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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Card in Column (Classic Projects) trigger
1. Connect your GitHub account
2. Select a Repository
3. Select a Project
4. Select a Column
Configure the Create Multiple Records action
1. Connect your Airtable account
2. Select a Base
3. Select a Table
4. Configure Records
5. Configure Typecast
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 Card in Column (Classic Projects) on GitHub

Description:Emit new event when a (classic) project card is created or moved to a specific column. For Projects V2 use `New Issue with Status` trigger. [More information here](https://docs.github.com/en/issues/organizing-your-work-with-project-boards/tracking-work-with-project-boards/adding-issues-and-pull-requests-to-a-project-board)

Version:0.1.8

Key:github-new-card-in-column

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Trigger Code#

import common from "../common/common-webhook.mjs";
import constants from "../common/constants.mjs";

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "github-new-card-in-column",
  name: "New Card in Column (Classic Projects)",
  description: "Emit new event when a (classic) project card is created or moved to a specific column. For Projects V2 use `New Issue with Status` trigger. [More information here](https://docs.github.com/en/issues/organizing-your-work-with-project-boards/tracking-work-with-project-boards/adding-issues-and-pull-requests-to-a-project-board)",
  version: "0.1.8",
  type: "source",
  props: {
    ...common.props,
    project: {
      propDefinition: [
        common.props.github,
        "project",
        (c) => ({
          repoFullname: c.repoFullname,
        }),
      ],
    },
    column: {
      propDefinition: [
        common.props.github,
        "column",
        (c) => ({
          project: c.project,
        }),
      ],
      withLabel: true,
    },
  },
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    getWebhookEvents() {
      return [
        "project_card",
      ];
    },
    getThisColumnLabel() {
      if (typeof this.column ===  "object") {
        return this.column.label;
      }
      return this.column;
    },
    getThisColumnValue() {
      if (typeof this.column ===  "object") {
        return this.column.value;
      }
      return this.column;
    },
    isCardInThisColumn(card) {
      const { column_id: columnId } = card;
      return columnId === this.getThisColumnValue();
    },
    generateMeta(card) {
      return {
        id: card.id,
        summary: `New card in ${this.getThisColumnLabel()}: ${card.note}`,
        ts: Date.parse(card.updated_at),
      };
    },
    async loadHistoricalEvents() {
      const cards = await this.github.getProjectCards({
        columnId: this.getThisColumnValue(),
        per_page: constants.HISTORICAL_EVENTS,
      });
      for (const card of cards) {
        await this.processCard(card);
      }
    },
    async processCard(card) {
      const meta = this.generateMeta(card);
      const issue = await this.github.getIssueFromProjectCard({
        repoFullname: this.repoFullname,
        cardId: card.id,
      });
      this.$emit({
        card,
        issue,
      }, meta);
    },
  },
  async run(event) {
    const card = event.body.project_card;
    if (!card) {
      console.log("No card in event. Skipping event.");
      return;
    }

    if (!this.isCardInThisColumn(card)) {
      console.log(`Card not in ${this.getThisColumnLabel()}. Skipping...`);
      return;
    }

    this.processCard(card);
  },
};

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
GitHub	`github`	`app`	This component uses the GitHub app.
Repository	`repoFullname`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
N/A	`http`	`$.interface.http`	This component uses `$.interface.http` to generate a unique URL when the component is first instantiated. Each request to the URL will trigger the `run()` method of the component.
Project	`project`	`integer`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Column	`column`	`integer`	Select a value from the drop down menu.

Trigger 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.

Action#

Create Multiple Records on Airtable

Description:Create one or more records in a table by passing an array of objects containing field names and values as key/value pairs.

Version:0.2.0

Key:airtable-create-multiple-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

Action Code#

import chunk from "lodash.chunk";
import airtable from "../../airtable.app.mjs";
import common from "../common.mjs";

const BATCH_SIZE = 10; // The Airtable API allows us to update up to 10 rows per request.

export default {
  key: "airtable-create-multiple-records",
  name: "Create Multiple Records",
  description: "Create one or more records in a table by passing an array of objects containing field names and values as key/value pairs.",
  version: "0.2.0",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    ...common.props,
    records: {
      propDefinition: [
        airtable,
        "records",
      ],
    },
    typecast: {
      propDefinition: [
        airtable,
        "typecast",
      ],
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const baseId = this.baseId?.value ?? this.baseId;
    const tableId = this.tableId?.value ?? this.tableId;

    const table = this.airtable.base(baseId)(tableId);

    let data = this.records;
    if (!Array.isArray(data)) {
      data = JSON.parse(data);
    }
    data = data.map((fields) => ({
      fields,
    }));
    if (!data.length) {
      throw new Error("No Airtable record data passed to step. Please pass at least one record");
    }

    const params = {
      typecast: this.typecast,
    };

    const responses = [];
    for (const c of chunk(data, BATCH_SIZE)) {
      try {
        responses.push(...(await table.create(c, params)));
      } catch (err) {
        this.airtable.throwFormattedError(err);
      }
    }

    const l = responses.length;
    $.export("$summary", `Added ${l} record${l === 1
      ? ""
      : "s"} to ${this.baseId?.label || baseId}: [${this.tableId?.label || tableId}](https://airtable.com/${baseId}/${tableId})`);

    return responses;
  },
};

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
Airtable	`airtable`	`app`	This component uses the Airtable app.
Base	`baseId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Table	`tableId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Records	`records`	`string`	Provide an array of objects. Each object should represent a new record with the column name as the key and the data to insert as the corresponding value (e.g., passing `[{"foo":"bar","id":123},{"foo":"baz","id":456}]` will create two records and with values added to the fields `foo` and `id`). The most common pattern is to reference an array of objects exported by a previous step (e.g., `{{steps.foo.$return_value}}`). You may also enter or construct a string that will `JSON.parse()` to an array of objects.
Typecast	`typecast`	`boolean`	The Airtable API will perform best-effort automatic data conversion from string values if the typecast parameter is `True`. Automatic conversion is disabled by default to ensure data integrity, but it may be helpful for integrating with 3rd party data sources.

Action 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.

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