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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the Changes to Specific Files trigger
1. Configure infoAlert
2. Connect your Google Drive account
3. Optional- Configure Drive
4. Configure Push notification renewal schedule
5. Select one or more Files
6. Optional- Configure Include Link
7. Optional- Configure dir
8. Configure intervalAlert
9. Optional- Configure Minimum Interval Per File
10. Select one or more Types of updates
Configure the Create Post action
1. Connect your Blotato account
2. Configure Account ID
3. Configure Text
4. Configure Media URLs
5. Select a Target Type
6. Optional- Configure Additional Posts
7. Optional- Configure Scheduled Time
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#

Changes to Specific Files on Google Drive

Description:Watches for changes to specific files, emitting an event when a change is made to one of those files. To watch for changes to [shared drive](https://support.google.com/a/users/answer/9310351) files, use the **Changes to Specific Files (Shared Drive)** source instead.

Version:0.3.1

Key:google_drive-changes-to-specific-files

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Google Drive Overview#

The Google Drive API on Pipedream allows you to automate various file management tasks, such as creating, reading, updating, and deleting files within your Google Drive. You can also share files, manage permissions, and monitor changes to files and folders. This opens up possibilities for creating workflows that seamlessly integrate with other apps and services, streamlining document handling, backup processes, and collaborative workflows.

Trigger Code#

import cronParser from "cron-parser";
import includes from "lodash/includes.js";
import { v4 as uuid } from "uuid";
import { MY_DRIVE_VALUE } from "../../common/constants.mjs";
import changesToSpecificFiles from "../changes-to-specific-files-shared-drive/changes-to-specific-files-shared-drive.mjs";
import { ConfigurationError } from "@pipedream/platform";
import sampleEmit from "./test-event.mjs";

/**
 * This source uses the Google Drive API's
 * {@link https://developers.google.com/drive/api/v3/reference/files/watch files: watch}
 * endpoint to subscribe to changes to specific files in the user's drive.
 */
export default {
  ...changesToSpecificFiles,
  key: "google_drive-changes-to-specific-files",
  name: "Changes to Specific Files",
  description: "Watches for changes to specific files, emitting an event when a change is made to one of those files. To watch for changes to [shared drive](https://support.google.com/a/users/answer/9310351) files, use the **Changes to Specific Files (Shared Drive)** source instead.",
  version: "0.3.1",
  type: "source",
  // Dedupe events based on the "x-goog-message-number" header for the target channel:
  // https://developers.google.com/drive/api/v3/push#making-watch-requests
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    infoAlert: {
      type: "alert",
      alertType: "info",
      content: "This source uses `files.watch` and supports up to 10 file subscriptions. To watch for changes to more than 10 files, use the **Changes to Files in Drive** source instead (uses `changes.watch`).",
    },
    ...changesToSpecificFiles.props,
    drive: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Drive",
      description: "Defaults to `My Drive`. To use a [Shared Drive](https://support.google.com/a/users/answer/9310351), use the **Changes to Specific Files (Shared Drive)** source instead.",
      optional: true,
      default: MY_DRIVE_VALUE,
    },
    updateTypes: {
      propDefinition: [
        changesToSpecificFiles.props.googleDrive,
        "updateTypes",
      ],
    },
    includeLink: {
      label: "Include Link",
      type: "boolean",
      description: "Upload file to your File Stash and emit temporary download link to the file. Google Workspace documents will be converted to PDF. See [the docs](https://pipedream.com/docs/connect/components/files) to learn more about working with files in Pipedream.",
      default: false,
      optional: true,
    },
    dir: {
      type: "dir",
      accessMode: "write",
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  hooks: {
    ...changesToSpecificFiles.hooks,
    async deploy() {
      if (this.files.length > 10) {
        throw new ConfigurationError("This source only supports up to 10 files");
      }
      await changesToSpecificFiles.hooks.deploy.bind(this)();
    },
    async activate() {
      // Called when a component is created or updated. Handles all the logic
      // for starting and stopping watch notifications tied to the desired
      // files.

