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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Events (Instant) trigger
1. Connect your Twilio SendGrid account
2. Select one or more Event Types
Configure the Create New Lead action
1. Connect your Mailbluster account
2. Configure Email
3. Configure Subscribed
4. Optional- Configure First Name
5. Optional- Configure Last Name
6. Optional- Configure Fields
7. Optional- Configure Timezone
8. Optional- Configure IP Address
9. Optional- Configure Double Opt-In
10. Optional- Configure Tags
11. Optional- Configure Override Existing
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 Events (Instant) on Twilio SendGrid

Description:Emit new event when any of the specified SendGrid events is received

Version:0.0.6

Key:sendgrid-events

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Twilio SendGrid Overview#

The Twilio SendGrid API opens up a world of possibilities for email automation, enabling you to send emails efficiently and track their performance. With this API, you can programmatically create and send personalized email campaigns, manage contacts, and parse inbound emails for data extraction. When you harness the power of Pipedream, you can connect SendGrid to hundreds of other apps to automate workflows, such as triggering email notifications based on specific actions, syncing email stats with your analytics, or handling incoming emails to create tasks or tickets.

Trigger Code#

import common from "../common/http-based.mjs";
import deliveryEventTypes from "./delivery-event-types.mjs";
import engagementEventTypes from "./engagement-event-types.mjs";

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "sendgrid-events",
  name: "New Events (Instant)",
  description: "Emit new event when any of the specified SendGrid events is received",
  version: "0.0.6",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    ...common.props,
    eventTypes: {
      type: "string[]",
      label: "Event Types",
      description: "The type of events to listen to",
      options(context) {
        const { page } = context;
        if (page !== 0) {
          return {
            options: [],
          };
        }

        const options = [
          ...deliveryEventTypes,
          ...engagementEventTypes,
        ];
        return {
          options,
        };
      },
    },
  },
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    baseWebhookSettings() {
      // The list of events that a webhook can listen to. This method returns an
      // exhaustive list of all such flags disabled, and each event source can
      // then override the flags that are relevant to the event they handle.
      //
      // See the docs for more information:
      // https://sendgrid.com/docs/api-reference/
      const eventTypesData = [
        ...deliveryEventTypes,
        ...engagementEventTypes,
      ];
      return eventTypesData.reduce((accum, eventTypeData) => ({
        ...accum,
        [eventTypeData.value]: false,
      }), {});
    },
    webhookEventFlags() {
      return this.eventTypes.reduce((accum, eventType) => ({
        ...accum,
        [eventType]: true,
      }), {});
    },
    generateMeta(data) {
      const {
        event: eventType,
        sg_event_id: id,
        timestamp: ts,
      } = data;
      const summary = `New event: ${eventType}`;
      return {
        id,
        summary,
        ts,
      };
    },
  },
};

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.
Twilio SendGrid	`sendgrid`	`app`	This component uses the Twilio SendGrid app.
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.
Event Types	`eventTypes`	`string[]`	Select a value from the drop down menu.

Trigger Authentication#

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

About Twilio SendGrid#

Send marketing and transactional email through the Twilio SendGrid platform with the Email API, proprietary mail transfer agent, and infrastructure for scalable delivery.

Action#

Create New Lead on Mailbluster

Description:Create a new lead. [See the documentation](https://app.mailbluster.com/api-doc/leads)

Version:0.0.2

Key:mailbluster-create-lead

View on GitHub

Mailbluster Overview#

Mailbluster is an API for managing email marketing campaigns, allowing for the creation, sending, and tracking of email newsletters. With Pipedream, you can automate workflows involving Mailbluster to send personalized emails, sync subscriber lists, and analyze campaign performance without the need to write code. By leveraging Pipedream's serverless platform, you can connect Mailbluster with various apps, set up triggers based on certain conditions, and create complex email sequences effortlessly.

Action Code#

import mailbluster from "../../app/mailbluster.app.mjs";
export default {
    key: "mailbluster-create-lead",
    name: "Create New Lead",
    description: "Create a new lead. [See the documentation](https://app.mailbluster.com/api-doc/leads)",
    type: "action",
    version: "0.0.2",
    props: {
        mailbluster,
        email: {
            type: "string",
            label: "Email",
            description: "Email address of the lead.",
        },
        subscribed: {
            type: "boolean",
            label: "Subscribed",
            description: "Lead is subscribed to receive email or not.",
        },
        firstName: {
            type: "string",
            label: "First Name",
            description: "First name of the lead.",
            optional: true,
        },
        lastName: {
            type: "string",
            label: "Last Name",
            description: "Last name of the lead.",
            optional: true,
        },
        fields: {
            type: "object",
            label: "Fields",
            description: "An object containing field information of the lead. Field merge tag is the key and field value is the value.",
            optional: true,
        },
        timezone: {
            type: "string",
            label: "Timezone",
            description: "Timezone of the lead. View supported timezones from [here](https://app.mailbluster.com/pages/timezones).",
            optional: true,
        },
        ipAddress: {
            type: "string",
            label: "IP Address",
            description: "IP address of the lead. IP address is used to find country, city, latitude, longitude, timezone (if no timezone is given) etc of this lead & store them as `meta`.",
            optional: true,
        },
        doubleOptIn: {
            type: "boolean",
            label: "Double Opt-In",
            description: "If true, the lead will receive the opt-in confirmation email.",
            optional: true,
        },
        tags: {
            type: "string[]",
            label: "Tags",
            description: "Tag(s) name of the lead. For each tag, if tag already exists, it will be only attached to the lead. Otherwise, it will be created first and then get attached.",
            optional: true,
        },
        overrideExisting: {
            type: "boolean",
            label: "Override Existing",
            description: "If lead exists, should it get overridden? Before creating a lead, we will try to find whether the lead already exists in the system using the provided email. This param controls if lead is found, we should override the lead info or throw an error message.",
            optional: true,
        },
    },
    async run({ $ }) {
        const { mailbluster, ...data } = this;
        const response = await mailbluster.createLead({
            $,
            data,
        });
        $.export("$summary", `Lead ${data.firstName} ${data.lastName} was successfully created!`);
        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
Mailbluster	`mailbluster`	`app`	This component uses the Mailbluster app.
Email	`email`	`string`	Email address of the lead.
Subscribed	`subscribed`	`boolean`	Lead is subscribed to receive email or not.
First Name	`firstName`	`string`	First name of the lead.
Last Name	`lastName`	`string`	Last name of the lead.
Fields	`fields`	`object`	An object containing field information of the lead. Field merge tag is the key and field value is the value.
Timezone	`timezone`	`string`	Timezone of the lead. View supported timezones from here.
IP Address	`ipAddress`	`string`	IP address of the lead. IP address is used to find country, city, latitude, longitude, timezone (if no timezone is given) etc of this lead & store them as `meta`.
Double Opt-In	`doubleOptIn`	`boolean`	If true, the lead will receive the opt-in confirmation email.
Tags	`tags`	`string[]`	Tag(s) name of the lead. For each tag, if tag already exists, it will be only attached to the lead. Otherwise, it will be created first and then get attached.
Override Existing	`overrideExisting`	`boolean`	If lead exists, should it get overridden? Before creating a lead, we will try to find whether the lead already exists in the system using the provided email. This param controls if lead is found, we should override the lead info or throw an error message.

Action Authentication#

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

To retrieve your API keys,