Create Image Post (Organization) with LinkedIn API on New Scraping Completed from WebScraper.IO API

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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Scraping Completed trigger
1. Connect your WebScraper.IO account
2. Configure timer
Configure the Create Image Post (Organization) action
1. Connect your LinkedIn account
2. Select a Organization Id
3. Configure File Path
4. Configure Text
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 Scraping Completed on WebScraper.IO

Description:Emit new event when a page scraping job has completed. [See the docs here](https://webscraper.io/documentation/web-scraper-cloud/api)

Version:0.0.1

Key:webscraper_io-new-scraping-completed

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WebScraper.IO Overview#

The WebScraper.IO API allows you to programmatically perform web scraping tasks, extracting structured data from websites. With the API, you can automate the gathering of web content for analysis, monitoring, and integration with other data sources. In Pipedream, you can leverage this API to build workflows that process, analyze, and act on the data you scrape without writing code for backend infrastructure.

Trigger Code#

import common from "../common/base.mjs";

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "webscraper_io-new-scraping-completed",
  name: "New Scraping Completed",
  description: "Emit new event when a page scraping job has completed. [See the docs here](https://webscraper.io/documentation/web-scraper-cloud/api)",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    async emitHistoricalEvents({ limit }) {
      const jobs = await this.getScrapingJobs();
      if (!(jobs?.length > 0)) {
        return;
      }
      jobs.reverse().slice(0, limit)
        .forEach((job) => this.emitEvent(job));
    },
    isRelevant(job, previousIds) {
      return job.status === "finished" && !previousIds[job.id];
    },
    emitEvent(job) {
      const meta = this.generateMeta(job);
      this.$emit(job, meta);
    },
    generateMeta(job) {
      return {
        id: job.id,
        summary: job.sitemap_name,
        ts: job.time_created,
      };
    },
    async getScrapingJobs() {
      const jobs = [];
      const previousIds = this._getPreviousIds();

      const results = await this.webscraper.paginate(this.webscraper.getScrapingJobs);
      for (const job of results) {
        if (this.isRelevant(job, previousIds)) {
          previousIds[job.id] = true;
          jobs.push(job);
        }
      }

      this._setPreviousIds(previousIds);

      return jobs;
    },
  },
  async run() {
    const jobs = await this.getScrapingJobs();
    jobs.forEach((job) => this.emitEvent(job));
  },
};

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
WebScraper.IO	`webscraper`	`app`	This component uses the WebScraper.IO app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`

Trigger Authentication#

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

" To retrieve your API token,

Navigate to your Web Scraper account and sign in
Go to “Account Info” > “API settings”"

About WebScraper.IO#

Making web data extraction easy and accessible for everyone.

Action#

Create Image Post (Organization) on LinkedIn

Description:Create an image post on LinkedIn. [See the docs here](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/linkedin/marketing/integrations/community-management/shares/images-api?view=li-lms-2023-09&tabs=http#uploading-an-image)

Version:0.0.2

Key:linkedin-create-image-post-organization

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LinkedIn Overview#

The LinkedIn API on Pipedream allows you to automate interactions with your LinkedIn account, such as posting updates, managing your profile, and engaging with your network. With Pipedream's serverless platform, you can create workflows that trigger on various events, process data, and connect with countless other apps to extend your LinkedIn presence, analyze your network's demographics, automate content sharing, and more.

Action Code#

import linkedin from "../../linkedin.app.mjs";
import fs from "fs";
import FormData from "form-data";

export default {
  key: "linkedin-create-image-post-organization",
  name: "Create Image Post (Organization)",
  description: "Create an image post on LinkedIn. [See the docs here](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/linkedin/marketing/integrations/community-management/shares/images-api?view=li-lms-2023-09&tabs=http#uploading-an-image)",
  version: "0.0.2",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    linkedin,
    organizationId: {
      propDefinition: [
        linkedin,
        "organizationId",
      ],
    },
    filePath: {
      type: "string",
      label: "File Path",
      description: "The path to the image file saved to the `/tmp` directory (e.g. `/tmp/image.png`). [See the documentation](https://pipedream.com/docs/workflows/steps/code/nodejs/working-with-files/#the-tmp-directory).",
    },
    text: {
      propDefinition: [
        linkedin,
        "text",
      ],
    },
  },
  methods: {
    initializeUpload({
      data, ...args
    }) {
      data = {
        ...data,
        initializeUploadRequest: {
          owner: `urn:li:organization:${this.organizationId}`,
        },
      };
      return this.linkedin._makeRequest({
        method: "POST",
        path: "/images?action=initializeUpload",
        data,
        ...args,
      });
    },
    uploadImage(url, data) {
      return this.linkedin._makeRequest({
        url,
        method: "PUT",
        data,
        headers: {
          ...this.linkedin._getHeaders(),
          ...data.getHeaders(),
        },
      });
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const {
      value: {
        uploadUrl, image,
      },
    } = await this.initializeUpload({
      $,
    });

    const filePath = this.filePath.startsWith("/tmp/")
      ? this.filePath
      : `/tmp/${this.filePath}`;
    const formData = new FormData();
    formData.append("file", fs.createReadStream(filePath));

    await this.uploadImage(uploadUrl, formData);

    await this.linkedin.createPost({
      data: {
        author: this.organizationId,
        commentary: this.text,
        visibility: "PUBLIC",
        content: {
          media: {
            id: image,
          },
        },
      },
      $,
    });

    $.export("$summary", "Successfully posted image.");

    // nothing to return
  },
};

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
LinkedIn	`linkedin`	`app`	This component uses the LinkedIn app.
Organization Id	`organizationId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
File Path	`filePath`	`string`	The path to the image file saved to the `/tmp` directory (e.g. `/tmp/image.png`). See the documentation.
Text	`text`	`string`	Text to be posted on LinkedIn timeline

Action Authentication#

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

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

r_1st_connections_sizer_ads_reportingrw_organization_adminw_organization_socialr_organization_socialw_member_social_feedw_member_socialw_organization_social_feedr_basicprofilerw_adsr_organization_social_feedr_ads

About LinkedIn#

LinkedIn is a business and employment-focused social media platform. Manage your professional identity. Build and engage with your professional network. Access knowledge, insights and opportunities.