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Getting Started#

This integration creates a workflow with a YouTube Data 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 New Videos in Subscribed Channels trigger
1. Connect your YouTube Data account
2. Configure Polling interval
Configure the Create Event action
1. Connect your Google Calendar account
2. Select a Type of Add
3. Optional- Select a Calendar ID
4. Configure Describe Event
5. Optional- Configure Event Title
6. Optional- Select a Color ID
7. Optional- Select a Time Zone
8. Optional- Select a Send Updates
9. Optional- Configure Create Meet Room
10. Optional- Select a Visibility
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 Videos in Subscribed Channels on YouTube Data

Description:Emit new event for each new YouTube video posted to a subscribed channel.

Version:0.0.6

Key:youtube_data_api-new-videos-in-subscribed-channels

View on GitHub

YouTube Data Overview#

The YouTube Data API lets you incorporate functions normally executed on the YouTube website into your own website or application. You can perform operations like searching for videos, retrieving channel data, and managing playlists. When integrated with Pipedream's serverless platform, this API can be part of automations that react to events, synchronize YouTube data with other services, or generate custom reports.

Trigger Code#

import youtubeDataApi from "../../youtube_data_api.app.mjs";
import common from "./common.mjs";

/**
 * Uses [YouTube API](https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/docs) to get the authenticated user's
 * subscriptions with a `totalItemCount` for each. The user's subscriptions are used to get the
 * subscribed-to channels. Then the ID of the 'uploads' playlist in each channel is used to get
 * playlist items of recently uploaded videos. Process is taken roughly from [this stackoverflow
 * comment](https://bit.ly/3lp4uRS).
 *
 * Sequence: Subscriptions -> Channels -> PlaylistItems
 *
 * The YouTube API allows [listing channels](https://bit.ly/3Fh5Hm2) using a comma-separated list of
 * channel IDs, so channels are fetched using a single series of paginated requests. To list
 * playlist items [PlaylistItems](https://bit.ly/2WN7EW2), a separate request must be made for each
 * channel's 'uploads' playlist. To limit the number of requests, playlist items are fetched only
 * for channels (subscriptions) whose [totalItemCount](https://bit.ly/3ldUYAR) is greater than the
 * last recorded `totalItemCount`.
 */
export default {
  ...common,
  key: "youtube_data_api-new-videos-in-subscribed-channels",
  name: "New Videos in Subscribed Channels",
  description: "Emit new event for each new YouTube video posted to a subscribed channel.",
  version: "0.0.6",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    youtubeDataApi,
    ...common.props,
  },
};

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
YouTube Data	`youtubeDataApi`	`app`	This component uses the YouTube Data app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
Polling interval	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`	Pipedream will poll the YouTube API on this schedule

Trigger Authentication#

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

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

emailprofilehttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtube.readonlyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtube.uploadhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtubehttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtube.force-ssl

About YouTube Data#

With the YouTube Data API, you can add a variety of YouTube features to your application. Use the API to upload videos, manage playlists and subscriptions, update channel settings, and more.

Action#

Create Event on Google Calendar

Description:Create an event in a Google Calendar. [See the documentation](https://developers.google.com/calendar/api/v3/reference/events/insert)

Version:0.2.5

Key:google_calendar-create-event

View on GitHub

Google Calendar Overview#

The Google Calendar API lets you dip into the powerhouse of scheduling, allowing for the reading, creation, and manipulation of events and calendars directly from your applications. Through Pipedream, you can seamlessly integrate Google Calendar into a myriad of workflows, automating event management, syncing with other services, setting up custom reminders, or even collating data for reporting. The key here is to streamline your calendar-related processes, ensuring that your time management is as efficient and automated as possible.