      // You can pass the same channel ID in watch requests for multiple files, so
      // our channel ID is fixed for this component to simplify the state we have to
      // keep track of.
      const channelID = uuid();

      // Subscriptions are keyed on Google's resourceID, "an opaque value that
      // identifies the watched resource". This value is included in request
      // headers, allowing us to look up the watched resource.
      let subscriptions = this._getSubscriptions() || {};

      const files = this.files;
      for (const fileID of files) {
        const {
          expiration,
          resourceId,
        } = await this.googleDrive.activateFileHook(
          channelID,
          this.http.endpoint,
          fileID,
        );
        // The fileID must be kept with the subscription metadata so we can
        // renew the watch request for this specific file when it expires.
        subscriptions[resourceId] = {
          expiration,
          fileID,
        };
      }

      // Save metadata on the subscription so we can stop / renew later
      this._setSubscriptions(subscriptions);
      this._setChannelID(channelID);
    },
    async deactivate() {
      const channelID = this._getChannelID();
      if (!channelID) {
        console.log(
          "Channel not found, cannot stop notifications for non-existent channel",
        );
        return;
      }

      const subscriptions = this._getSubscriptions() || {};
      for (const resourceId of Object.keys(subscriptions)) {
        await this.googleDrive.stopNotifications(channelID, resourceId);
      }

      // Reset DB state
      this._setSubscriptions({});
      this._setChannelID(null);
    },
  },
  methods: {
    ...changesToSpecificFiles.methods,
    _getSubscriptions() {
      return this.db.get("subscriptions") || {};
    },
    _setSubscriptions(subscriptions) {
      this.db.set("subscriptions", subscriptions);
    },
    _getNextTimerEventTimestamp(event) {
      if (event.cron) {
        return cronParser
          .parseExpression(event.cron)
          .next()
          .getTime();
      }
      if (event.interval_seconds) {
        return Date.now() + event.interval_seconds * 1000;
      }
    },
    async renewFileSubscriptions(event) {
      const subscriptions = this._getSubscriptions() || {};
      const channelID = this._getChannelID();
      const newChannelID = uuid();

      const nextRunTimestamp = this._getNextTimerEventTimestamp(event);

      for (const [
        currentResourceId,
        metadata,
      ] of Object.entries(subscriptions)) {
        const { fileID } = metadata;

        const subscription = {
          ...metadata,
          resourceId: currentResourceId,
        };
        const {
          expiration,
          resourceId,
        } = await this.googleDrive.renewFileSubscription(
          subscription,
          this.http.endpoint,
          channelID,
          newChannelID,
          fileID,
          nextRunTimestamp,
        );
        subscriptions[resourceId] = {
          expiration,
          fileID,
        };
      }
      this._setSubscriptions(subscriptions);
      this._setChannelID(newChannelID);
    },
  },
  async run(event) {
    // This function is polymorphic: it can be triggered as a cron job, to make sure we renew
    // watch requests for specific files, or via HTTP request (the change payloads from Google)

    // Component was invoked by timer
    if (event.timestamp) {
      return this.renewFileSubscriptions(event);
    }

    const channelID = this._getChannelID();
    let subscriptions = this._getSubscriptions() || {};

    const { headers } = event;

    if (
      !headers["x-goog-resource-state"] ||
      !headers["x-goog-resource-id"] ||
      !headers["x-goog-resource-uri"] ||
      !headers["x-goog-message-number"]
    ) {
      console.log("Request missing necessary headers: ", headers);
      return;
    }

    const incomingChannelID = headers["x-goog-channel-id"];
    if (incomingChannelID !== channelID) {
      console.log(
        `Channel ID of ${incomingChannelID} not equal to deployed component channel of ${channelID}`,
      );
      return;
    }

    if (subscriptions[headers["x-goog-resource-id"]] === undefined) {
      console.log(
        `Resource ID of ${headers["x-goog-resource-id"]} not currently being tracked. Exiting`,
      );
      return;
    }

    if (!includes(this.updateTypes, headers["x-goog-resource-state"])) {
      console.log(
        `Update type ${headers["x-goog-resource-state"]} not in list of updates to watch: `,
        this.updateTypes,
      );
      return;
    }

    // We observed false positives where a single change to a document would trigger two changes:
    // one to "properties" and another to "content,properties". But changes to properties
    // alone are legitimate, most users just won't want this source to emit in those cases.
    // If x-goog-changed is _only_ set to "properties", only move on if the user set the prop
    if (
      !this.watchForPropertiesChanges &&
      headers["x-goog-changed"] === "properties"
    ) {
      console.log(
        "Change to properties only, which this component is set to ignore. Exiting",
      );
      return;
    }

    const file = await this.googleDrive.getFileMetadata(
      headers["x-goog-resource-uri"],
    );

    if (!file || !Object.keys(file).length) {
      console.log("No file metadata returned, nothing to emit");
      return;
    }

