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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Message in Channel trigger
1. Connect your Discord Bot account
2. Select a Guild
3. Select one or more Channels
4. Optional- Configure Emit messages as a single event
5. Configure timer
Configure the Create Meeting action
1. Connect your Zoom account
2. Optional- Configure topic
3. Optional- Configure type
4. Optional- Configure start_time
5. Optional- Configure duration
6. Optional- Configure timezone
7. Optional- Configure password
8. Optional- Configure agenda
9. Optional- Configure tracking_fields
10. Optional- Configure recurrence
11. Optional- Configure settings
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 Message in Channel on Discord Bot

Description:Emit new event for each message posted to one or more channels

Version:0.0.18

Key:discord_bot-new-message-in-channel

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Discord Bot Overview#

The Pipedream Discord app enables you to build event-driven workflows that interact with the Discord API. When you authorize the Pipedream app's access to your guilds, you can use Pipedream workflows to perform common Discord actions, or write your own code against the Discord API.

Trigger Code#

import { DEFAULT_POLLING_SOURCE_TIMER_INTERVAL } from "@pipedream/platform";
import maxBy from "lodash.maxby";
import common from "../common.mjs";
import sampleEmit from "./test-event.mjs";

const { discord } = common.props;

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "discord_bot-new-message-in-channel",
  name: "New Message in Channel",
  description: "Emit new event for each message posted to one or more channels",
  type: "source",
  version: "0.0.18",

  dedupe: "unique", // Dedupe events based on the Discord message ID
  props: {
    ...common.props,
    db: "$.service.db",
    channels: {
      type: "string[]",
      label: "Channels",
      description: "The channels you'd like to watch for new messages",
      propDefinition: [
        discord,
        "channelId",
        ({ guildId }) => ({
          guildId,
        }),
      ],
    },
    emitEventsInBatch: {
      type: "boolean",
      label: "Emit messages as a single event",
      description:
        "If `true`, all messages are emitted as an array, within a single Pipedream event. Defaults to `false`, emitting each Discord message as its own event in Pipedream",
      optional: true,
      default: false,
    },
    timer: {
      type: "$.interface.timer",
      default: {
        intervalSeconds: DEFAULT_POLLING_SOURCE_TIMER_INTERVAL,
      },
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    // We store a cursor to the last message ID
    let lastMessageIDs = this._getLastMessageIDs();

    // If this is our first time running this source,
    // get the last N messages, emit them, and checkpoint
    for (const channelId of this.channels) {
      let lastMessageID;
      let messages = [];

      if (!lastMessageID) {
        messages = await this.discord.getMessages({
          $,
          channelId,
          params: {
            limit: 100,
          },
        });

        lastMessageID = messages.length
          ? maxBy(messages, (message) => message.id).id
          : 1;

      } else {
        let newMessages = [];

        do {
          newMessages = await this.discord.getMessages({
            $,
            channelId,
            params: {
              after: lastMessageIDs[channelId],
            },
          });

          messages = messages.concat(newMessages);

          lastMessageID = newMessages.length
            ? maxBy(newMessages, (message) => message.id).id
            : lastMessageIDs[channelId];

        } while (newMessages.length);
      }

      // Set the new high water mark for the last message ID
      // for this channel
      lastMessageIDs[channelId] = lastMessageID;

      if (!messages.length) {
        console.log(`No new messages in channel ${channelId}`);
        return;
      }

      console.log(`${messages.length} new messages in channel ${channelId}`);

      // Batched emits do not take advantage of the built-in deduper
      if (this.emitEventsInBatch) {
        const suffixChar =
          messages.length > 1
            ? "s"
            : "";

        this.$emit(messages, {
          summary: `${messages.length} new message${suffixChar}`,
          id: lastMessageID,
        });

      } else {
        messages.forEach((message) => {
          this.$emit(message, {
            summary: message.content,
            id: message.id, // dedupes events based on this ID
          });
        });
      }
    }

    // Set the last message ID for the next run
    this._setLastMessageIDs(lastMessageIDs);
  },
  sampleEmit,
};

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
Discord Bot	`discord`	`app`	This component uses the Discord Bot app.
Guild	`guildId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
Channels	`channels`	`string[]`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Emit messages as a single event	`emitEventsInBatch`	`boolean`	If `true`, all messages are emitted as an array, within a single Pipedream event. Defaults to `false`, emitting each Discord message as its own event in Pipedream
	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`

Trigger Authentication#

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

This app allows you to use the Discord API using your own Discord bot. If you don't want to use a custom bot, and you just need to use the Discord API, exit this screen and use the Discord app, instead.

If you want to use your own Discord bot, but haven't created one yet, see these instructions or watch this video. You'll need to add this bot to your server(s) to make successful API requests.

Once you've created your bot, you'll find the Bot token within the Bot section of your app. Enter that token below.

About Discord Bot#

Use this app to interact with the Discord API using a bot in your account

Action#

Create Meeting on Zoom

Description:Creates a meeting for a user. A maximum of 100 meetings can be created for a user in a day.

Version:0.1.1

Key:zoom-create-meeting

View on GitHub

Zoom Overview#

Connecting Zoom to any app using Pipedream

Pipedream workflows allow you to run any Node.js code that connects to the Zoom API. Just create a new workflow, then add prebuilt Zoom actions (create a meeting, send a chat message, etc.) or write your own code. These workflows can be triggered by HTTP requests, timers, email, or on any app-based event (new tweets, a Github PR, Zoom events, etc).

Getting Started

First, sign up for Pipedream at https://pipedream.com.
Visit https://pipedream.com/accounts.
Click the button labeled Click Here to Connect an App.
Search for "Zoom" and select either Zoom or Zoom Admin (see the differences below):

This will open up a new window prompting you to authorize Pipedream's access to your Zoom account. Once you authorize access, you should see your Zoom account listed among your apps.

