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Getting Started#

This integration creates a workflow with a RSS trigger and Lob 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 Letter action
1. Connect your Lob account
2. Select a To
3. Configure Description
4. Select a From
5. Optional- Configure Name
6. Optional- Configure Company
7. Optional- Configure Email
8. Optional- Configure Phone
9. Optional- Configure Address Line 1
10. Optional- Configure Address Line 2
11. Optional- Configure City
12. Optional- Configure State
13. Optional- Configure ZIP Code
14. Optional- Configure Country
15. Configure File
16. Configure Color
17. Select a Use Type
18. Optional- Select a Mail Type
19. Optional- Configure Send Date
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:1.2.6

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 rss from "../../app/rss.app.mjs";
import { defineSource } from "@pipedream/types";
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: "1.2.6",
    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 Letter on Lob

Description:Creates a new letter. [See docs here](https://docs.lob.com/#tag/Letters/operation/letter_create).

Version:0.0.1

Key:lob-create-letter

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Lob Overview#

The Lob API provides a suite of automation capabilities focused on direct mail, address verification, and print management. With Lob, you can automate the sending of physical mail programmatically, verify addresses to ensure deliverability, and manage printing logistics for marketing campaigns or operational needs. It's a powerful tool for bridging the digital and physical mailing worlds, particularly useful for marketing, billing, and compliance communications.

Action Code#

import { defineAction } from "@pipedream/types";
import lob from "../../app/lob.app.mjs";
import constants from "../../app/common/constants.mjs";
export default defineAction({
    key: "lob-create-letter",
    name: "Create Letter",
    description: "Creates a new letter. [See docs here](https://docs.lob.com/#tag/Letters/operation/letter_create).",
    version: "0.0.1",
    type: "action",
    props: {
        lob,
        to: {
            propDefinition: [
                lob,
                "addressId",
            ],
            label: "To",
            description: "Must either be an `addressId` or an inline object with correct address parameters",
        },
        description: {
            type: "string",
            label: "Description",
            description: "An internal description that identifies this resource",
        },
        from: {
            propDefinition: [
                lob,
                "addressId",
            ],
            label: "From",
            description: "Required if `to` address is international. Must either be an `addressId` or an inline object with correct address parameters",
        },
        name: {
            type: "string",
            label: "Name",
            description: "Name of the recipient.",
            optional: true,
        },
        company: {
            type: "string",
            label: "Company",
            description: "Company name associated with the recipient.",
            optional: true,
        },
        email: {
            type: "string",
            label: "Email",
            description: "Email address of the recipient.",
            optional: true,
        },
        phone: {
            type: "string",
            label: "Phone",
            description: "Phone number of the recipient.",
            optional: true,
        },
        addressLine1: {
            type: "string",
            label: "Address Line 1",
            description: "First line of the address.",
            optional: true,
        },
        addressLine2: {
            type: "string",
            label: "Address Line 2",
            description: "Second line of the address.",
            optional: true,
        },
        addressCity: {
            type: "string",
            label: "City",
            description: "City of the address.",
            optional: true,
        },
        addressState: {
            type: "string",
            label: "State",
            description: "State of the address.",
            optional: true,
        },
        addressZip: {
            type: "string",
            label: "ZIP Code",
            description: "ZIP code of the address.",
            optional: true,
        },
        addressCountry: {
            type: "string",
            label: "Country",
            description: "Country of the address.",
            optional: true,
        },
        file: {
            type: "string",
            label: "File",
            description: "Letter content in HTML",
        },
        color: {
            type: "boolean",
            label: "Color",
            description: "Set to true if you want to print in color; set to false for black and white.",
        },
        useType: {
            type: "string",
            label: "Use Type",
            description: "The use type of the mail. It can only be null if an account default use_type is selected).",
            options: constants.USE_TYPES,
        },
        mailType: {
            type: "string",
            label: "Mail Type",
            description: "Designates the mail postage type.",
            options: constants.MAIL_TYPES,
            optional: true,
        },
        sendDate: {
            type: "string",
            label: "Send Date",
            description: "Specifies the date to send the letter off for production (ISO 8601 format, up to 180 days in the future).",
            optional: true,
        },
    },
    async run({ $ }) {
        const response = await this.lob.createLetter({
            to: this.to ?? {
                name: this.name,
                company: this.company,
                email: this.email,
                phone: this.phone,
                address_line1: this.addressLine1,
                address_line2: this.addressLine2,
                address_city: this.addressCity,
                address_state: this.addressState,
                address_zip: this.addressZip,
                address_country: this.addressCountry,
            },
            description: this.description,
            from: this.from,
            file: this.file,
            color: this.color,
            use_type: this.useType,
            mail_type: this.mailType,
            send_date: this.sendDate,
        });
        $.export("$summary", `Successfully created letter 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
Lob	`lob`	`app`	This component uses the Lob app.
To	`to`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Description	`description`	`string`	An internal description that identifies this resource
From	`from`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Name	`name`	`string`	Name of the recipient.
Company	`company`	`string`	Company name associated with the recipient.
Email	`email`	`string`	Email address of the recipient.
Phone	`phone`	`string`	Phone number of the recipient.
Address Line 1	`addressLine1`	`string`	First line of the address.
Address Line 2	`addressLine2`	`string`	Second line of the address.
City	`addressCity`	`string`	City of the address.
State	`addressState`	`string`	State of the address.
ZIP Code	`addressZip`	`string`	ZIP code of the address.
Country	`addressCountry`	`string`	Country of the address.
File	`file`	`string`	Letter content in HTML
Color	`color`	`boolean`	Set to true if you want to print in color; set to false for black and white.
Use Type	`useType`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`{ "label": "Marketing", "value": "marketing" }{ "label": "Operational", "value": "operational" }`
Mail Type	`mailType`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`usps_first_classusps_standard`
Send Date	`sendDate`	`string`	Specifies the date to send the letter off for production (ISO 8601 format, up to 180 days in the future).

Action Authentication#

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

Enter your Live Lob secret API key below.

You can find this key under your account settings in the Lob dashboard.

Alternatively, you can use your Test Secret API Key, but you'll need to create a new Lob Connected Account in Pipedream in order to make Live requests.

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