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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the Custom Interval trigger
1. Connect your Schedule account
2. Configure Cron Schedule
Configure the Create Event action
1. Connect your Google Calendar account
2. Select a Calendar ID
3. Optional- Configure Event Title
4. Optional- Configure Event Venue
5. Optional- Configure Event Description
6. Optional- Configure Attendees
7. Configure Event Date
8. Configure Event End Date
9. Optional- Select a Send Updates
10. Optional- Select a Time zone
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#

Custom Interval on Schedule

Description:Trigger your workflow every N hours, minutes or seconds.

Version:0.0.2

Key:schedule-custom-interval

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Schedule Overview#

With Schedule - A trigger provided by Pipedream - You can easily build
automated workflows that run on regular times or intervals. Some examples of
things that you can build using the Schedule API include:

Automated data retrieval from a third-party service, like pulling stats from
your Salesforce account on a set schedule.
Uploading new data sets to a database with a predetermined interval.
Automatic emails to customers or leads at a certain time of the day.
Automating data analysis based on a set schedule.
Automatically optimizing social media postings according to a specified
timeline.
Updating webpages at a certain interval with newly available content.
Re-running reports on a periodic basis.
Refreshing a cache of data at a given frequency.

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.

Label	Prop	Type	Description
Schedule	`schedule`	`app`	This component uses the Schedule app.
Cron Schedule	`cron`	`$.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#

Create Event on Google Calendar

Description:Create an event to the Google Calendar. [See the docs here](https://googleapis.dev/nodejs/googleapis/latest/calendar/classes/Resource$Events.html#insert)

Version:0.1.4

Key:google_calendar-create-event

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Google Calendar Overview#

The Google Calendar API gives developers access to Google Calendar data,
allowing them to create their own applications that can read, write, and update
calendar data. With the API, users can integrate their own calendar
applications with Google Calendar, giving them the ability to manage their
calendars in one place. The API also provides the ability to search for events
and create new events.

Possible applications that could be built using the Google Calendar API
include:

A calendar application that integrates with Google Calendar, allowing users
to manage their calendars in one place.
A calendar application that allows users to search for events and create new
events.
A to-do list application that integrates with Google Calendar, allowing users
to see their tasks and events in one place.
A reminder application that uses Google Calendar data to remind users of
upcoming events.

Action Code#

import googleCalendar from "../../google_calendar.app.mjs";

export default {
  key: "google_calendar-create-event",
  name: "Create Event",
  description: "Create an event to the Google Calendar. [See the docs here](https://googleapis.dev/nodejs/googleapis/latest/calendar/classes/Resource$Events.html#insert)",
  version: "0.1.4",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    googleCalendar,
    calendarId: {
      propDefinition: [
        googleCalendar,
        "calendarId",
      ],
    },
    summary: {
      label: "Event Title",
      type: "string",
      description: "Enter static text (e.g., `hello world`) for the event name",
      optional: true,
    },
    location: {
      label: "Event Venue",
      type: "string",
      description: "Enter static text (e.g., `hello world`) for the event venue",
      optional: true,
    },
    description: {
      label: "Event Description",
      type: "string",
      description: "Enter detailed event description",
      optional: true,
    },
    attendees: {
      label: "Attendees",
      type: "string[]",
      description: "Enter the EmailId of the attendees",
      optional: true,
    },
    eventStartDate: {
      label: "Event Date",
      type: "string",
      description: "For all-day events, enter the Event day in the format 'yyyy-mm-dd'. For events with time, format according to [RFC3339](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3339.html#section-1): 'yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss+01:00'. A time zone offset is required unless a time zone is explicitly specified in timeZone.",
    },
    eventEndDate: {
      label: "Event End Date",
      type: "string",
      description: "For all-day events, enter the Event day in the format 'yyyy-mm-dd'. For events with time, format according to [RFC3339](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3339.html#section-1): 'yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss+01:00'. A time zone offset is required unless a time zone is explicitly specified in timeZone.",
    },
    sendUpdates: {
      label: "Send Updates",
      type: "string",
      description: "Whether to send notifications about the creation of the new event.",
      optional: true,
      options: [
        "all",
        "externalOnly",
        "none",
      ],
    },
    timeZone: {
      propDefinition: [
        googleCalendar,
        "timeZone",
      ],
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    /**
     * Based on the IINA Time Zone DB
     * http://www.iana.org/time-zones
     */
    const { value: timeZone } = this.timeZone ?? await this.googleCalendar.getSettings({
      setting: "timezone",
    });

    /**
     * Format for the attendees
     *
     * [
     *   { "email": "lpage@example.com",},
     *   { "email": "sbrin@example.com",},
     * ]
     */

    let attendees = [];

    if (this.attendees && Array.isArray(this.attendees)) {
      attendees = this.attendees.map((email) => ({
        email,
      }));
    }

    const response = await this.googleCalendar.createEvent({
      calendarId: this.calendarId,
      sendUpdates: this.sendUpdates,
      resource: {
        summary: this.summary,
        location: this.location,
        description: this.description,
        start: {
          date: this.eventStartDate.length <= 10
            ? this.eventStartDate
            : undefined,
          dateTime: this.eventStartDate.length > 10
            ? this.eventStartDate
            : undefined,
          timeZone,
        },
        end: {
          date: this.eventEndDate.length <= 10
            ? this.eventEndDate
            : undefined,
          dateTime: this.eventEndDate.length > 10
            ? this.eventEndDate
            : undefined,
          timeZone,
        },
        attendees,
      },
    });

    $.export("$summary", `Successfully created event ${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
Google Calendar	`googleCalendar`	`app`	This component uses the Google Calendar app.
Calendar ID	`calendarId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Event Title	`summary`	`string`	Enter static text (e.g., `hello world`) for the event name
Event Venue	`location`	`string`	Enter static text (e.g., `hello world`) for the event venue
Event Description	`description`	`string`	Enter detailed event description
Attendees	`attendees`	`string[]`	Enter the EmailId of the attendees
Event Date	`eventStartDate`	`string`	For all-day events, enter the Event day in the format 'yyyy-mm-dd'. For events with time, format according to RFC3339: 'yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss+01:00'. A time zone offset is required unless a time zone is explicitly specified in timeZone.
Event End Date	`eventEndDate`	`string`	For all-day events, enter the Event day in the format 'yyyy-mm-dd'. For events with time, format according to RFC3339: 'yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss+01:00'. A time zone offset is required unless a time zone is explicitly specified in timeZone.
Send Updates	`sendUpdates`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`allexternalOnlynone`
Time zone	`timeZone`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.

Action Authentication#

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

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

emailprofilehttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar.eventshttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar.readonlyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar.settings.readonly

Create Event with Google Calendar API on Custom Interval from Schedule API

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