Create a new workflow, add a new step, search for "Zoom" or "Zoom Admin". Once you've selected either app, you can choose to either "Run Node.js code" or select one of the prebuilt actions for performing common API operations.
At this stage, you'll be asked to link the Zoom account you connected above, authorizing the request to the Zoom API with your credentials:

Zoom vs Zoom Admin app

Zoom users can be classified into two groups: non-admins and admins. Admins have account-level permissions that users do not, and Zoom has corresponding admin-level scopes that aren't relevant for normal users. Therefore, Pipedream exposes two apps — Zoom and Zoom Admin — to serve the two groups.

In the Zoom Marketplace, these apps are named Pipedream, and Pipedream for Zoom Admins, respectively.

Non-admins have permissions to manage standard Zoom resources in their account: meetings, webinars, recordings, and more. If you're a non-admin, you'll want to use the Zoom app.

Zoom admins have permissions to manage account-level resources, like users and reports. They can also manage webinars and meetings across their organization. If you're an admin and need to manage these resources via API, you'll want to use the Zoom Admin app.

The Zoom API docs on permissions provide detailed information on these permissions and their associated OAuth scopes.

Action Code#

// legacy_hash_id: a_l0i2Mn
import { axios } from "@pipedream/platform";

export default {
  key: "zoom-create-meeting",
  name: "Create Meeting",
  description: "Creates a meeting for a user. A maximum of 100 meetings can be created for a user in a day.",
  version: "0.1.1",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    zoom: {
      type: "app",
      app: "zoom",
    },
    topic: {
      type: "string",
      description: "Meeting topic",
      optional: true,
    },
    type: {
      type: "integer",
      description: "Meeting type:\n1 - Instant meeting.\n2 - Scheduled meeting.\n3 - Recurring meeting with no fixed time.\n8 - Recurring meeting with fixed time.",
      optional: true,
    },
    start_time: {
      type: "string",
      description: "Meeting start time. We support two formats for start_time - local time and GMT.\nTo set time as GMT the format should be yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ssZ.\nTo set time using a specific timezone, use yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss format and specify the timezone ID in the timezone field OR leave it blank and the timezone set on your Zoom account will be used. You can also set the time as UTC as the timezone field.\nThe start_time should only be used for scheduled and / or recurring webinars with fixed time.",
      optional: true,
    },
    duration: {
      type: "integer",
      description: "Meeting duration (minutes). Used for scheduled meetings only.",
      optional: true,
    },
    timezone: {
      type: "string",
      description: "Time zone to format start_time. For example, America/Los_Angeles. For scheduled meetings only. Please reference our time [zone list](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/other-references/abbreviation-lists#timezones) for supported time zones and their formats.",
      optional: true,
    },
    password: {
      type: "string",
      description: "Password to join the meeting. Password may only contain the following characters: [a-z A-Z 0-9 @ - _ *]. Max of 10 characters.",
      optional: true,
    },
    agenda: {
      type: "string",
      description: "Meeting description.",
      optional: true,
    },
    tracking_fields: {
      type: "any",
      description: "Tracking fields.",
      optional: true,
    },
    recurrence: {
      type: "object",
      description: "Recurrence object",
      optional: true,
    },
    settings: {
      type: "string",
      description: "Meeting settings.",
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
  //See the API docs here: https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/zoom-api/meetings/meetingcreate
    const config = {
      method: "post",
      url: "https://api.zoom.us/v2/users/me/meetings",
      data: {
        topic: this.topic,
        type: this.type,
        start_time: this.start_time,
        duration: this.duration,
        timezone: this.timezone,
        password: this.password,
        agenda: this.agenda,
        tracking_fields: typeof this.tracking_fields == "undefined"
          ? this.tracking_fields
          : JSON.parse(this.tracking_fields),
        recurrence: typeof this.recurrence == "undefined"
          ? this.recurrence
          : JSON.parse(this.recurrence),
        settings: typeof this.settings == "undefined"
          ? this.settings
          : JSON.parse(this.settings),
      },
      headers: {
        "Authorization": `Bearer ${this.zoom.$auth.oauth_access_token}`,
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
      },
    };
    return await axios($, config);
  },
};

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
Zoom	`zoom`	`app`	This component uses the Zoom app.
topic	`topic`	`string`	Meeting topic
type	`type`	`integer`	Meeting type: 1 - Instant meeting. 2 - Scheduled meeting. 3 - Recurring meeting with no fixed time. 8 - Recurring meeting with fixed time.
start_time	`start_time`	`string`	Meeting start time. We support two formats for start_time - local time and GMT. To set time as GMT the format should be yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ssZ. To set time using a specific timezone, use yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss format and specify the timezone ID in the timezone field OR leave it blank and the timezone set on your Zoom account will be used. You can also set the time as UTC as the timezone field. The start_time should only be used for scheduled and / or recurring webinars with fixed time.
duration	`duration`	`integer`	Meeting duration (minutes). Used for scheduled meetings only.
timezone	`timezone`	`string`	Time zone to format start_time. For example, America/Los_Angeles. For scheduled meetings only. Please reference our time zone list for supported time zones and their formats.
password	`password`	`string`	Password to join the meeting. Password may only contain the following characters: [a-z A-Z 0-9 @ - _ *]. Max of 10 characters.
agenda	`agenda`	`string`	Meeting description.
tracking_fields	`tracking_fields`	`any`	Tracking fields.
recurrence	`recurrence`	`object`	Recurrence object
settings	`settings`	`string`	Meeting settings.

Action Authentication#

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

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

zoom_events_basic:read

About Zoom#

Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise video communications, with an easy, reliable cloud platform for video and audio conferencing, chat, and webinars.

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