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Getting Started#

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

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Configure the Random item from multiple RSS feeds trigger
1. Connect your RSS account
2. Configure timer
3. Configure Feed URLs
Configure the Create Contact action
1. Connect your Zendesk Sell account
2. Configure Is Organization
3. Optional- Select a Status
4. Optional- Configure Title
5. Optional- Configure Description
6. Optional- Configure Email
7. Optional- Configure Phone
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#

Random item from multiple RSS feeds on RSS

Description:Emit a random item from multiple RSS feeds

Version:0.2.7

Key:rss-random-item-in-multiple-feeds

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RSS Overview#

The RSS app allows users to automatically fetch and parse updates from web feeds. This functionality is pivotal for staying abreast of content changes or updates from websites, blogs, and news outlets that offer RSS feeds. With Pipedream, you can harness the RSS API to trigger workflows that enable a broad range of automations, like content aggregation, monitoring for specific keywords, notifications, and data synchronization across platforms.

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-random-item-in-multiple-feeds",
    name: "Random item from multiple RSS feeds",
    type: "source",
    description: "Emit a random item from multiple RSS feeds",
    version: "0.2.7",
    props: {
        ...rssCommon.props,
        urls: {
            propDefinition: [
                rss,
                "urls",
            ],
        },
    },
    dedupe: "unique",
    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.
            for (const url of this.urls) {
                await this.rss.fetchAndParseFeed(url);
            }
        },
    },
    async run() {
        const items = [];
        for (const url of this.urls) {
            const feedItems = await this.rss.fetchAndParseFeed(url);
            items.push(...feedItems);
        }
        const item = items[Math.floor(Math.random() * items.length)];
        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 URLs	`urls`	`string[]`	Enter either one or multiple URLs from any public RSS feed

Trigger Authentication#

The RSS API does not require authentication.

About RSS#

Real Simple Syndication

Action#

Create Contact on Zendesk Sell

Description:Creates a new contact. [See the documentation](https://developer.zendesk.com/api-reference/sales-crm/resources/contacts/#create-a-contact).

Version:0.0.1

Key:zendesk_sell-create-contact

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Action Code#

import zendeskSell from "../../zendesk_sell.app.mjs";

export default {
  key: "zendesk_sell-create-contact",
  name: "Create Contact",
  description: "Creates a new contact. [See the documentation](https://developer.zendesk.com/api-reference/sales-crm/resources/contacts/#create-a-contact).",
  type: "action",
  version: "0.0.1",
  props: {
    zendeskSell,
    isOrganization: {
      propDefinition: [
        zendeskSell,
        "isOrganization",
      ],
      reloadProps: true,
    },
    status: {
      propDefinition: [
        zendeskSell,
        "status",
      ],
    },
    title: {
      propDefinition: [
        zendeskSell,
        "title",
      ],
    },
    description: {
      propDefinition: [
        zendeskSell,
        "description",
      ],
    },
    email: {
      propDefinition: [
        zendeskSell,
        "email",
      ],
    },
    phone: {
      propDefinition: [
        zendeskSell,
        "phone",
      ],
    },
  },
  async additionalProps() {
    const props = {};
    if (this.isOrganization) {
      props.name = {
        type: "string",
        label: "Name",
        description: "Name of the contact",
      };
    } else {
      props.firstName = {
        type: "string",
        label: "First Name",
        description: "First name of the contact",
      };
      props.lastName = {
        type: "string",
        label: "Last Name",
        description: "Last name of the contact",
      };
    }
    return props;
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const response = await this.zendeskSell.createContact({
      $,
      data: {
        data: {
          is_organization: this.isOrganization,
          name: this.name,
          first_name: this.firstName,
          last_name: this.lastName,
          customer_status: this.status,
          title: this.title,
          description: this.description,
          email: this.email,
          phone: this.phone,
        },
      },
    });
    $.export("$summary", `Successfully created contact with ID ${response.data.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
Zendesk Sell	`zendeskSell`	`app`	This component uses the Zendesk Sell app.
Is Organization	`isOrganization`	`boolean`	Indicator of whether or not this contact refers to an organization or an individual
Status	`status`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`nonecurrentpast`
Title	`title`	`string`	The contact’s job title
Description	`description`	`string`	The contact’s description
Email	`email`	`string`	The contact’s email address
Phone	`phone`	`string`	The contact’s phone number

Action Authentication#

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

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