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Getting Started#

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

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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 Employee action
1. Connect your Xero Accounting account
2. Configure tenant_id
3. Configure first_name
4. Configure last_name
5. Optional- Select a status
6. Optional- Configure external_link
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 Employee on Xero Accounting

Description:Creates a new employee.

Version:0.3.1

Key:xero_accounting_api-xero-accounting-create-employee

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Xero Accounting Overview#

The Xero Accounting API offers a powerful gateway to access and manipulate financial data within Xero. Leveraging Pipedream's capabilities, developers can build custom workflows that streamline accounting processes, sync financial data with external systems, and trigger actions based on financial events. This API allows for the automation of tasks such as invoicing, bank reconciliation, bill payments, and reporting, which can lead to significant time savings and enhanced data accuracy.

Action Code#

// legacy_hash_id: a_q1i3W6
import { axios } from "@pipedream/platform";

export default {
  key: "xero_accounting_api-xero-accounting-create-employee",
  name: "Create Employee",
  description: "Creates a new employee.",
  version: "0.3.1",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    xero_accounting_api: {
      type: "app",
      app: "xero_accounting_api",
    },
    tenant_id: {
      type: "string",
      description: "Id of the organization tenant to use on the Xero Accounting API. See [Get Tenant Connections](https://pipedream.com/@sergio/xero-accounting-api-get-tenant-connections-p_OKCzOgn/edit) for a workflow example on how to pull this data.",
    },
    first_name: {
      type: "string",
      description: "First name of an employee (max length = 255). If an existing employee matches your `FirstName` and `LastName` then you will receive an error.",
    },
    last_name: {
      type: "string",
      description: "Last name of an employee (max length = 255). If an existing employee matches your `FirstName` and `LastName` then you will receive an error.",
    },
    status: {
      type: "string",
      description: "Current status of an employee - see contact status [types](https://developer.xero.com/documentation/api/types#ContactStatuses)",
      optional: true,
      options: [
        "ACTIVE",
        "ARCHIVED",
        "GDPRREQUEST",
      ],
    },
    external_link: {
      type: "object",
      description: "Link to an external resource, for example, an employee record in an external system. You can specify the URL element.\nThe description of the link is auto-generated in the form \"Go to <App name>\". <App name> refers to the [Xero application](https://api.xero.com/Application) name that is making the API call.",
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
  //See the API docs: https://developer.xero.com/documentation/api/employees
  //on section PUT Employees

    if (!this.tenant_id || !this.first_name || !this.last_name) {
      throw new Error("Must provide tenant_id, first_name, and last_name parameters.");
    }

    return await axios($, {
      method: "put",
      url: "https://api.xero.com/api.xro/2.0/Employees",
      headers: {
        "Authorization": `Bearer ${this.xero_accounting_api.$auth.oauth_access_token}`,
        "xero-tenant-id": this.tenant_id,
      },
      data: {
        Status: this.status,
        FirstName: this.first_name,
        LastName: this.last_name,
        ExternalLink: this.external_link,
      },
    });
  },
};

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
Xero Accounting	`xero_accounting_api`	`app`	This component uses the Xero Accounting app.
tenant_id	`tenant_id`	`string`	Id of the organization tenant to use on the Xero Accounting API. See Get Tenant Connections for a workflow example on how to pull this data.
first_name	`first_name`	`string`	First name of an employee (max length = 255). If an existing employee matches your `FirstName` and `LastName` then you will receive an error.
last_name	`last_name`	`string`	Last name of an employee (max length = 255). If an existing employee matches your `FirstName` and `LastName` then you will receive an error.
status	`status`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`ACTIVEARCHIVEDGDPRREQUEST`
external_link	`external_link`	`object`	Link to an external resource, for example, an employee record in an external system. You can specify the URL element. The description of the link is auto-generated in the form "Go to <App name>". <App name> refers to the Xero application name that is making the API call.

Action Authentication#

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

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

offline_accessopenidprofileemailaccounting.transactionsaccounting.reports.readaccounting.settingsaccounting.settings.readaccounting.contactsaccounting.attachmentsaccounting.journals.read

Create Employee with Xero Accounting API on New Item in Feed from RSS API

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