Create Contact List with Twilio SendGrid API on New Contact Added from Constant Contact API

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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Contact Added trigger
1. Connect your Constant Contact account
2. Configure Polling interval
Configure the Create Contact List action
1. Connect your Twilio SendGrid account
2. Configure Name
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 Contact Added on Constant Contact

Description:Emit new event when a new contact is created.

Version:0.0.2

Key:constant_contact-new-contact-added

View on GitHub

Constant Contact Overview#

The Constant Contact API allows users to automate email marketing efforts by managing contacts, sending emails, and tracking results. With Pipedream, you can connect Constant Contact to other apps to create powerful workflows. You can trigger events, sync contact lists, automate email campaigns, and analyze email performance with ease. Pipedream's serverless platform offers a streamlined approach to integrating Constant Contact's functionalities into diverse, automated sequences.

Trigger Code#

import { DEFAULT_POLLING_SOURCE_TIMER_INTERVAL } from "@pipedream/platform";
import constantContact from "../../constant_contact.app.mjs";

export default {
  key: "constant_contact-new-contact-added",
  name: "New Contact Added",
  description: "Emit new event when a new contact is created.",
  type: "source",
  version: "0.0.2",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    constantContact,
    db: "$.service.db",
    timer: {
      label: "Polling interval",
      description: "Pipedream will poll the Constant Contact on this schedule",
      type: "$.interface.timer",
      default: {
        intervalSeconds: DEFAULT_POLLING_SOURCE_TIMER_INTERVAL,
      },
    },
  },
  methods: {
    _getLastDate() {
      return this.db.get("lastDate");
    },
    _setLastDate(lastDate) {
      this.db.set("lastDate", lastDate);
    },
    async startEvent(maxResults) {
      const lastDate = this._getLastDate();
      const responseArray = [];

      const items = this.constantContact.paginate({
        fn: this.constantContact.listContacts,
        field: "contacts",
        params: {
          created_after: lastDate,
          sort: "contacts.created_at.desc",
          limit: 500,
        },
        maxResults,
      });

      for await (const item of items) {
        responseArray.push(item);
      }

      if (!responseArray.length) {
        console.log("No new contacts found");
        return;
      }

      this._setLastDate(responseArray[0].created_at);

      for (const responseItem of responseArray.reverse()) {
        this.$emit(
          responseItem,
          {
            id: responseItem.contact_id,
            summary: `A new contact with id "${responseItem.contact_id}" was created!`,
            ts: responseItem.created_at,
          },
        );
      }
    },
  },
  hooks: {
    async deploy() {
      await this.startEvent(25);
    },
  },
  async run() {
    await this.startEvent();
  },
};

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
Constant Contact	`constantContact`	`app`	This component uses the Constant Contact app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
Polling interval	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`	Pipedream will poll the Constant Contact on this schedule

Trigger Authentication#

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

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

account_readaccount_updatecontact_datacampaign_dataoffline_access

About Constant Contact#

We deliver for small businesses and nonprofits with the right tools to simplify and amplify your digital marketing and generate powerful results.

Action#

Create Contact List on Twilio SendGrid

Description:Allows you to create a new contact list. [See the docs here](https://docs.sendgrid.com/api-reference/lists/create-list)

Version:0.0.3

Key:sendgrid-create-contact-list

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.

Action Code#

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

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "sendgrid-create-contact-list",
  name: "Create Contact List",
  description: "Allows you to create a new contact list. [See the docs here](https://docs.sendgrid.com/api-reference/lists/create-list)",
  version: "0.0.3",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    ...common.props,
    name: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Name",
      description: "Your name for your list. maxLength: 100",
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const resp = await this.sendgrid.createContactList(this.name);
    $.export("$summary", `Successfully created contact ${this.name}`);
    return resp;
  },
};