Action Code#

import googleCalendar from "../../google_calendar.app.mjs";
import createEventCommon from "../common/create-event-common.mjs";
import { v4 as uuidv4 } from "uuid";
import constants from "../../common/constants.mjs";

export default {
  key: "google_calendar-create-event",
  name: "Create Event",
  description: "Create an event in a Google Calendar. [See the documentation](https://developers.google.com/calendar/api/v3/reference/events/insert)",
  version: "0.2.5",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    googleCalendar,
    addType: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Type of Add",
      description: "Whether to perform a quick add or a detailed event",
      options: [
        {
          label: "Add Detailed Event",
          value: "detailed",
        },
        {
          label: "Add Quick Event using Natural Language",
          value: "quick",
        },
      ],
      reloadProps: true,
    },
    calendarId: {
      propDefinition: [
        googleCalendar,
        "calendarId",
      ],
    },
    text: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Describe Event",
      description: "Write a plain text description of event, and Google will parse this string to create the event. eg. 'Meet with Michael 10am 7/22/2024' or 'Call Sarah at 1:30PM on Friday'",
      hidden: true,
    },
    summary: {
      label: "Event Title",
      type: "string",
      description: "Enter a title for the event, (e.g., `My event`)",
      optional: true,
      hidden: true,
    },
    colorId: {
      propDefinition: [
        googleCalendar,
        "colorId",
      ],
      hidden: true,
    },
    timeZone: {
      propDefinition: [
        googleCalendar,
        "timeZone",
      ],
      hidden: true,
    },
    sendUpdates: {
      propDefinition: [
        googleCalendar,
        "sendUpdates",
      ],
      hidden: true,
    },
    createMeetRoom: {
      type: "boolean",
      label: "Create Meet Room",
      description: "Whether to create a Google Meet room for this event.",
      optional: true,
      hidden: true,
    },
    visibility: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Visibility",
      description: "Visibility of the event",
      options: [
        "default",
        "public",
        "private",
        "confidential",
      ],
      optional: true,
      hidden: true,
    },
  },
  async additionalProps(props) {
    const isDetailed = this.addType === "detailed";

    props.text.hidden = isDetailed;

    props.summary.hidden = !isDetailed;
    props.colorId.hidden = !isDetailed;
    props.timeZone.hidden = !isDetailed;
    props.sendUpdates.hidden = !isDetailed;
    props.createMeetRoom.hidden = !isDetailed;
    props.visibility.hidden = !isDetailed;

    if (isDetailed) {
      const commonProps = createEventCommon.props({
        isUpdate: false,
      });
      if (this.repeatFrequency) {
        const frequency = constants.REPEAT_FREQUENCIES[this.repeatFrequency];
        commonProps.repeatInterval.description = `Enter 1 to "repeat every ${frequency}", enter 2 to "repeat every other ${frequency}", etc. Defaults to 1.`;
        commonProps.repeatInterval.hidden = !this.repeatFrequency;
        commonProps.repeatUntil.hidden = !this.repeatFrequency;
        commonProps.repeatTimes.hidden = !this.repeatFrequency;
      }
      return commonProps;
    }
    return {};
  },
  methods: {
    ...createEventCommon.methods,
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    if (this.addType === "quick") {
      const quickResponse = await this.googleCalendar.quickAddEvent({
        calendarId: this.calendarId,
        text: this.text,
      });
      $.export("$summary", `Successfully added a quick event: "${quickResponse.id}"`);
      return quickResponse;
    }

    const timeZone = await this.getTimeZone(this.timeZone);
    const attendees = this.formatAttendees(this.attendees);
    const recurrence = this.formatRecurrence({
      repeatFrequency: this.repeatFrequency,
      repeatInterval: this.repeatInterval,
      repeatTimes: this.repeatTimes,
      repeatUntil: this.repeatUntil,
    });

    const data = {
      calendarId: this.calendarId,
      sendUpdates: this.sendUpdates,
      resource: {
        summary: this.summary,
        location: this.location,
        description: this.description,
        start: this.getDateParam({
          date: this.eventStartDate,
          timeZone,
        }),
        end: this.getDateParam({
          date: this.eventEndDate,
          timeZone,
        }),
        recurrence,
        attendees,
        colorId: this.colorId,
        visibility: this.visibility,
      },
    };

    if (this.createMeetRoom) {
      data.conferenceDataVersion = 1;
      data.resource.conferenceData = {
        createRequest: {
          requestId: uuidv4(),
          conferenceSolutionKey: {
            type: "hangoutsMeet",
          },
        },
      };
    }

    const response = await this.googleCalendar.createEvent(data);

    $.export("$summary", `Successfully created event with ID: "${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.
Type of Add	`addType`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`{ "label": "Add Detailed Event", "value": "detailed" }{ "label": "Add Quick Event using Natural Language", "value": "quick" }`
Calendar ID	`calendarId`	`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:

https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar.eventshttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar.readonlyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar.settings.readonlyemailprofile

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