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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Highlights trigger
1. Connect your Readwise account
2. Configure Polling interval
3. Optional- Select a Book Id
Configure the Create Page from Database action
1. Connect your Notion account
2. Select a Parent Database ID
3. Optional- Select one or more Meta Types
4. Optional- Select one or more Property Types
5. Configure alert
6. Optional- Configure Page Content
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 Highlights on Readwise

Description:Emit new Highlight

Version:0.0.5

Key:readwise-new-highlights

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Readwise Overview#

The Readwise API allows you to access and manipulate your Readwise data, which includes highlights, notes, and books from your reading list. With this API, you can automate the retrieval of your reading highlights, synchronize them across various platforms, or trigger custom actions based on new highlights added. Pipedream, as a serverless integration and compute platform, enables you to create workflows that leverage the Readwise API to build powerful automations, connecting your reading insights to countless other apps and services to enrich productivity and data management.

Trigger Code#

import readwise from "../../readwise.app.mjs";
import { DEFAULT_POLLING_SOURCE_TIMER_INTERVAL } from "@pipedream/platform";

export default {
  key: "readwise-new-highlights",
  name: "New Highlights",
  description: "Emit new Highlight",
  version: "0.0.5",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    readwise,
    db: "$.service.db",
    timer: {
      label: "Polling interval",
      description: "Pipedream will poll the Readwise API on this schedule",
      type: "$.interface.timer",
      default: {
        intervalSeconds: DEFAULT_POLLING_SOURCE_TIMER_INTERVAL,
      },
    },
    bookId: {
      propDefinition: [
        readwise,
        "bookId",
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  hooks: {
    async activate() {
      await this.processHighlighs({
        book_id: this.bookId,
        page_size: 25,
      });
    },
  },
  methods: {
    _getLastHighlightedAt() {
      return this.db.get("lastHighlightedAt");
    },
    _setLastHighlightedAt(lastHighlightedAt) {
      this.db.set("lastHighlightedAt", lastHighlightedAt);
    },
    async retrieveTicket(id) {
      return this.readwise.retrieveTicket({
        id,
      });
    },
    async processHighlighs(params) {
      const { results: events } = await this.readwise.listHighlights({
        params,
      });
      for (const event of events) {
        this.emitEvent(await this.readwise.getHighlight({
          highlightId: event.id,
        }));
      }
    },
    async processEvent() {
      const lastHighlightedAt = this._getLastHighlightedAt();
      await this.processHighlighs({
        book_id: this.bookId,
        highlighted_at__gt: lastHighlightedAt,
      });
    },
    emitEvent(event, lastHighlightedAt = null) {
      lastHighlightedAt = lastHighlightedAt || this._getLastHighlightedAt();

      if (!lastHighlightedAt || (new Date(event.highlighted_at) > new Date(lastHighlightedAt)))
        this._setLastHighlightedAt(event.highlighted_at);

      const ts = Date.parse(event.highlighted_at);
      this.$emit(event, {
        id: `${event.id}_${ts}`,
        ts,
        summary: `New highlight: ${event.id}`,
      });
    },
  },
  async run() {
    console.log("Raw received event:");
    return this.processEvent();
  },
};

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
Readwise	`readwise`	`app`	This component uses the Readwise app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
Polling interval	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`	Pipedream will poll the Readwise API on this schedule
Book Id	`bookId`	`integer`	Select a value from the drop down menu.

Trigger Authentication#

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

About Readwise#

Readwise makes it easy to revisit and learn from your ebook & article highlights.

Action#

Create Page from Database on Notion

Description:Creates a page from a database. [See the documentation](https://developers.notion.com/reference/post-page)

Version:0.1.15

Key:notion-create-page-from-database

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Create Page from Database Overview#

The Notion Create Page from Database action allows you to add pages to a Notion Database.

This action features easy to use dropdowns that automatically populate your databases as well as your database's properties, also known as columns.

This action interacts with the Notion create a Page API endpoint. The Database selected in the Parent Database ID is used as the parent_id parameter to that endpoint so the page is added to your databaset .

Action Code#

import notion from "../../notion.app.mjs";
import base from "../common/base-page-builder.mjs";
import pick from "lodash-es/pick.js";

export default {
  ...base,
  key: "notion-create-page-from-database",
  name: "Create Page from Database",
  description: "Creates a page from a database. [See the documentation](https://developers.notion.com/reference/post-page)",
  version: "0.1.15",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    notion,
    parent: {
      propDefinition: [
        notion,
        "databaseId",
      ],
      label: "Parent Database ID",
      description: "The identifier for a Notion parent page",
      reloadProps: true,
    },
    metaTypes: {
      propDefinition: [
        notion,
        "metaTypes",
      ],
    },
    propertyTypes: {
      propDefinition: [
        notion,
        "propertyTypes",
        (c) => ({
          parentId: c.parent,
          parentType: "database",
        }),
      ],
      reloadProps: true,
    },
    alert: {
      type: "alert",
      alertType: "info",
      content: "This action will create an empty page by default. To add content, use the `pageContent` prop below.",
    },
    pageContent: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Page Content",
      description: "Content of the page. You can use Markdown syntax [See docs](https://www.notion.so/help/writing-and-editing-basics#markdown-&-shortcuts)",
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  async additionalProps() {
    const { properties } = await this.notion.retrieveDatabase(this.parent);
    const selectedProperties = pick(properties, this.propertyTypes);
    return this.buildAdditionalProps({
      properties: selectedProperties,
      meta: this.metaTypes,
    });
  },
  methods: {
    ...base.methods,
    /**
     * Builds a page from a parent database
     * @param parentDatabase - the parent database
     * @returns the constructed page in Notion format
     */
    buildPage(parentDatabase) {
      const meta = this.buildDatabaseMeta(parentDatabase);
      const properties = this.buildPageProperties(parentDatabase.properties);
      const children = this.createBlocks(this.pageContent);
      return {
        ...meta,
        properties,
        children,
      };
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const MAX_BLOCKS = 100;
    const parentPage = await this.notion.retrieveDatabase(this.parent);
    const {
      children, ...page
    } = this.buildPage(parentPage);
    const response = await this.notion.createPage({
      ...page,
      children: children.slice(0, MAX_BLOCKS),
    });
    let remainingBlocks = children.slice(MAX_BLOCKS);
    while (remainingBlocks.length > 0) {
      await this.notion.appendBlock(response.id, remainingBlocks.slice(0, MAX_BLOCKS));
      remainingBlocks = remainingBlocks.slice(MAX_BLOCKS);
    }
    $.export("$summary", "Created page successfully");
    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
Notion	`notion`	`app`	This component uses the Notion app.
Parent Database ID	`parent`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Meta Types	`metaTypes`	`string[]`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`iconcover`
Property Types	`propertyTypes`	`string[]`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Page Content	`pageContent`	`string`	Content of the page. You can use Markdown syntax See docs

Action Authentication#

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

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

About Notion#

Notion is a new tool that blends your everyday work apps into one. It's the all-in-one workspace for you and your team.

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