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Getting Started#

This integration creates a workflow with a Salesforce (REST API) 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 Outbound Message (Instant) trigger
1. Connect your Salesforce (REST API) account
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 Outbound Message (Instant) on Salesforce (REST API)

Description:Emit new event when a new outbound message is received in Salesforce. See Salesforce's guide on setting up [Outbound Messaging](https://sforce.co/3JbZJom). Set the Outbound Message's Endpoint URL to the endpoint of the created source. The "Send Session ID" option must be enabled for validating outbound messages from Salesforce.

Version:0.1.2

Key:salesforce_rest_api-new-outbound-message

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Trigger Code#

import { XMLParser } from "fast-xml-parser";
import salesforce from "../../salesforce_rest_api.app.mjs";

export default {
  type: "source",
  name: "New Outbound Message (Instant)",
  key: "salesforce_rest_api-new-outbound-message",
  description: "Emit new event when a new outbound message is received in Salesforce. See Salesforce's guide on setting up [Outbound Messaging](https://sforce.co/3JbZJom). Set the Outbound Message's Endpoint URL to the endpoint of the created source. The \"Send Session ID\" option must be enabled for validating outbound messages from Salesforce.",
  version: "0.1.2",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    db: "$.service.db",
    // eslint-disable-next-line pipedream/props-label,pipedream/props-description
    http: {
      type: "$.interface.http",
      customResponse: true,
    },
    salesforce,
  },
  methods: {
    _unwrapMessage(message) {
      const parser = new XMLParser({
        removeNSPrefix: true,
      });
      const obj = parser.parse(message);
      const notifications = obj["Envelope"]["Body"].notifications;
      return notifications;
    },
    _sendHttpResponse(successValue = true, status) {
      // eslint-disable-next-line multiline-ternary
      status = status ?? (successValue ? 200 : 400);
      this.http.respond({
        status,
        body: `
          <soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"
          xmlns:out="http://soap.sforce.com/2005/09/outbound">
            <soapenv:Header/>
            <soapenv:Body>
              <out:notificationsResponse>
                <out:Ack>${successValue}</out:Ack>
              </out:notificationsResponse>
            </soapenv:Body>
          </soapenv:Envelope>
        `,
        headers: {
          "content-type": "text/xml",
        },
      });
    },
    async _isValidSessionId(sessionId) {
      try {
        const data = await this.salesforce.getUserInfo(sessionId);
        return Boolean(data);
      } catch (err) {
        console.log("Error validating SessionId:", err);
        return false;
      }
    },
    async _isValidSource(data) {
      const { SessionId: sessionId } = data;
      if (!sessionId) {
        throw new Error("The outbound message is missing a Session ID. Please configure the outbound message to send Session ID to validate the webhook source.");
      }

      return this._isValidSessionId(sessionId);
    },
    generateMeta(data) {
      const {
        ActionId: actionId,
        Notification: { Id: eventId },
      } = data;
      const id = `${eventId}-${actionId}`;
      const summary = JSON.stringify(data);
      const ts = Date.now();
      return {
        id,
        summary,
        ts,
      };
    },
  },
  async run(event) {
    const { bodyRaw } = event;
    this._sendHttpResponse(true);
    const data = this._unwrapMessage(bodyRaw);
    if (!(await this._isValidSource(data))) {
      console.log("Skipping event from unrecognized source");
      return;
    }

    let notifications = data.Notification;
    if (!Array.isArray(notifications)) {
      notifications = [
        data.Notification,
      ];
    }

    notifications.forEach((n) => {
      const notification = Object.assign(data, {
        Notification: n,
      });
      this.$emit(notification, this.generateMeta(notification));
    });
  },
};

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
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.
Salesforce (REST API)	`salesforce`	`app`	This component uses the Salesforce (REST API) app.

Trigger Authentication#

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

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

About Salesforce (REST API)#

Web services API for interacting with Salesforce

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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