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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Submission trigger
1. Connect your Typeform account
2. Select a Form
Configure the Create Dashboard action
1. Connect your Metabase account
2. Configure Name
3. Optional- Configure Description
4. Optional- Select a Collection ID
5. Optional- Configure Collection Position
6. Optional- Configure Cache TTL
7. Optional- Configure Parameters
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 Submission on Typeform

Description:Emit new submission

Version:0.0.8

Key:typeform-new-submission

View on GitHub

Typeform Overview#

The Typeform API furnishes you with the means to create dynamic forms and collect user responses in real-time. By leveraging this API within Pipedream's serverless platform, you can automate workflows to process this data, integrate seamlessly with other services, and react to form submissions instantaneously. This empowers you to craft tailored responses, synchronize with databases, trigger email campaigns, or even manage event registrations without manual intervention.

Trigger Code#

import { createHmac } from "crypto";
import sampleEmit from "./test-event.mjs";
import { uuid } from "uuidv4";
import common from "../common/common.mjs";
import constants from "../../constants.mjs";
import utils from "../common/utils.mjs";

const { typeform } = common.props;
const { parseIsoDate } = utils;

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "typeform-new-submission",
  name: "New Submission",
  version: "0.0.8",
  type: "source",
  description: "Emit new submission",
  props: {
    ...common.props,
    http: {
      type: "$.interface.http",
      customResponse: true,
    },
    db: "$.service.db",
    formId: {
      propDefinition: [
        typeform,
        "formId",
      ],
    },
  },
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    generateSecret() {
      return "" + Math.random();
    },
  },
  hooks: {
    ...common.hooks,
    async activate() {
      const secret = this.generateSecret();
      this._setSecret(secret);

      let tag = this._getTag();
      if (!tag) {
        tag = uuid();
        this._setTag(tag);
      }

      return await this.typeform.createHook({
        endpoint: this.http.endpoint,
        formId: this.formId,
        tag,
        secret,
      });
    },
    async deactivate() {
      const tag = this._getTag();

      return await this.typeform.deleteHook({
        formId: this.formId,
        tag,
      });
    },
  },
  async run(event) {
    const {
      body,
      headers,
    } = event;

    const { [constants.TYPEFORM_SIGNATURE]: typeformSignature } = headers;

    if (typeformSignature) {
      const secret = this._getSecret();

      const hmac =
        createHmac(constants.ALGORITHM, secret)
          .update(body)
          .digest(constants.ENCODING);

      const signature = `${constants.ALGORITHM}=${hmac}`;

      if (typeformSignature !== signature) {
        throw new Error("signature mismatch");
      }
    }

    let formResponseString = "";
    const data = Object.assign({}, body.form_response);
    data.form_response_parsed = {};

    for (let i = 0; i < body.form_response.answers.length; i++) {
      const field = body.form_response.definition.fields[i];
      const answer = body.form_response.answers[i];

      let parsedAnswer;
      let value = answer[answer.type];

      if (value.label) {
        parsedAnswer = value.label;

      } else if (value.labels) {
        parsedAnswer = value.labels.join();

      } else if (value.choice) {
        parsedAnswer = value.choice;

      } else if (value.choices) {
        parsedAnswer = value.choices.join();

      } else {
        parsedAnswer = value;
      }

      data.form_response_parsed[field.title] = parsedAnswer;
      formResponseString += `### ${field.title}\n${parsedAnswer}\n`;
    }

    data.form_response_string = formResponseString;
    data.raw_webhook_event = body;

    if (data.landed_at) {
      data.landed_at = parseIsoDate(data.landed_at);
    }

    if (data.submitted_at) {
      data.submitted_at = parseIsoDate(data.submitted_at);
    }

    data.form_title = body.form_response.definition.title;
    delete data.answers;
    delete data.definition;

    this.$emit(data, {
      summary: JSON.stringify(data),
      id: data.token,
    });

    this.http.respond({
      status: 200,
    });
  },
  sampleEmit,
};

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
Typeform	`typeform`	`app`	This component uses the Typeform 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.
Form	`formId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.