    const [
      checkedFile,
    ] = this.checkMinimumInterval([
      file,
    ]);
    if (checkedFile) {
      await this.processChange(file, headers);
    }
  },
  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 Drive	`googleDrive`	`app`	This component uses the Google Drive app.
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.
Drive	`drive`	`string`	Defaults to `My Drive`. To use a Shared Drive, use the Changes to Specific Files (Shared Drive) source instead.
Files	`files`	`string[]`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Include Link	`includeLink`	`boolean`	Upload file to your File Stash and emit temporary download link to the file. Google Workspace documents will be converted to PDF. See the docs to learn more about working with files in Pipedream.
	`dir`	`dir`
Minimum Interval Per File	`perFileInterval`	`integer`	How many minutes to wait until the same file can emit another event. If set to `0`, this interval is disabled and all events will be emitted.
Types of updates	`updateTypes`	`string[]`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`{ "label": "'sync' - A channel was successfully created. You can expect to start receiving notifications for it.", "value": "sync" }{ "label": "'add' - A resource was created or shared.", "value": "add" }{ "label": "'remove' - An existing resource was deleted or unshared.", "value": "remove" }{ "label": "'update' - One or more properties (metadata) of a resource have been updated.", "value": "update" }{ "label": "'trash' - A resource has been moved to the trash.", "value": "trash" }{ "label": "'untrash' - A resource has been removed from the trash.", "value": "untrash" }{ "label": "'change' - One or more changelog items have been added.", "value": "change" }`

Trigger Authentication#

Google Drive uses OAuth authentication. When you connect your Google Drive account, Pipedream will open a popup window where you can sign into Google Drive 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 Drive API.

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

https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive

About Google Drive#

Google Drive is a file storage and synchronization service which allows you to create and share your work online, and access your documents from anywhere.

Action#

Create Post on Blotato

Description:Posts to a social media platform. [See documentation](https://help.blotato.com/api/api-reference/publish-post)

Version:0.0.1

Key:blotato-create-post

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Action Code#

import blotato from "../../blotato.app.mjs";

export default {
  key: "blotato-create-post",
  name: "Create Post",
  description: "Posts to a social media platform. [See documentation](https://help.blotato.com/api/api-reference/publish-post)",
  version: "0.0.1",
  annotations: {
    destructiveHint: false,
    openWorldHint: true,
    readOnlyHint: false,
  },
  type: "action",
  props: {
    blotato,
    accountId: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Account ID",
      description: "The ID of the connected account for publishing the post",
    },
    text: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Text",
      description: "The main textual content of the post",
    },
    mediaUrls: {
      type: "string[]",
      label: "Media URLs",
      description: "An array of media URLs attached to the post. The URLs must originate from the blotato.com domain. See the Upload Media section for more info.",
    },
    targetType: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Target Type",
      description: "The target platform type",
      options: [
        "webhook",
        "twitter",
        "linkedin",
        "facebook",
        "instagram",
        "pinterest",
        "tiktok",
        "threads",
        "bluesky",
        "youtube",
      ],
      reloadProps: true,
    },
    additionalPosts: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Additional Posts",
      description: "A JSON array of additional posts for thread-like posts (e.g., Twitter, Bluesky, Threads). Each post should have `text` and `mediaUrls` properties. Example: `[{\"text\": \"Second post\", \"mediaUrls\": []}]`",
      optional: true,
    },
    scheduledTime: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Scheduled Time",
      description: "The timestamp (ISO 8601 format: `YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ssZ`) when the post should be published. If not provided, the post will be published immediately.",
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  async additionalProps() {
    const props = {};

