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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Item in Feed trigger
1. Connect your RSS account
2. Configure timer
3. Configure Feed URL
4. Configure Published After
Configure the Create Email List action
1. Connect your SurveyMethods account
2. Configure Name
3. Select a Email List Type
4. Optional- Configure Custom Fields Labels
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 Item in Feed on RSS

Description:Emit new items from an RSS feed

Version:1.2.7

Key:rss-new-item-in-feed

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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 { defineSource } from "@pipedream/types";
import rss from "../../app/rss.app.mjs";
import rssCommon from "../common/common.mjs";
export default defineSource({
    ...rssCommon,
    key: "rss-new-item-in-feed",
    name: "New Item in Feed",
    description: "Emit new items from an RSS feed",
    version: "1.2.7",
    type: "source",
    dedupe: "unique",
    props: {
        ...rssCommon.props,
        url: {
            propDefinition: [
                rss,
                "url",
            ],
        },
        publishedAfter: {
            type: "string",
            label: "Published After",
            description: "Emit items published after the specified date in ISO 8601 format .e.g `2022-12-07T12:57:10+07:00`",
            default: new Date(Date.now() - 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000).toISOString(), // default to one day ago
        },
    },
    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.
            await this.rss.fetchAndParseFeed(this.url);
        },
    },
    methods: {
        ...rssCommon.methods,
        generateMeta: function (item) {
            return {
                id: this.rss.itemKey(item),
                summary: item.title,
                ts: Date.now(),
            };
        },
    },
    async run() {
        const items = await this.rss.fetchAndParseFeed(this.url);
        for (const item of items.reverse()) {
            const publishedAfter = +new Date(this.publishedAfter);
            const ts = this.rss.itemTs(item);
            if (Number.isNaN(publishedAfter) || publishedAfter > ts) {
                continue;
            }
            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 URL	`url`	`string`	Enter the URL for any public RSS feed
Published After	`publishedAfter`	`string`	Emit items published after the specified date in ISO 8601 format .e.g `2022-12-07T12:57:10+07:00`

Trigger Authentication#

The RSS API does not require authentication.

About RSS#

Real Simple Syndication

Action#

Create Email List on SurveyMethods

Description:Creates a email list. [See docs here in 8.2](https://app.surveymethods.com/t-help/api/surveymethodsapidocumentv1.pdf)

Version:0.0.1

Key:surveymethods-create-email-list

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SurveyMethods Overview#

The SurveyMethods API allows users to automate the management and analysis of surveys and the corresponding data. With the Pipedream integration, you can trigger workflows based on survey events, sync survey results with other databases or apps, and manage survey distribution programmatically. This serves to streamline the survey process from distribution to data actioning, all in real-time and without the need for manual intervention.

Action Code#

import surveymethods from "../../surveymethods.app.mjs";
import constants from "../common/constants.mjs";

export default {
  name: "Create Email List",
  version: "0.0.1",
  key: "surveymethods-create-email-list",
  description: "Creates a email list. [See docs here in 8.2](https://app.surveymethods.com/t-help/api/surveymethodsapidocumentv1.pdf)",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    surveymethods,
    name: {
      label: "Name",
      description: "The email list name",
      type: "string",
    },
    emailListType: {
      label: "Email List Type",
      description: "The email list type",
      type: "string",
      options: constants.EMAIL_LIST_TYPES,
    },
    customFieldsLabels: {
      label: "Custom Fields Labels",
      description: "The email list custom fields labels. E.g. `FirstName,LastName,Company,Location,Representative ID`",
      type: "string",
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const response = await this.surveymethods.createEmailList({
      $,
      data: {
        email_list_type: "Advanced",
        email_list_name: this.name,
        custom_field_labels: this.customFieldsLabels ?? "",
      },
    });

    if (response) {
      $.export("$summary", `Successfully created email list with id ${response.email_list.code}`);
    }

    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
SurveyMethods	`surveymethods`	`app`	This component uses the SurveyMethods app.
Name	`name`	`string`	The email list name
Email List Type	`emailListType`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`AdvancedBasic`
Custom Fields Labels	`customFieldsLabels`	`string`	The email list custom fields labels. E.g. `FirstName,LastName,Company,Location,Representative ID`

Action Authentication#

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

Use your account email address as your Login ID.
To get your API Key, follow the below steps:

Log in to your SurveyMethods account using your login id and password. The email
address that you provide during the registration will be your login id.
Go to the My Account Section.
Click on the API tab.