": "COMMENT.UPDATED" }{ "label": "Comment Deleted", "value": "COMMENT.DELETED" }{ "label": "Task Assignment Created", "value": "TASK_ASSIGNMENT.CREATED" }{ "label": "Task Assignment Updated", "value": "TASK_ASSIGNMENT.UPDATED" }{ "label": "Metadata Instance Created", "value": "METADATA_INSTANCE.CREATED" }{ "label": "Metadata Instance Updated", "value": "METADATA_INSTANCE.UPDATED" }{ "label": "Metadata Instance Deleted", "value": "METADATA_INSTANCE.DELETED" }{ "label": "Folder Created", "value": "FOLDER.CREATED" }{ "label": "Folder Renamed", "value": "FOLDER.RENAMED" }{ "label": "Folder Downloaded", "value": "FOLDER.DOWNLOADED" }{ "label": "Folder Restored", "value": "FOLDER.RESTORED" }{ "label": "Folder Deleted", "value": "FOLDER.DELETED" }{ "label": "Folder Copied", "value": "FOLDER.COPIED" }{ "label": "Folder Moved", "value": "FOLDER.MOVED" }{ "label": "Folder Trashed", "value": "FOLDER.TRASHED" }{ "label": "Webhook Deleted", "value": "WEBHOOK.DELETED" }{ "label": "Collaboration Created", "value": "COLLABORATION.CREATED" }{ "label": "Collaboration Accepted", "value": "COLLABORATION.ACCEPTED" }{ "label": "Collaboration Rejected", "value": "COLLABORATION.REJECTED" }{ "label": "Collaboration Removed", "value": "COLLABORATION.REMOVED" }{ "label": "Collaboration Updated", "value": "COLLABORATION.UPDATED" }{ "label": "Shared Link Deleted", "value": "SHARED_LINK.DELETED" }{ "label": "Shared Link Created", "value": "SHARED_LINK.CREATED" }{ "label": "Shared Link Updated", "value": "SHARED_LINK.UPDATED" }{ "label": "Sign Request Completed", "value": "SIGN_REQUEST.COMPLETED" }{ "label": "Sign Request Declined", "value": "SIGN_REQUEST.DECLINED" }{ "label": "Sign Request Expired", "value": "SIGN_REQUEST.EXPIRED" }`

Trigger Authentication#

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

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

About Box#

Platform for secure content management, workflow, and collaboration

Action#

Create Channel on Microsoft Teams

Description:Create a new channel in Microsoft Teams. [See the docs here](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/channel-post?view=graph-rest-1.0&tabs=http)

Version:0.0.6

Key:microsoft_teams-create-channel

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Microsoft Teams Overview#

The Microsoft Teams API on Pipedream allows you to automate tasks, streamline communication, and integrate with other services to enhance the functionality of Teams as a collaboration hub. With this API, you can send messages to channels, orchestrate complex workflows based on Teams events, and manage Teams' settings programmatically.

Action Code#

import microsoftTeams from "../../microsoft_teams.app.mjs";

export default {
  key: "microsoft_teams-create-channel",
  name: "Create Channel",
  description: "Create a new channel in Microsoft Teams. [See the docs here](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/channel-post?view=graph-rest-1.0&tabs=http)",
  type: "action",
  version: "0.0.6",
  props: {
    microsoftTeams,
    teamId: {
      propDefinition: [
        microsoftTeams,
        "team",
      ],
    },
    displayName: {
      propDefinition: [
        microsoftTeams,
        "channelDisplayName",
      ],
    },
    description: {
      propDefinition: [
        microsoftTeams,
        "channelDescription",
      ],
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const {
      teamId,
      displayName,
      description,
    } = this;

    const response =
      await this.microsoftTeams.createChannel({
        teamId,
        content: {
          displayName,
          description,
        },
      });

    $.export("$summary", `Successfully created channel ${displayName}`);

    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
Microsoft Teams	`microsoftTeams`	`app`	This component uses the Microsoft Teams app.
Team	`teamId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Display Name	`displayName`	`string`	Display name of the channel
Description	`description`	`string`	Description of the channel

Action Authentication#

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

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

User.Reademailoffline_accessopenidprofileChat.ReadChat.ReadWriteChatMessage.SendChannel.ReadBasic.AllChannelMessage.Read.AllChannelMessage.SendTeam.ReadBasic.AllSchedule.Read.All

Create Channel with Microsoft Teams API on New Event from Box API

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