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Create Draft with Gmail API on Custom Interval from Schedule API

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Getting Started

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

  1. Select this integration
  2. Configure the Custom Interval trigger
    1. Connect your Schedule account
    2. Configure Cron Schedule
  3. Configure the Create Draft action
    1. Connect your Gmail account
    2. Configure To
    3. Optional- Configure Cc
    4. Optional- Configure Bcc
    5. Configure Subject
    6. Configure Email Body
    7. Optional- Select a Body Type
    8. Optional- Configure Attachment Filenames
    9. Optional- Configure Attachment URLs or Paths
    10. Optional- Select a In Reply To
    11. Optional- Select a Mime Type
  4. Deploy the workflow
  5. Send a test event to validate your setup
  6. 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

Description:Trigger your workflow every N hours, minutes or seconds.
Version:0.0.2
Key:schedule-custom-interval

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: "Custom Interval",
  version: "0.0.2",
  key: "schedule-custom-interval",
  type: "source",
  description: "Trigger your workflow every N hours, minutes or seconds.",
  props: {
    schedule,
    cron: {
      propDefinition: [
        schedule,
        "cron",
      ],
    },
  },
};

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.
LabelPropTypeDescription
SchedulescheduleappThis component uses the Schedule app.
Cron Schedulecron$.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

Description:Create a draft from your Google Workspace email account. [See the documentation](https://developers.google.com/gmail/api/reference/rest/v1/users.drafts/create)
Version:0.0.3
Key:gmail-create-draft

Gmail Overview

By connecting your personal Gmail account to Pipedream, you'll be able to incorporate email into whatever you're building with any of the thousands of apps that are available on Pipedream.

Action Code

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

export default {
  key: "gmail-create-draft",
  name: "Create Draft",
  description: "Create a draft from your Google Workspace email account. [See the documentation](https://developers.google.com/gmail/api/reference/rest/v1/users.drafts/create)",
  version: "0.0.3",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    gmail,
    to: {
      propDefinition: [
        gmail,
        "to",
      ],
    },
    cc: {
      propDefinition: [
        gmail,
        "cc",
      ],
    },
    bcc: {
      propDefinition: [
        gmail,
        "bcc",
      ],
    },
    subject: {
      propDefinition: [
        gmail,
        "subject",
      ],
    },
    body: {
      propDefinition: [
        gmail,
        "body",
      ],
    },
    bodyType: {
      propDefinition: [
        gmail,
        "bodyType",
      ],
    },
    attachmentFilenames: {
      propDefinition: [
        gmail,
        "attachmentFilenames",
      ],
    },
    attachmentUrlsOrPaths: {
      propDefinition: [
        gmail,
        "attachmentUrlsOrPaths",
      ],
    },
    inReplyTo: {
      propDefinition: [
        gmail,
        "message",
      ],
      label: "In Reply To",
      description: "Specify the `message-id` this email is replying to.",
      optional: true,
    },
    mimeType: {
      propDefinition: [
        gmail,
        "mimeType",
      ],
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    this.attachmentFilenames = utils.parseArray(this.attachmentFilenames);
    this.attachmentUrlsOrPaths = utils.parseArray(this.attachmentUrlsOrPaths);
    if (this.attachmentFilenames?.length !== this.attachmentUrlsOrPaths?.length) {
      throw new ConfigurationError("Must specify the same number of `Attachment Filenames` and `Attachment URLs or Paths`");
    }
    const opts = await this.gmail.getOptionsToSendEmail($, this);
    const response = await this.gmail.createDraft(opts);
    $.export("$summary", "Successfully created a draft message");
    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.

LabelPropTypeDescription
GmailgmailappThis component uses the Gmail app.
Totostring[]

Enter a single recipient's email or multiple emails as items in an array.

Ccccstring[]

Enter a single recipient's email or multiple emails as items in an array.

Bccbccstring[]

Enter a single recipient's email or multiple emails as items in an array.

Subjectsubjectstring

Specify a subject for the email.

Email Bodybodyany

Include an email body as either plain text or HTML. If HTML, make sure to set the "Body Type" prop to html.

Body TypebodyTypestringSelect a value from the drop down menu:htmlplaintext
Attachment FilenamesattachmentFilenamesstring[]

Array of the names of the files to attach. Must contain the file extension (e.g. .jpeg, .txt). Use in conjuction with Attachment URLs or Paths.

Attachment URLs or PathsattachmentUrlsOrPathsstring[]

Array of the URLs of the download links for the files, or the local paths (e.g. /tmp/my-file.txt). Use in conjuction with Attachment Filenames.

In Reply ToinReplyTostringSelect a value from the drop down menu.
Mime TypemimeTypestringSelect a value from the drop down menu.

Action Authentication

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

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

emailprofileopenidhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.labelshttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.sendhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.modifyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.composehttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.settings.basic

About Gmail

Gmail offers private and secure email by Google at no cost, for business and consumer accounts.

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