    switch (this.targetType) {
    case "webhook":
      props.webhookUrl = {
        type: "string",
        label: "Webhook URL",
        description: "The webhook URL to send the post data",
      };
      break;
    case "linkedin":
      props.linkedinPageId = {
        type: "string",
        label: "LinkedIn Page ID",
        description: "Optional LinkedIn Page ID",
        optional: true,
      };
      break;
    case "facebook":
      props.facebookPageId = {
        type: "string",
        label: "Facebook Page ID",
        description: "Facebook Page ID",
      };
      props.facebookMediaType = {
        type: "string",
        label: "Media Type",
        description: "Determines whether the video will be uploaded as a regular video or a reel. Only applicable if one of the media URLs is a video.",
        options: [
          "video",
          "reel",
        ],
        optional: true,
      };
      break;
    case "instagram":
      props.instagramMediaType = {
        type: "string",
        label: "Media Type",
        description: "Is it a story or a reel? Reels are video only and cannot appear in carousel items. The default value is `reel`.",
        options: [
          "reel",
          "story",
        ],
        optional: true,
        default: "reel",
      };
      props.instagramAltText = {
        type: "string",
        label: "Alt Text",
        description: "Alternative text, up to 1000 characters, for an image. Only supported on a single image or image media in a carousel.",
        optional: true,
      };
      break;
    case "tiktok":
      props.tiktokPrivacyLevel = {
        type: "string",
        label: "Privacy Level",
        description: "Privacy level of the post",
        options: [
          "SELF_ONLY",
          "PUBLIC_TO_EVERYONE",
          "MUTUAL_FOLLOW_FRIENDS",
          "FOLLOWER_OF_CREATOR",
        ],
      };
      props.tiktokDisabledComments = {
        type: "boolean",
        label: "Disabled Comments",
        description: "If true, comments will be disabled",
      };
      props.tiktokDisabledDuet = {
        type: "boolean",
        label: "Disabled Duet",
        description: "If true, duet will be disabled",
      };
      props.tiktokDisabledStitch = {
        type: "boolean",
        label: "Disabled Stitch",
        description: "If true, stitch will be disabled",
      };
      props.tiktokIsBrandedContent = {
        type: "boolean",
        label: "Is Branded Content",
        description: "If true, the post is branded content",
      };
      props.tiktokIsYourBrand = {
        type: "boolean",
        label: "Is Your Brand",
        description: "If true, the content belongs to your brand",
      };
      props.tiktokIsAiGenerated = {
        type: "boolean",
        label: "Is AI Generated",
        description: "If true, the content is AI-generated",
      };
      props.tiktokTitle = {
        type: "string",
        label: "Title",
        description: "Title for image posts. Must be less than 90 characters. Has no effect on video posts. Defaults to the first 90 characters of the post text.",
        optional: true,
      };
      props.tiktokAutoAddMusic = {
        type: "boolean",
        label: "Auto Add Music",
        description: "If true, automatically add recommended music to photo posts. Has no effect on video posts.",
        optional: true,
        default: false,
      };
      props.tiktokIsDraft = {
        type: "boolean",
        label: "Is Draft",
        description: "If true, post as a draft",
        optional: true,
      };
      props.tiktokImageCoverIndex = {
        type: "string",
        label: "Image Cover Index",
        description: "Index of the image (starts from 0) to use as the cover for carousel posts. Only applicable for TikTok slideshows.",
        optional: true,
      };
      props.tiktokVideoCoverTimestamp = {
        type: "string",
        label: "Video Cover Timestamp",
        description: "Location in milliseconds of the video to use as the cover image. Only applicable for videos. If not provided, the frame at 0 milliseconds will be used.",
        optional: true,
      };
      break;
    case "pinterest":
      props.pinterestBoardId = {
        type: "string",
        label: "Board ID",
        description: "Pinterest board ID. To get your board ID, go to the Remix screen, create a draft Pinterest post, and click 'Publish'.",
      };
      props.pinterestTitle = {
        type: "string",
        label: "Pin Title",
        description: "Pin title",
        optional: true,
      };
      props.pinterestAltText = {
        type: "string",
        label: "Pin Alt Text",
        description: "Pin alternative text",
        optional: true,
      };
      props.pinterestLink = {
        type: "string",
        label: "Pin Link",
        description: "Pin URL link",
        optional: true,
      };
      break;
    case "threads":
      props.threadsReplyControl = {
        type: "string",
        label: "Reply Control",
        description: "Who can reply",
        options: [
          "everyone",
          "accounts_you_follow",
          "mentioned_only",
        ],
        optional: true,
      };
      break;
    case "youtube":
      props.youtubeTitle = {
        type: "string",
        label: "Video Title",
        description: "Video title",
      };
      props.youtubePrivacyStatus = {
        type: "string",
        label: "Privacy Status",
        description: "Video privacy status",
        options: [
          "private",
          "public",
          "unlisted",
        ],
      };
      props.youtubeShouldNotifySubscribers = {
        type: "boolean",
        label: "Notify Subscribers",
        description: "If true, subscribers will be notified",
      };
      props.youtubeIsMadeForKids = {
        type: "boolean",
        label: "Is Made For Kids",
        description: "If true, marks the video as made for kids",
        optional: true,
        default: false,
      };
      props.youtubeContainsSyntheticMedia = {
        type: "boolean",
        label: "Contains Synthetic Media",
        description: "If true, the media contains synthetic content, such as AI images, AI videos, or AI avatars",
        optional: true,
      };
      break;
    }

    return props;
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const {
      accountId,
      text,
      mediaUrls,
      targetType,
      additionalPosts,
      scheduledTime,
    } = this;