Trigger Authentication#

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

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

offlineaccounts:readforms:writeforms:readimages:writeimages:readthemes:writethemes:readresponses:readresponses:writewebhooks:readwebhooks:writeworkspaces:readworkspaces:write

About Typeform#

Typeform lets you build no-code forms, quizzes, and surveys - and get more responses.

Action#

Create Dashboard on Metabase

Description:Create a new Dashboard. [See the documentation](https://www.metabase.com/docs/latest/api#tag/apidashboard/post/api/dashboard/).

Version:0.0.1

Key:metabase-create-dashboard

View on GitHub

Metabase Overview#

The Metabase API opens a gateway to interact with Metabase programmatically, enabling you to automate reporting, dashboards, and data analysis operations. With Pipedream, you can harness this API to trigger workflows, manipulate data, and integrate with various other apps to create a seamless data ecosystem. Think of syncing Metabase insights with other tools, automating report generation, or reacting to events within your Metabase instance in real-time.

Action Code#

import app from "../../metabase.app.mjs";
import utils from "../../common/utils.mjs";

export default {
  key: "metabase-create-dashboard",
  name: "Create Dashboard",
  description: "Create a new Dashboard. [See the documentation](https://www.metabase.com/docs/latest/api#tag/apidashboard/post/api/dashboard/).",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    app,
    name: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Name",
      description: "The name of the dashboard",
    },
    description: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Description",
      description: "Description of the dashboard",
      optional: true,
    },
    collectionId: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "collectionId",
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
    collectionPosition: {
      type: "integer",
      label: "Collection Position",
      description: "Position within the collection (must be greater than zero)",
      min: 1,
      optional: true,
    },
    cacheTtl: {
      type: "integer",
      label: "Cache TTL",
      description: "Cache time-to-live in seconds (must be greater than zero)",
      min: 1,
      optional: true,
    },
    parameters: {
      type: "string[]",
      label: "Parameters",
      description: "Array of parameter definition objects.\n\n**Required properties:**\n- `id` (string) - Parameter identifier\n- `type` (string) - Parameter type (e.g., \"date/single\", \"text\", \"category\")\n\n**Optional properties:**\n- `name` (string) - Display name\n- `slug` (string) - URL-friendly identifier\n- `sectionId` (string) - Section grouping\n- `default` - Default value\n- `values_source_type` (enum) - \"static-list\", \"card\", or null\n- `values_source_config` (object) - Dynamic value configuration with `card_id`, `label_field`, `value_field`, `values`\n- `temporal_units` (array) - Time-based parameter units\n\n**Example:** `{\"id\": \"date_param\", \"type\": \"date/single\", \"name\": \"Date Filter\", \"slug\": \"date_filter\", \"default\": \"2024-01-01\"}`",
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const {
      app,
      name,
      description,
      collectionId,
      collectionPosition,
      cacheTtl,
      parameters,
    } = this;

    const response = await app.createDashboard({
      $,
      data: {
        name,
        description,
        collection_id: collectionId,
        collection_position: collectionPosition,
        cache_ttl: cacheTtl,
        parameters: utils.parseArray(parameters),
      },
    });

    $.export("$summary", `Successfully created dashboard with ID \`${response?.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
Metabase	`app`	`app`	This component uses the Metabase app.
Name	`name`	`string`	The name of the dashboard
Description	`description`	`string`	Description of the dashboard
Collection ID	`collectionId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Collection Position	`collectionPosition`	`integer`	Position within the collection (must be greater than zero)
Cache TTL	`cacheTtl`	`integer`	Cache time-to-live in seconds (must be greater than zero)
Parameters	`parameters`	`string[]`	Array of parameter definition objects. Required properties: `id` (string) - Parameter identifier `type` (string) - Parameter type (e.g., "date/single", "text", "category") Optional properties: `name` (string) - Display name `slug` (string) - URL-friendly identifier `sectionId` (string) - Section grouping `default` - Default value `values_source_type` (enum) - "static-list", "card", or null `values_source_config` (object) - Dynamic value configuration with `card_id`, `label_field`, `value_field`, `values` `temporal_units` (array) - Time-based parameter units Example: `{"id": "date_param", "type": "date/single", "name": "Date Filter", "slug": "date_filter", "default": "2024-01-01"}`