Create Contact with Hippo Video API on Weekly schedule from Schedule API

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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the Weekly schedule trigger
1. Connect your Schedule account
2. Configure Cron Schedule
Configure the Create Contact action
1. Connect your Hippo Video account
2. Configure Contact Email
3. Configure First Name
4. Configure Last Name
5. Configure Company name
6. Configure Notes
7. Optional- Configure Context
8. Optional- Select one or more List Ids
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#

Weekly schedule on Schedule

Description:Trigger your workflow on one or more days each week at a specific time (with timezone support).

Version:0.0.1

Key:schedule-weekly

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Schedule Overview#

The Schedule app in Pipedream is a powerful tool that allows you to trigger workflows at regular intervals, ranging from every minute to once a year. This enables the automation of repetitive tasks and the scheduling of actions to occur without manual intervention. By leveraging this API, you can execute code, run integrations, and process data on a reliable schedule, all within Pipedream's serverless environment.

Trigger Code#

import schedule from "../../schedule.app.mjs";

export default {
  name: "Weekly schedule",
  version: "0.0.1",
  key: "schedule-weekly",
  type: "source",
  description: "Trigger your workflow on one or more days each week at a specific time (with timezone support).",
  props: {
    schedule,
    cron: {
      propDefinition: [
        schedule,
        "cron",
      ],
      default: {
        cron: "0 10 * * 1",
      },
    },
  },
};

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
Schedule	`schedule`	`app`	This component uses the Schedule app.
Cron Schedule	`cron`	`$.interface.timer`	Enter a cron expression

Trigger Authentication#

The Schedule API does not require authentication.

About Schedule#

Trigger workflows on an interval or cron schedule.

Action#

Create Contact on Hippo Video

Description:Creates a new contact in Hippo Video. [See the documentation](https://documenter.getpostman.com/view/5278433/Tz5naxpW#a4d73ffe-a2b6-4d68-a1ee-9fbc1417a955)

Version:0.0.1

Key:hippo_video-create-contact

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Hippo Video Overview#

The Hippo Video API lets you harness the power of video in your business processes. Through Pipedream, you can automate video creation, management, and distribution workflows. This means you can trigger actions in Hippo Video based on events from other apps, or use Hippo Video events to kick off processes elsewhere. Whether it's automating video emails in your CRM, monitoring video analytics, or managing video content at scale, Pipedream's serverless platform empowers you to build and run workflows seamlessly.

Action Code#

import { ConfigurationError } from "@pipedream/platform";
import { parseObject } from "../../common/utils.mjs";
import hippoVideo from "../../hippo_video.app.mjs";

export default {
  key: "hippo_video-create-contact",
  name: "Create Contact",
  description: "Creates a new contact in Hippo Video. [See the documentation](https://documenter.getpostman.com/view/5278433/Tz5naxpW#a4d73ffe-a2b6-4d68-a1ee-9fbc1417a955)",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    hippoVideo,
    contactEmail: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Contact Email",
      description: "Email Address of the Contact/Lead/Prospect.",
    },
    firstName: {
      type: "string",
      label: "First Name",
      description: "First Name of the Contact/Lead/Prospect.",
    },
    lastName: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Last Name",
      description: "Last Name of the Contact/Lead/Prospect.",
    },
    companyName: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Company name",
      description: "Company Name of the Contact/Lead/Prospect.",
    },
    notes: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Notes",
      description: "Notes for the lead/prospect/contact.",
    },
    context: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Context",
      description: "If sales, will be added as a prospect. If empty, will be added as people.",
      optional: true,
    },
    listIds: {
      propDefinition: [
        hippoVideo,
        "listIds",
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const response = await this.hippoVideo.createContact({
      $,
      data: {
        contact_email: this.contactEmail,
        first_name: this.firstName,
        last_name: this.lastName,
        company_name: this.companyName,
        notes: this.notes,
        context: this.context,
        list_ids: parseObject(this.listIds)?.join(),
      },
    });

    if (!response.status) throw new ConfigurationError(response.message);

    $.export("$summary", `Successfully created contact with Id: ${response.contact_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
Hippo Video	`hippoVideo`	`app`	This component uses the Hippo Video app.
Contact Email	`contactEmail`	`string`	Email Address of the Contact/Lead/Prospect.
First Name	`firstName`	`string`	First Name of the Contact/Lead/Prospect.
Last Name	`lastName`	`string`	Last Name of the Contact/Lead/Prospect.
Company name	`companyName`	`string`	Company Name of the Contact/Lead/Prospect.
Notes	`notes`	`string`	Notes for the lead/prospect/contact.
Context	`context`	`string`	If sales, will be added as a prospect. If empty, will be added as people.
List Ids	`listIds`	`string[]`	Select a value from the drop down menu.

Action Authentication#

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

Hippo Video requires their users enter their email in order to connect to their API. For more info, refer to Hippo Video’s documentation.

To retrieve your API key,