Create Email with 4Dem API on New Bot Command Received (Instant) from Telegram API

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Getting Started#

This integration creates a workflow with a Telegram trigger and 4Dem action. When you configure and deploy the workflow, it will run on Pipedream's servers 24x7 for free.

Select this integration
Configure the New Bot Command Received (Instant) trigger
1. Connect your Telegram account
2. Select one or more Commands
Configure the Create Email action
1. Connect your 4Dem account
2. Configure Name
3. Configure Email Subject
4. Select a Sender ID
5. Optional- Configure Plain Content
6. Optional- Configure HTML Content
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 Bot Command Received (Instant) on Telegram

Description:Emit new event each time a Telegram Bot command is received.

Version:0.0.5

Key:telegram_bot_api-new-bot-command-received

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New Bot Command Received (Instant) Overview#

Telegram Bots can respond to Slash commands. For instance, you can add a /hi or /help command to your Telegram bot to help users learn how to use your bot.

Trigger Code#

import base from "../common/webhooks.mjs";
import sampleEmit from "./test-event.mjs";

export default {
  ...base,
  key: "telegram_bot_api-new-bot-command-received",
  name: "New Bot Command Received (Instant)",
  description: "Emit new event each time a Telegram Bot command is received.",
  version: "0.0.5",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    ...base.props,
    commands: {
      propDefinition: [
        base.props.telegramBotApi,
        "commands",
      ],
    },
  },
  methods: {
    ...base.methods,
    getMeta(event, message) {
      return {
        id: event.update_id,
        summary: message.text,
        ts: new Date(message.edit_date ?? message.date),
      };
    },
    getEventTypes() {
      return [
        "message",
        "edited_message",
      ];
    },
    processEvent(event) {
      const message = event.edited_message ?? event.message;

      if (!message?.text) {
        console.log("Skipping message that isn’t a bot command");

        return;
      }

      const command = message.text.split(" ")[0];

      if (typeof this.commands === "string") {
        this.commands = JSON.parse(this.commands);
      }

      const foundCmd = this.commands.some((cmd) => command.includes(cmd));
      if (!foundCmd) {
        return;
      }

      this.$emit(event, this.getMeta(event, message));
    },
  },
  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
Telegram	`telegramBotApi`	`app`	This component uses the Telegram app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
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.
Commands	`commands`	`string[]`	Select a value from the drop down menu.

Trigger Authentication#

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

About Telegram#

Telegram, is a cloud-based, cross-platform, encrypted instant messaging (IM) service.

Action#

Create Email on 4Dem

Description:Create a new email. [See the documentation](https://api.4dem.it/#/operations/contents.email.store)

Version:0.0.1

Key:_4dem-create-email

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4Dem Overview#

The 4Dem API provides robust tools for email marketing, allowing users to manage contacts, send emails, and track campaign effectiveness. Leveraging this API within Pipedream enables users to automate and integrate these email marketing capabilities with other services, enhancing productivity and personalization. Use cases range from syncing subscriber data across platforms to triggering custom email campaigns based on user behavior.

Action Code#

import app from "../../_4dem.app.mjs";

export default {
  key: "_4dem-create-email",
  name: "Create Email",
  description: "Create a new email. [See the documentation](https://api.4dem.it/#/operations/contents.email.store)",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    app,
    name: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "name",
      ],
      description: "Email Name",
    },
    subject: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "subject",
      ],
    },
    senderId: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "senderId",
      ],
    },
    plain: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "plain",
      ],
    },
    html: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "html",
      ],
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const response = await this.app.createEmail({
      $,
      data: {
        name: this.name,
        subject: this.subject,
        sender: {
          id: this.senderId,
        },
        content: {
          plain: this.plain,
          html: this.html,
        },
      },
    });

    $.export("$summary", `Successfully created email '${this.name}'`);

    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
4Dem	`app`	`app`	This component uses the 4Dem app.
Name	`name`	`string`	Email Name
Email Subject	`subject`	`string`	Subject of the email
Sender ID	`senderId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Plain Content	`plain`	`string`	Plain content of the email
HTML Content	`html`	`string`	HTML content of the email

Action Authentication#

4Dem uses OAuth authentication. When you connect your 4Dem account, Pipedream will open a popup window where you can sign into 4Dem and grant Pipedream permission to connect to your account. Pipedream securely stores and automatically refreshes the OAuth tokens so you can easily authenticate any 4Dem API.

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