    // Set platform based on targetType - "webhook" becomes "other", all others use targetType value
    const platform = targetType === "webhook"
      ? "other"
      : targetType;

    // Build content object
    const content = {
      text,
      mediaUrls,
      platform,
    };

    // Parse and add additional posts if provided
    if (additionalPosts) {
      try {
        content.additionalPosts = typeof additionalPosts === "string"
          ? JSON.parse(additionalPosts)
          : additionalPosts;
      } catch (error) {
        throw new Error("Invalid JSON format in Additional Posts");
      }
    }

    // Build target object based on targetType - axios will automatically exclude undefined values
    const target = {
      targetType,
    };

    switch (targetType) {
    case "webhook":
      target.url = this.webhookUrl;
      break;
    case "linkedin":
      target.pageId = this.linkedinPageId;
      break;
    case "facebook":
      target.pageId = this.facebookPageId;
      target.mediaType = this.facebookMediaType;
      break;
    case "instagram":
      target.mediaType = this.instagramMediaType;
      target.altText = this.instagramAltText;
      break;
    case "tiktok":
      target.privacyLevel = this.tiktokPrivacyLevel;
      target.disabledComments = this.tiktokDisabledComments;
      target.disabledDuet = this.tiktokDisabledDuet;
      target.disabledStitch = this.tiktokDisabledStitch;
      target.isBrandedContent = this.tiktokIsBrandedContent;
      target.isYourBrand = this.tiktokIsYourBrand;
      target.isAiGenerated = this.tiktokIsAiGenerated;
      target.title = this.tiktokTitle;
      target.autoAddMusic = this.tiktokAutoAddMusic;
      target.isDraft = this.tiktokIsDraft;
      target.imageCoverIndex = this.tiktokImageCoverIndex
        ? parseInt(this.tiktokImageCoverIndex)
        : undefined;
      target.videoCoverTimestamp = this.tiktokVideoCoverTimestamp
        ? parseInt(this.tiktokVideoCoverTimestamp)
        : undefined;
      break;
    case "pinterest":
      target.boardId = this.pinterestBoardId;
      target.title = this.pinterestTitle;
      target.altText = this.pinterestAltText;
      target.link = this.pinterestLink;
      break;
    case "threads":
      target.replyControl = this.threadsReplyControl;
      break;
    case "youtube":
      target.title = this.youtubeTitle;
      target.privacyStatus = this.youtubePrivacyStatus;
      target.shouldNotifySubscribers = this.youtubeShouldNotifySubscribers;
      target.isMadeForKids = this.youtubeIsMadeForKids;
      target.containsSyntheticMedia = this.youtubeContainsSyntheticMedia;
      break;
    }

    // Build the request body - axios will automatically exclude undefined values
    const data = {
      post: {
        accountId,
        content,
        target,
      },
      scheduledTime,
    };

    const response = await this.blotato._makeRequest({
      $,
      method: "POST",
      path: "/v2/posts",
      data,
    });

    $.export("$summary", `Successfully submitted post. Post Submission ID: ${response.postSubmissionId}`);

    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
Blotato	`blotato`	`app`	This component uses the Blotato app.
Account ID	`accountId`	`string`	The ID of the connected account for publishing the post
Text	`text`	`string`	The main textual content of the post
Media URLs	`mediaUrls`	`string[]`	An array of media URLs attached to the post. The URLs must originate from the blotato.com domain. See the Upload Media section for more info.
Target Type	`targetType`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`webhooktwitterlinkedinfacebookinstagrampinteresttiktokthreadsblueskyyoutube`
Additional Posts	`additionalPosts`	`string`	A JSON array of additional posts for thread-like posts (e.g., Twitter, Bluesky, Threads). Each post should have `text` and `mediaUrls` properties. Example: `[{"text": "Second post", "mediaUrls": []}]`
Scheduled Time	`scheduledTime`	`string`	The timestamp (ISO 8601 format: `YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ssZ`) when the post should be published. If not provided, the post will be published immediately.

Action Authentication#

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

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