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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New or Modified Records trigger
1. Connect your Airtable account
2. Configure timer
3. Select a Base
4. Select a Table
Configure the Create Issue action
1. Connect your GitHub account
2. Select a Repository
3. Configure Title
4. Optional- Configure Body
5. Optional- Select one or more Labels
6. Optional- Select one or more Assignees
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 or Modified Records on Airtable

Description:Emit an event for each new or modified record in a table

Version:0.2.0

Key:airtable-new-or-modified-records

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Airtable Overview#

Using the Airtable API, you can build applications that can:

Create and manage databases
Add, update, and delete records
Search for records
Sort and filter records
Display records in a variety of ways
Import and export data

Trigger Code#

import moment from "moment";
import { axios } from "@pipedream/platform";

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

export default {
  ...common,
  name: "New or Modified Records",
  key: "airtable-new-or-modified-records",
  description: "Emit an event for each new or modified record in a table",
  version: "0.2.0",
  type: "source",
  props: {
    ...common.props,
    tableId: {
      propDefinition: [
        common.props.airtable,
        "tableId",
        ({ baseId }) => ({
          baseId,
        }),
      ],
    },
  },
  async run(event) {
    const {
      baseId,
      tableId,
      viewId,
    } = this;

    const config = {
      url: `https://api.airtable.com/v0/${encodeURIComponent(baseId)}/${encodeURIComponent(tableId)}`,
      params: {},
      headers: {
        Authorization: `Bearer ${this.airtable.$auth.api_key}`,
      },
    };

    const lastTimestamp = this.db.get("lastTimestamp");
    config.params.filterByFormula = `LAST_MODIFIED_TIME() > "${lastTimestamp}"`;

    const data = await axios(this, config);

    if (!data.records.length) {
      console.log("No new or modified records.");
      return;
    }

    const metadata = {
      baseId,
      tableId,
      viewId,
    };

    let newRecords = 0, modifiedRecords = 0;
    for (const record of data.records) {
      if (!lastTimestamp || moment(record.createdTime) > moment(lastTimestamp)) {
        record.type = "new_record";
        newRecords++;
      } else {
        record.type = "record_modified";
        modifiedRecords++;
      }

      record.metadata = metadata;

      this.$emit(record, {
        summary: `${record.type}: ${JSON.stringify(record.fields)}`,
        id: record.id,
      });
    }
    console.log(`Emitted ${newRecords} new records(s) and ${modifiedRecords} modified record(s).`);

    // We keep track of the timestamp of the current invocation
    this.updateLastTimestamp(event);
  },
};

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
Airtable	`airtable`	`app`	This component uses the Airtable app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`
Base	`baseId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Table	`tableId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.

Trigger Authentication#

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

Visit your account settings, copy your API key, and enter it below. If you only need to read data from Airtable, and not modify it, you can generate a read-only API key.

get airtable api key

About Airtable#

Looks like a spreadsheet, acts like a database.

Action#

Create Issue on GitHub

Description:Create a new issue in a Gihub repo. [See docs here](https://docs.github.com/en/rest/issues/issues#create-an-issue)

Version:0.2.7

Key:github-create-issue

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Action Code#

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

export default {
  key: "github-create-issue",
  name: "Create Issue",
  description: "Create a new issue in a Gihub repo. [See docs here](https://docs.github.com/en/rest/issues/issues#create-an-issue)",
  version: "0.2.7",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    github,
    repoFullname: {
      propDefinition: [
        github,
        "repoFullname",
      ],
    },
    title: {
      label: "Title",
      description: "The title of the issue",
      type: "string",
    },
    body: {
      label: "Body",
      description: "The contents of the issue",
      type: "string",
      optional: true,
    },
    labels: {
      label: "Labels",
      description: "Labels to associate with this issue. NOTE: Only users with push access can set labels for new issues",
      optional: true,
      propDefinition: [
        github,
        "labels",
        (c) => ({
          repoFullname: c.repoFullname,
        }),
      ],
    },
    assignees: {
      label: "Assignees",
      description: "Logins for Users to assign to this issue. NOTE: Only users with push access can set assignees for new issues",
      optional: true,
      propDefinition: [
        github,
        "collaborators",
        (c) => ({
          repoFullname: c.repoFullname,
        }),
      ],
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const response = await this.github.createIssue({
      repoFullname: this.repoFullname,
      data: {
        title: this.title,
        body: this.body,
        labels: this.labels,
        assignees: this.assignees,
      },
    });

    $.export("$summary", "Successfully created issue.");

    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
GitHub	`github`	`app`	This component uses the GitHub app.
Repository	`repoFullname`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Title	`title`	`string`	The title of the issue
Body	`body`	`string`	The contents of the issue
Labels	`labels`	`string[]`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Assignees	`assignees`	`string[]`	Select a value from the drop down menu.

Action Authentication#

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

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

repoadmin:orgadmin:public_keyadmin:org_hookgistprojectnotificationsuserwrite:discussionwrite:packagesread:packagesadmin:repo_hook

About GitHub#

Where the world builds software. Millions of developers and companies build, ship, and maintain their software on GitHub—the largest and most advanced development platform in the world.

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