Create Multiple Records with Airtable API on New Form Answer from Google Forms API

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Getting Started#

This integration creates a workflow with a Google Forms 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 Form Answer trigger
1. Connect your Google Forms account
2. Configure timer
3. Configure Form ID
Configure the Create Multiple Records action
1. Connect your Airtable account
2. Select a Base
3. Configure warningAlert
4. Select a Table
5. Configure Records
6. Configure customExpressionInfo
7. Optional- Configure Typecast
8. Optional- Configure Return Fields By ID
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 Form Answer on Google Forms

Description:Emit a new event when the form is answered. [See the documentation](https://developers.google.com/forms/api/reference/rest/v1/forms.responses/list)

Version:0.0.2

Key:google_forms-new-form-answer

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Google Forms Overview#

The Google Forms API lets you programmatically access and manipulate your forms and responses. In Pipedream, integrating Google Forms can automate mundane tasks, sync form data with other services, and trigger actions based on submission events. You can create, edit, and collaborate on forms, and analyze responses in real-time combined with Pipedream's serverless platform to create powerful workflows.

Trigger Code#

import base from "../common/base.mjs";
import sampleEmit from "./test-event.mjs";

export default {
  ...base,
  key: "google_forms-new-form-answer",
  name: "New Form Answer",
  description: "Emit a new event when the form is answered. [See the documentation](https://developers.google.com/forms/api/reference/rest/v1/forms.responses/list)",
  version: "0.0.2",
  dedupe: "unique",
  type: "source",
  methods: {
    ...base.methods,
    generateMeta(response) {
      return {
        id: response.responseId,
        summary: "New Answer",
        ts: new Date(response.createdTime).getTime(),
      };
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const lastSubmittedTime = this.getLastSubmittedTime();
    const { responses } = await this.googleForms.listFormResponses({
      formId: this.formId,
      $,
      params: {
        filter: lastSubmittedTime && `timestamp >= ${lastSubmittedTime}`,
      },
    });
    if (!responses || !Array.isArray(responses)) {
      return;
    }
    const responseSorted = this.sortResponses(responses);
    this.setLastSubmittedTime(
      responseSorted.length && responseSorted[0].lastSubmittedTime,
    );
    this.emitResponses(responseSorted.reverse());
  },
  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
Google Forms	`googleForms`	`app`	This component uses the Google Forms app.
	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
Form ID	`formId`	`string`	Identifier of a Google Form

Trigger Authentication#

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

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

emailprofilehttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.bodyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.body.readonlyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/forms.responses.readonly

About Google Forms#

Get insights quickly, with Google Forms. Easily create and share online forms and surveys, and analyze responses in real-time.

Action#

Create Multiple Records on Airtable

Description:Create one or more records in a table in a single operation with an array. [See the documentation](https://airtable.com/developers/web/api/create-records)

Version:0.0.11

Key:airtable_oauth-create-multiple-records

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Airtable Overview#

Airtable (OAuth) API on Pipedream allows you to manipulate and leverage your Airtable data in a myriad of powerful ways. Sync data between Airtable and other apps, trigger workflows on updates, or process bulk data operations asynchronously. By using Airtable's structured databases with Pipedream's serverless platform, you can craft custom automation solutions, integrate with other services seamlessly, and streamline complex data processes.

Action Code#

import chunk from "lodash.chunk";
import airtable from "../../airtable_oauth.app.mjs";
import common from "../common/common.mjs";
import { ConfigurationError } from "@pipedream/platform";

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

export default {
  key: "airtable_oauth-create-multiple-records",
  name: "Create Multiple Records",
  description: "Create one or more records in a table in a single operation with an array. [See the documentation](https://airtable.com/developers/web/api/create-records)",
  version: "0.0.11",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    ...common.props,
    records: {
      propDefinition: [
        airtable,
        "records",
      ],
    },
    customExpressionInfo: {
      type: "alert",
      alertType: "info",
      content: `You can use a custom expression that evaluates to an object for each entry in the array, e.g. \`{{ { "foo": "bar", "id": 123 } }}\`.
\\
You can also reference an object exported by a previous step, e.g. \`{{steps.foo.$return_value}}\`.
\\
If desired, you can use a custom expression in the same fashion for the entire array instead of providing individual values.`,
    },
    typecast: {
      propDefinition: [
        airtable,
        "typecast",
      ],
    },
    returnFieldsByFieldId: {
      propDefinition: [
        airtable,
        "returnFieldsByFieldId",
      ],
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const baseId = this.baseId?.value ?? this.baseId;
    const tableId = this.tableId?.value ?? this.tableId;

    let data = this.records;
    if (!Array.isArray(data)) {
      data = JSON.parse(data);
    }
    data = data.map((fields, index) => {
      if (typeof fields === "string") {
        try {
          fields = JSON.parse(fields);
        } catch (err) {
          throw new ConfigurationError(`Error parsing record (index ${index}) as JSON: ${err.message}`);
        }
      }
      return {
        fields,
      };
    });
    if (!data.length) {
      throw new Error("No Airtable record data passed to step. Please pass at least one record");
    }

    const responses = [];
    for (const c of chunk(data, BATCH_SIZE)) {
      try {
        const records = await this.airtable.createRecord({
          baseId,
          tableId,
          data: c,
          opts: {
            typecast: this.typecast,
            returnFieldsByFieldId: this.returnFieldsByFieldId,
          },
        });
        responses.push(...records);
      } 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[]`	Each item in the array should be an object in JSON format, representing a new record. The keys are the column names and the corresponding values are the data to insert.
Typecast	`typecast`	`boolean`	The Airtable API will perform best-effort automatic data conversion from string values if the typecast parameter is `True`. This is disabled by default to ensure data integrity, but it may be helpful for integrating with 3rd party data sources.
Return Fields By ID	`returnFieldsByFieldId`	`boolean`	If set to `true`, the returned field objects will have the field ID as the key, instead of the field name.

Action Authentication#

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

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

data.records:readdata.records:writedata.recordComments:readdata.recordComments:writeschema.bases:readschema.bases:writewebhook:manageuser.email:read

Create Multiple Records with Airtable API on New Form Answer from Google Forms API

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